Description
Help your students grow stronger inside and out with Going for Grit—a groundbreaking six-week program designed to develop leadership, resilience, and the ability to thrive under pressure. Once offered exclusively to corporate and military cohorts, this world-class training has been reimagined for middle and high school learners.
Why Going for Grit?
Rooted in Shannon Huffman Polson’s acclaimed book The Grit Factor, this program blends powerful storytelling, movement, meditation, and group learning to help students:
- Discover their personal story and sense of purpose.
- Strengthen resilience through mindset and practice.
- Develop leadership skills for themselves and in teams.
- Learn strategies for communication, adaptability, and handling adversity.
With daily facilitator guides, audio and video support, and dynamic lesson structures, implementation is seamless for teachers and engaging for students.
Program Highlights
- Format: 45–60 minutes per day, 5 days a week, for 6 weeks (over 1,000 minutes of content).
- Target Audience: Grades 6–12.
- Access Anywhere: Works with Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Canvas, or on-site projection.
- Flexible Use: Start, stop, or repeat lessons anytime.
- Holistic Approach: Each day begins with movement and closes with meditation.
Lesson Topics Include
- Owning your story
- Connecting to core purpose
- Building your team
- Developing success mindsets
- Mastering active listening
- Assessing and tolerating risk
- Learning from failure
- Managing change and adversity
- Applying lessons in real life
Meet the Creator
Shannon Huffman Polson is a trailblazer in leadership and resilience. One of the first women to fly the Apache helicopter in the U.S. Army, she later earned her MBA and MFA, led high-performing teams at Guidant and Microsoft, and authored three books. Today, she teaches at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business and brings three decades of expertise to helping young people lead with courage and conviction.
As a mother and educator, Shannon understands the urgent need to equip today’s youth with the tools to meet life’s challenges head-on. Going for Grit delivers exactly that—at the perfect time.
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