WhyTry

The WhyTry Program is a flexible toolkit for teachers and counselors, as well as a structured curriculum that can be used in K-12 classrooms. WhyTry is also an approach to help teachers and counselors improve their ability to engage, motivate, and build resilience in students.  

WhyTry | Teaching the Skills of Resilience | K-12 Programs 

The WhyTry curriculum utilizes a series often visual analogies that teach essential life skills like: 

• Decision-making 

• Positive self-esteem 

• Emotional regulation 

• Having a resilient mindset 

• Peer influence & relationships 

• Problem-solving 

• Hard work & Determination 

• Responsibility and expectations 

• Relationship building 

• Self-efficacy