Wayfinder Blog

Wayfinder Impact at Neighborhood House Charter School

At Neighborhood House Charter School (NHCS), community comes first. This guiding principle permeates every aspect of their approach to education,...

How Aurora Science + Tech Nurtures Future Leaders with Wayfinder

Education has shifted. Worldwide, schools are looking beyond rote memorization and standardized testing to hone in on what they can do to truly set...

Why Mental Health Management Is an Essential Employability Skill

Try as we may, we cannot ensure that students will leave school with every one of the latest hard skills prevalent in today’s workforce. Given the...

Strategies for Bullying Prevention and Conflict Resolution

Bullying is an issue that often looms large in our schools, impacting students' lives and well-being. With rates of reported occurrences on the rise,...

A Bully-Free Future: How Schools Can Curb Rising Rates of Bullying

Bullying remains a pervasive issue in today's educational landscape. 1 in 5 students aged 12-18 report being bullied during their school years, and...

Core Skill Deep Dive: Self-Awareness

Growing self-awareness throughout childhood and adolescence is a key piece of development that helps young people identify their needs and values and...

4 Types of Activities that Help Build Belonging in the Classroom

Over the past few years, we’ve seen rising rates of adolescent anxiety and depression, increased feelings of disconnection and disengagement, and...

In the age of addictive tech, we must teach digital discernment

Imagine a new technology that combines the power and destructive potential of a car with the lethal addictiveness of a cigarette. We’ll call it...

Curbing the Rise in Disruptive Middle School Behaviors

Over the past few years, there’s been a marked rise in disengagement and disruption in K-12 school experiences, particularly in middle schools. In...