Grief U for EDU Workshops and PD for Educators

Grief is already in your building.

It’s shaping attendance, behavior, engagement, and the overall culture of your school—whether it’s named or not.

In this high-impact, 90-minute interactive workshop, educators are introduced to a grief-informed approach that helps reframe student behavior, strengthen connection, and improve school climate through practical, usable strategies.

This is not theory-heavy PD.

This is classroom-ready learning designed for tomorrow.

In This Workshop, Participants Will:

  • Understand grief as more than death (loss, change, disruption, identity shifts)

  • Identify how grief shows up as behavior in school settings

  • Learn how mislabeling impacts student outcomes and school culture

  • Gain practical, trauma- and grief-informed response strategies

  • Practice language that builds connection instead of escalation

  • Walk away with tools they can immediately apply in their classroom

  • Understand how Grief Culture is becoming incorporated into everyday conversations and leverage tools and resources that make grief approachable, accessible, and easily digestible.

Grief U for EDU Signature workshop- 90 minute Virtual or In-person interactive workshop

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Core Shift of the Workshop

From:
“What’s wrong with this student?”

To:
“What might this student be carrying that we haven’t recognized—and how is it showing up in front of us?”

What Educators Walk Away With

By the end of 90 minutes, participants leave with:

  • A clearer lens for understanding student behavior

  • Simple, realistic strategies for responding in the moment

  • Language that strengthens relationships and reduces conflict

  • A renewed understanding of connection as a driver of engagement

  • Confidence that they don’t need to be therapists to support grieving students

The Grief U Approach

  • Professional, but never out of touch.

  • Grounded in expertise, led with humanity.

  • Profound topics illuminated with levity.

  • Always rooted in the belief that connection keeps students coming back.

Ideal For:

  • Teachers (Secondary Educators)

  • School counselors & support staff

  • Instructional coaches

  • Building administrators

  • District PD days / SEL initiatives / MTSS alignment

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