Our Approach…
Through district and school-level training, Joy Roots supports authentic community building and healthy student engagement that fosters authentic relationships. Joy Roots emphasizes that this critical work must begin with adults. Educators must do the “me” work before the “we” work. Our approach is centered in what we call the “J.O.Y Factor”. Successful student engagement must have J.O.Y: J=Justice-oriented, O=Optimistic (open mind & open heart), and Y=Youth-Centered. Through this approach we help schools and youth-based organizations adopt strategies that promote self awareness and empower students as active participants in their personal and social growth.
Getting at the Roots…
Through leadership coaching, staff professional development, site-based observations, and data analysis, we help schools and organizations transform the way they engage young people by recognizing their brilliance and reimagining the learning environment to see students as individuals to be empowered and not managed.
