The Workforce Problem Starts Long Before the First Job

Bring GRiT to a School That Needs It Most

GRiT gives businesses a direct way to invest in the emotional intelligence, resilience, and leadership capacity of the next generation, before they enter the workforce.

Sponsor a Local School

High school is the launchpad, and the foundation starts earlier.

Employers are not struggling to train technical skills. They are struggling to find people who can regulate emotions, communicate clearly, take accountability, and work through conflict.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce reports that 84% of hiring managers believe graduates are not workforce-ready, citing communication, professionalism, and adaptability.
The World Economic Forum projects that 39% of core job skills will change by 2030, with the fastest-growing needs being resilience, leadership, and self-awareness.

GRiT exists in the gap between education and employment.

What GRiT Teaches Students

GRiT is our curriculum family. Through offerings for middle school, high school, and higher education, GRiT builds the human skills employers consistently say are missing.

Relational Intelligence (RQ)

Students learn to understand themselves, read others, communicate clearly, navigate conflict, and collaborate effectively using tools like the 5 Voices, support–challenge framework, and team dynamics.

Why it matters: stronger communication, healthier team dynamics, reduced interpersonal friction, and higher trust in future workplaces.

Identity & Self-Leadership

Students develop internal clarity around who they are, how they think, and how they make decisions under pressure—then learn to lead themselves through mindset discipline, values alignment, and ownership.

Why it matters: higher accountability, better decision-making, increased initiative, and employees who don’t need constant supervision.

Emotional Regulation (EQ)

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

Why it matters: fewer emotional blowups, better stress tolerance, improved performance under pressure, and healthier workplace cultures.

Habits, Systems & Follow-Through

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

Why it matters: stronger reliability, improved follow-through, consistent performance, and employees who execute—not just intend.

What Your Sponsorship Funds

A GRiT sponsorship funds full implementation, not a one-time program or awareness initiative. Sponsors are underwriting the systems, training, and accountability required to build durable human skills in students before they enter the workforce.

Sponsors can fund implementation of GRiTsel (Tier 1 weekly middle school SEL), GRiTspark (middle school exploratory course), GRiTedu (grades 9–12), or GRiTuniversity (higher education). Schools may implement one pathway or stack multiple for deeper impact.

Your sponsorship includes:

Curriculum integration and structured delivery
Educator training and certification (ensuring fidelity)
Relational intelligence and leadership workshops
Ongoing coaching and implementation support
Longitudinal measurement and reporting of outcomes
Sponsor recognition through GRiT and partner schools

This is an investment in the human infrastructure of your community and future workforce.

Why Multi-Year Investment Creates Real Impact

One-year programs create awareness, where multi-year investment creates behavior change, habit formation, and culture. Workforce readiness is not built in a single academic year. Neither is emotional regulation, accountability, leadership, or follow-through.

Year 1

Foundation

Shared language and tools

Baseline measurement

Initial habit and behavior shifts

Year 2

Reinforcement

Deeper habit formation

Stronger self-leadership and accountability

Increased educator capacity

Year 3+

Institutionalization

Normalized behaviors and expectations

Student leadership pipelines

Measurable, compounding outcomes

Sponsorship Pathways

Sponsors may fund a school independently or collaborate with regional partners to share impact.

3-Year Sponsorship

$30,000

Best for organizations committed to measurable, sustainable impact.

4-Year Sponsorship

$35,000

Allows for deeper normalization of leadership and self-regulation skills.

5-Year Sponsorship

$40,000

Creates a long-term workforce pipeline with compounding returns.

1-Year Pilot

$20,000

Designed as a starting point, with the option to extend into a multi-year commitment.

*Pricing shown reflects GRiTedu (grades 9–12). Sponsorships are also available for GRiTsel and GRiTspark (middle school 6–8), and GRiTuniversity (higher education) using the same multi-year framework with adjusted pricing.

See the Full Data Behind GRiTedu

GRiT is measured, outcomes are tracked, and results are reported. GRiTsel and GRiTspark also include built-in evidence of learning and progress monitoring.

+15% increase in mindset and ownership
+11.09% improvement in Peace Index (emotional balance)
+2.87% increase in attendance
~60% fewer disciplinary interventions

These outcomes correlate directly to the traits employers value most: emotional regulation, accountability, resilience, communication, and leadership readiness.

Download the GRiTedu White Paper

Become a GRiT North Star Champion

GRiT is a neuroscience-based relational intelligence curriculum that builds the human skills employers consistently say are missing—long before students enter the workforce.

Fund a School Directly
Organizations may fully sponsor a school of their choice, creating a clear, direct investment into the development of future talent within their community.

Build a Regional Coalition
Multiple organizations can collaborate to sponsor a school together, sharing investment, responsibility, and long-term workforce impact across a region.

Invest Where Talent Matters Most
Sponsors may prioritize schools or programs aligned with their industry needs, helping shape communication, accountability, and leadership skills before hiring begins.

Ready to Invest in the Next Generation of Your Workforce?

GRiT is more than a curriculum. It is a neuroscience-backed framework offered across grade bands that equips learners with self-leadership, emotional regulation, and decision-making skills required to thrive in school, work, and life.

If you are exploring ways to:

Strengthen student mental wellness
Build real-world decision-making and accountability skills
Invest upstream in workforce readiness
Support schools with a results-driven, measurable SEL framework

We would welcome the opportunity to walk you through what a GRiT sponsorship can look like, including GRiTsel, GRiTspark, GRiTedu, or GRiTuniversity.