Bring the Forward Framework Into Your School, Organization, or Community
Real change does not happen through a single presentation. It happens when people share the language, understand the why, and have practical tools they can use when real life gets hard.
The Yes, AND Foundation partners with schools, districts, organizations, and community leaders to make the language and tools of regulation, resilience, and reframing accessible to the adults and young people they serve.
Our approach is adult-first and child-centered.
We equip the grown-ups who lead children so those children can, in turn, learn to lead themselves.
Our approach is adult-first and child-centered
Adult-First
We start with the grown-ups. Teachers, staff, coaches, and caregivers get the language and the practice first, so the tools are lived rather than assigned.
Child-Centered
Every choice we make points back to the young people in the room. When adults are steady and shared language is in place, children learn to lead themselves.
Ways to Partner
Three levels of partnership shaped around your people, your calendar, and what you are already carrying.
01 - Spark
Create shared language and a shared why.
A Spark experience introduces your community to the brain science behind regulation, resilience, connection, and behavior.
This may include
- Keynote presentations
- Organization-wide kickoff experiences
- Leadership presentations
- Introductory workshops
- Customized learning experiences
Best for: organizations beginning the conversation or looking for a high-impact introduction to the Forward Framework.
02 - Signature Build
Move from understanding the work to practicing it.
Signature Build is a tailored, multi-session professional development experience designed around the needs of your organization.
Together, we move beyond a one-time presentation and begin building the shared knowledge, language, and practical strategies your people can use in everyday moments.
Experiences may include
- Multi-session professional development
- The full Forward Framework: Regulation, Resilience, and Reframing
- Customized learning for your current context
- Leadership and staff development
- Practical regulation strategies
- Online learning access to extend the work beyond the room
Best for: schools and organizations ready to create meaningful, sustained professional learning.
03 - Embedded Partnership
Turn the framework into daily practice.
Deep change takes practice.
Embedded Partnerships provide continued learning, coaching, and opportunities to apply the Forward Framework within the real environments where your people work, teach, lead, and connect.
Partnerships may include
- Learning Labs
- Hands-on coaching
- Continued professional development
- Leadership collaboration
- Classroom or organizational implementation support
- Online learning
- Long-term partnership planning
Best for: organizations ready to move from professional learning into sustained culture and systems change.
The goal is not simply for your people to know the framework. The goal is for them to live it.
The Forward Framework
A shared language for the moments that matter.
Regulate
Steady the body first. Nothing else works until the nervous system feels safe enough to think.
Resilience
Practice the tools before the hard day arrives, so they are there when real life gets hard.
Reframe
Change the story we tell about the moment, so the next choice becomes possible.
Built around your people
Nothing here is a fixed package. Timelines, formats, and depth are shaped in conversation with you, and we are glad to work within the calendar, budget, and capacity you already have.
Start a Conversation
Tell us a little about your school, organization, or community and we will reach out to explore what a partnership could look like.