Workshop: Navigating Grief in the Classroom:
Learning through Loss
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
WORKSHOP OVERVIEW
Navigating Grief in the Classroom is a six-part workshop series designed to equip educators, counselors, and school staff with practical, relational tools to support grieving students with dignity, emotional literacy, and connection.
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Build confidence in responding to students’ grief while fostering trust and resilience
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Accessible and adaptable for your school or district, the series can be delivered in full or introduced through a 1-hour staff development session.
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CEU-eligible for professional development credit.
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Complements crisis response efforts by supporting your school community’s resilience before a loss and helping rebuild in the weeks to months afterward.
Developed by a psychologist and former educator specializing in grief, loss, and suicide prevention, this course helps your staff meet the real challenges of grief in the classroom with compassion and skill.
Upcoming Live Virtual Cohorts:
Winter 2027 Cohort: February 4 —March 11
Spring 2027 Cohort: April 8 —May 12
Thursdays, 4:00 - 5:30 PM EST
For our live cohorts, seats are $500 per person
for six weeks of instruction and materials.
WHY THIS WORK MATTERS
In the wake of loss, students often turn first to the people they trust most in their daily lives, which can often be their classroom teachers. Educators. counselors, and school staff are not expected to be therapists. But the simple, steady presence of a trusted adult can be one of the most powerful sources of healing and belonging for a grieving student.
This resource series was designed to help educators build comfort, confidence, and connection in the face of grief. It is not about having all the answers. It is about learning to sit beside grief, listen to what it needs, and create spaces where students feel seen, heard, and valued.
WHY KITA
Deep understanding of childhood and teen grief across a wide range of losses, with special expertise in suicide loss, including its complexities and stigma.
WHEN KITA FITS
Designed to complement, not replace, crisis response efforts. We support schools after a loss or proactively before one, helping communities become more connected and resilient.
Learning outcomes
All options include examination of grief across developmental stages and provide practical tools, handouts, and resources. The modules in every format include:
Understanding Grief in the School Setting
Dignity-Centered Communication
Self-Care & Emotional Boundaries for Educators
Empathetic Listening
& Non-Verbal Communication
Belonging Work in the Wake of Loss
Creating Brave
& Safe Spaces
Learning Formats
Flexible learning options designed to meet schools where they are, see below to see our options or reach out to discuss custom opportunities.
Format
Join a scheduled cohort or bring Navigating Grief in the Classroom to your organization through a customized workshop. All workshops include live facilitation. Scheduled cohorts are $500; pricing below applies to customized and district workshops.
Participants
Cost Per Person
1-10
$500
11-25
$450
26+
Contact for custom quote
Note: Optional add-on: 1-hour private follow-up Q&A for your team: $250
Includes
All 6 modules + live reflection + handouts
About this Format
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This interactive option combines structured learning with live facilitation by Steven and opportunities for connection with peers. Over six sessions, participants will gain practical strategies, explore case studies, and reflect together.
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Participants will leave with handouts, reflection activities, and strategies that can be used right away, plus the benefit of a supportive learning community. There will also be closing connections, application, and reflections to apply learning, deepen practice, and share insights with peers.