GRiTuniversity - GRiT Curriculum For Higher Education

Relational Intelligence for Career Readiness

GRiT University is a neuroscience-driven curriculum designed specifically for first-year college students, peer mentors, bridge programs, and residence life. It gives students the tools to manage stress, build belonging, regulate emotions, and persist academically — the core drivers of retention and long-term success.

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Why Colleges Need GRiT

Students entering college today face challenges no orientation session can fix:

Rising stress + anxiety
Loneliness and weak peer connection
Poor habits and routine structures
Low academic persistence
Difficulty navigating relationships and conflict
First-year drop-off and retention challenges
Lack of human skills needed for the modern workforce

GRiT University addresses these problems at the source by teaching coping skills, identity development, emotional regulation, and self-leadership — all through the lens of neuroscience.

What GRiTspark Teaches Higher Education Students

GRiTuniversity introduces students to the same Compass they've used in primary & secondary school, building a shared language across your entire school ecosystem.

Relational Intelligence (Ri)

Students learn to understand themselves, read others, communicate clearly, solve conflict, and build healthy relationships using tools like the 5 Voices, support–challenge framework, and team dynamics.

Why it matters: stronger peer connections, fewer conflicts, and better classroom culture.

Identity & Self-Leadership

Students discover who they are, how they think, and how they make decisions under stress — then learn to lead themselves through mindset, language mastery, values, and internal drivers.

Why it matters: improved behavior, greater accountability, and stronger self-direction.

Emotional Regulation (Ei)

Students learn the neuroscience of stress, focus, and decision-making, gaining tools to regulate emotions, recover from setbacks, and stay composed under pressure.

Why it matters: fewer emotional blowups, calmer classrooms, and healthier coping skills.

Habits, Systems & Follow-Through (Si)

Students build the routines and internal systems that turn goals into consistent action through habit science, journaling, reflection, and accountability.

Why it matters: improved academics, stronger attendance patterns, and long-term student agency.

What’s Included in the GRiTedu Curriculum?

Full Semester Curriculum

15-week course · 40 hours of total learning

A complete curriculum that includes weekly lesson plans, neuroscience modules, relational intelligence instruction, leadership tools, journal reflections, and student activities. Designed for a 1-credit FYE course, bridge program, or leadership seminar.

Teacher Playbook & Training
Your faculty or staff instructor receives GRiT’s Train-the-Trainer certification, ensuring consistent, high-quality delivery across sections and semesters.

Data & Reflection Tracking
Built-in reflection and growth checkpoints that give you a data-driven picture of student development across the semester.

See the Full Data Behind GRiTuniversity

Explore the full set of results demonstrating how GRiTedu measurably improves student regulation, mindset, attendance, and leadership identity. Inside, you’ll find our neuroscience foundation, methodology, growth indicators, and the data that districts use to justify adoption.

If you’re evaluating programs that prepare students for life after graduation, this is where you start.

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A Simple, Fast Implementation Timeline

GRiTedu is designed to launch quickly — without creating more work for your teachers. Most districts are fully up and running in 30 days or less.

Week One

Kickoff & Curriculum Setup

Your school receives instant access to the full GRiTedu curriculum, instructor playbook, and onboarding guidance. We meet with your admin lead to map the rollout and answer implementation questions.

Week Two

Instructor Training

Primary Instructors complete our train-the-trainer onboarding using short, practical modules rooted in neuroscience and classroom-ready strategies. Everything is built to minimize prep time.

Week Three

Classroom Launch

Instructors begin delivering lessons with ready-made slide decks, activities, and scripts. GRiTuniversity requires less than five minutes of prep per session, and support is available any time.

Week Four

Monitor Progress & Outcomes

Support Staff and Instructors use GRiT’s built-in reflection tools and progress trackers to monitor skill development, emotional stability, and classroom culture. Adjustments are simple and supported.

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Ready to See How GRiT Can Support Your College?

GRiTedu is more than a curriculum it’s a neuroscience-backed framework that helps higher education students build the self-leadership, emotional stability, and clarity they need to thrive beyond graduation.

If you're exploring ways to support student mental wellness, equip students with real-world decision-making tools, or bring a results-driven framework into your school, we’d love to walk you through what GRiTuniversity can offer.

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