Our Virtual Summer Training Institute 2026 took place this last weekend.  We are thankful to all our participants, more than 200 of you, and great speakers who provided 16 hours of content.  Check out the speakers and event here: https://gurianinstitute.com/events/gurian-summer-institute-2026/

We want to extend a special thanks to the Santa Fe Boys Fund, the Kellen Cares Foundation, and the Farrell Family for providing scholarships for people who wanted to come this year but had difficulty doing so given all the continuing funding chaos in the national landscape.  Thank you Santa Fe Boys, Kellen Cares, and the Farrell Family!

Our Summer Institute began on Father’s Day, June 20, with pre-service videos and keynotes ready for view on that date and continuing via a password protected website for participants through July 12. This gives participants nearly a month to take in all the sessions and even re-watch any that were especially useful.  Some schools are using week days to watch and discuss the videos because weekend attendance did not work for some people.

If you still want to join our event to watch everything before July 15, you can do so by registering on the website and/or by emailing Dakota Hoyt at info@gurianinstitute.com.  A number of people certified as GI Trainers at this virtual event.  If you would like to certify as a Trainer, check out the Trainer Certification page on www.gurianinstitute.com then contact Dakota Hoyt at info@gurianinstitute.com.

Please look at bringing our GI team and resources to your school and community in the new year and please reach out to us as you need us at info@gurianinstitute.com.

Thanks again for a great Summer Institute!

Note:  We will be on our summer newsletter schedule for the next two months. Scheduled newsletters will begin again in the fall.