Wayfinder

We’re launching our first-ever video contest, calling on students to answer the question, 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭? 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 + 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬! https://wfndr.co/4kZff9Z Submission deadline is 11:59 PM PT on April 27, 2025. #highschool #videocontest #careerreadiness #storytelling

Visit Lauren Van Gomple at the 2025 MASA/MASE Spring Conference to explore our comprehensive PreK-12 solution to support student success. She'll be showcasing our NEW Portrait of a Graduate feature and our 2025 product updates! 🌟 We 💚 Minnesota. Thanks for having us! Minnesota Association of School Administrators Minnesota Administrators for Special Education

Join Wayfinder for a free event from April 30 to May 2 in Chicago, IL! Featuring special guests, partners, and innovative school + district leaders. Register today: https://wfndr.co/3DNMoF9

Insights from our new white paper: 1️⃣ Human Skills Outrank Technical Skills in Career Readiness: Research from McKinsey, Google, and Harvard Business Review confirms that interpersonal, cognitive, and self-leadership skills are the most valuable professional assets. 2️⃣ States and Districts Are Prioritizing Durable Skills: Many states have integrated critical human skills into their graduation frameworks, ensuring students develop competencies like problem-solving, emotional intelligence, and civic responsibility. 3️⃣ Schools Must Implement Frameworks with Intention: Schools can ensure their Portraits of a Graduate are actionable by developing strategies to embed future-ready skills across grade levels, measure their impact, and align them with career readiness initiatives. 4️⃣ Wayfinder's New Alignment Tool Bridges the Gap: Wayfinder's new Portrait of a Graduate feature helps schools seamlessly integrate and track skill development, ensuring students graduate with the competencies they need to thrive. Check out today's #pressrelease + the new white paper here! https://lnkd.in/gNDykhTt

Join Wayfinder this spring 🌷 for 1.5 days of purpose + belonging at our Midwest Educator Summit! This summit is designed to build a community of Midwestern educators who can strengthen students' future-ready skills like collaboration, adaptability, and empathy. Learn more + register for this free event today: https://wfndr.co/4hg6lCe

“Wayfinder has always been about giving students a sense of purpose in their learning and life. With our new feature, schools can seamlessly track and measure the skills that matter most for student success—aligning with existing career-readiness efforts while strengthening the bridge between school and life beyond graduation.” –Patrick Cook-Deegan Founder + CEO of Wayfinder Featuring RPS 205, Portland Public Schools, and Reading School District l Reading, Pa.

📢 Wayfinder Launches Portrait of a Graduate Feature + Announces Strategic Partnerships As districts work to prepare students for life beyond graduation—while navigating staffing and budget challenges—measurable, scalable solutions are more critical than ever. Our Portrait of a Graduate tool provides a research-backed, ready-to-use framework that helps districts streamline resources, reduce staff burden, and ensure student success. 📊 See how districts nationwide are using Wayfinder to bring their Portrait of a Graduate vision to life: https://wfndr.co/4kX6du8 #PressRelease #EdTech #FutureReady

“Patrick Cook-Deegan is the founder and CEO of Wayfinder, a K-12 future-ready skills company that partners with schools to deliver purpose-centered curriculum to students across the country. He says, 'So many people go about choosing a college or career in the exact opposite way of what tends to produce a meaningful and fulfilling life. Instead of starting with Why, they pick a title—a familiar and impressive-sounding job or a fancy university brand name—and try to backward map what they need to do to obtain that credential.' Cook-Deegan suggests, 'Instead of asking, “Where should I go?” or “What should I be?” ask, “How do I want to spend my days?” Forget the label, focus on the work itself. Do you enjoy solving complex problems? Do you prefer working alone and thinking deeply about a specific topic? Do you thrive in fast-paced, competitive environments? Pay attention to the moments in your daily life when you’re so engaged that time disappears—those are the clues to what energizes you. The key is developing enough self-awareness to recognize the environments, challenges, and tasks that bring you to life—and optimizing for that in your future-focused decisions.'” –Brennan Barnard https://lnkd.in/gx_FfSRe

Wayfinder enables what great schools do: strengthen communities, enhance social-emotional learning, and celebrate both commonalities and uniquenesses among students. Bravo!

We visited Cumberland County Schools in North Carolina last week to celebrate some of the amazing Wayfinder educators there. Ms. Davis spoke to us about why she loves Wayfinder and how she uses the lessons in her PreK classroom. 💚 #prekindergarten #earlychildhood