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"Many
(of our) counselors have collected data on changes
in student behavior and school performance. The positive
results are impressive.
I give Christian Moore and the Why Try program my highest recommendation.
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The WhyTry Program was created to provide simple, hands-on solutions for:
Dropout Prevention
Violence Prevention
Drug and Alcohol Prevention
Truancy Reduction
Increasing Academic Success
"The
Reality Ride"
(the 1st visual analogy)
Our
Mission:
To help people achieve freedom, opportunity, and self-respect
through education and interventions that motivate and create
positive change. We offer hope and an answer to the question
Why Try in life?
The WhyTry Program
The WhyTry Program is a simple, hands-on curriculum which helps youth overcome their challenges and improve outcomes in the areas of truancy, behavior, and academics.
WhyTry teaches critical social and emotional principles to youth (K-12) using a series of ten pictures (visual analogies) which each teach a principal, such as resisting peer-pressure, or that decisions have consequences. The visual components are then reinforced by music and physical activities. The major learning styles—visual, auditory, and body-kinesthetic—are all addressed.
The WhyTry Program is now in use in over 5,000 schools, mental health facilities, and correctionalfacilities in the US, Canada, Australia and the UK. It has now been demonstrated in a variety of research settings to reduce truancy, improve academic success, and increase graduation rates.
The WhyTry Organization
The WhyTry Organization was founded by Christian Moore, LCSW, who is now recognized internationally as a leading advocate for at-risk youth. Christian speaks at over 100 conferences and events every year, providing keynote addresses, instruction and inspiration. The rest of the WhyTry team provides WhyTry certification trainings, in-service trainings, and conference sessions in over 100 cities around the world every year. » Watch Video
WhyTry in Schools
WhyTry in High Schools
The WhyTry Program was originally developed for adolescents, and most of the original data on WhyTry was collected in high schools. Thousands of high schools use WhyTry to improve student retention, academic performance and school climate.
The WhyTry Program is often added to an existing course—such as study skills or health--and meets for one period each week over a semester. Struggling students are invited into the WhyTry course, where they receive some of the critical social and emotional skills everyone needs to succeed. For students in grades 9 and 10, WhyTry can provide tools to help change patterns of failure and indifference and improve their high school career. For students in grades 11 and 12, WhyTry can help provide motivation to put in the effort to graduate and lower the anxiety about their future that often leads to self-defeating behaviors.
WhyTry in Middle and Junior High Schools
The WhyTry Program has proven highly effective in grades 6 through 8 at impacting negative student behavior. Developmentally, middle schoolers are in transition. Anything that can be done to remediate and reinforce basic social and emotional skills at this developmental stage can pay dividends down the road.
The WhyTry Program can incorporated into an existing course, added as a new course, used for advisory periods, or even incorporated into homeroom. Whatever the implementation strategy, WhyTry is an engaging program that students look forward to and continue to talk about after the course ends.
WhyTry in Elementary Schools
The WhyTry Program was originally developed for use with adolescents but over time our customers began taking the program materials and adapting them for use with younger children. (One of the benefits of the visual and hands on approach is that the program can be easily adapted for different developmental levels.) As a result, we decided to do our own elementary school pilot . From this pilot we created a set of simplified lesson plans and activities for using the program with elementary age children.
The program is now used in hundreds of elementary schools and continues to gain popularity as an early intervention for helping children deal with the increasing challenges they face. » Click to watch Videos
WhyTry in Mental Health
WhyTry in Mental Health WhyTry is used in a variety of mental health settings to remediate social and emotional deficits. Below are some of the most common mental health applications:
Residential treatment centers
Foster care training
Independent living classes
Substance abuse counseling
WhyTry in Corrections
WhyTry is used in both youth and adult corrections throughout the United States. WhyTry is used in correctional education as a curriculum to provide life skills and transition support. It is also used in inmate-run groups because of its ease of facilitation and its impact.
WhyTry has been used in probation as a tool officers can use reinforce the social and emotional skills that allow offenders to succeed outside of the institution.
Check out our new Hands-on Activities Kit. We have put together a kit with all of the materials and props for each of the experiential activities that are part of the WhyTry program. Now you can have everything in one place when you need it. more info
"My counseling. sessions have become so much more productive with this program. Thank you!"
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1st Annual WhyTry National Conference - August 3-4th, 2009. 
Check out our new Hands-on Activities Kit. We have put together a kit with all of the materials and props for each of the experiential activities that are part of the WhyTry program. Now you can have everything in one place when you need it. 
