Using the GRIND (Greatness Requires Intense NonStop Drive) framework and excerpts from "The Book of Barz" written by KaVonte Carthron, a Certified Trauma Support Specialist and Amazon #1 Bestseller addressing Social and Emotional Learning (SEL); students are given the tools necessary to process trauma and navigate our quick-changing world by incorporating education and hip-hop culture.

In this workshop, students are catapulted from disengagement to amazement by utilizing hip-hop Barz (lyrics, concepts, or principles) through community-building activities to cultivate a deeper awareness of SEL.

As a result, students will be able to effectively identify and apply the five SEL Core Competencies to help them cope with emotional stress, make better decisions, and solve problems.

What's included:

• Foundational Social and Emotional Learning skills through hip-hop.
• GRIND Writing Journal
• 7-week programming
• Psychology of Social Media workshop
• Character Building workshop

Students who participate will learn: Anger Management, Problem Solving Skills, How Attendance Affects Achievement, Respecting Self & Others, Self-Discipline, Critical Thinking, and Digital Wellness.

GodWork Foundation is a purpose driven organization that promotes Good Works (mentoring), Technology & Entrepreneurship education for youth in disinvested communities. We are an independent, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) public charity registered in good standing with the IRS and donations to GodWork Foundation are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.  Any single contribution of $250 or more, whether by cash, check, or credit card, will be supported with a receipt from GodWork Foundation.

Keep up the #GodWork,

KaVonte & Michele Carthron
GodWorkFoundation.org