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WITS reduces discrimination and bullying

The WITS® Program works in schools to teach children strategies that promote kindness and reduce victimization including bullying. Employing a whole-school-whole-community approach, WITS & LEADS involve schools, families and community members and have been adapted for many Indigenous communities.

The WITS Program® is literature-based and offered to schools K-5/6/7  in three parts: Annual subscription/license, classroom resources and resources for common spaces. Subscriptions give educators access to program implementation guides, lesson plans, program training, videos, educational games, discounts and more. WITS® reduces bullying and discrimination.

The WITS Program and the WITS Foundation began on the territories of the Lək̓ʷəŋən Peoples — the Songhees and Xʷsepsəm Nations — where we continue to be based. We honour their enduring relationships with these lands and waters, and we support the TRC Calls to Action, UNDRIP, and other meaningful actions toward reconciliation (more).

School districts, divisions and other educational authorities: contact us to start WITS® in your schools.  More about WITS  For youth, see our Pink Shirt Project program. Pink Shirt Project, the WITS® Program and the national annual Pink Shirt Day Canada show & campaign are by the WITS Foundation, a registered Canadian charity.

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Our Commitments

Starting in schools and affecting entire communities, we are committed to creating safe, inclusive and healthy environments for children and youth. Here are some of the ways we do that:

Canadian Kindness Leaders (ages 8-13) and Pink Shirt Project (ages 12-18) guide youth to conceive of and implement their own projects that support kindness in their school and/or community. Positively empower your youth!

Families can read about WITS in their choice of 12 languages, about the school’s use of WITS and help for using WITS at home. www.witsprogram.ca/families  The WITS  take-home card also links there via its QR code.

The WITS Program is used in dozens of Indigenous community schools. The advice of Indigenous educators and consultants is embedded into WITS. We also encourage program adaptation that will work with unique cultures and needs. WITS subscriptions are free to Indigenous schools.

WITS commitment to Indigenous communities and reconciliation.

Addressing school violence and victimization is essential in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular SDG 4, which aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all, and SDG 16, which aims to promote peaceful and inclusive societies.

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Empowering kids across Canada and beyond

WITS Programs have been delivered in more than 1500 schools in every province and territory in Canada, with a few outside of Canada. We are committed to ensuring every child has a safe, supportive community in which to grow and thrive.

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What’s New at WITS

Bringing Kindness into the Classroom

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Join Maya and WITSUp for Pink Shirt Day Canada on FEB 25, 2026! Across Canada, schools are playing a vital role in creating safe, inclusive, and respectful learning environments. Pink Shirt Day Canada offers educators a powerful opportunity…
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Let’s Talk Empathy with Dr. Jillian Roberts!

We’re delighted to welcome Dr. Jillian Roberts, a leading Canadian child psychologist, educator, and author, for a special live event for educators, librarians and caretakers! Often called a go-to child psychology expert by journalists,…
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Let’s talk IDENTITY with Leona Prince!

Award-winning Indigenous author, educator, and advocate Join WITS Live with Leona Prince Leona Prince's work... uplifts stories of identity, resilience, and belonging. She is the co-author of Be a Good Ancestor, a celebrated book that…
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Attention Teachers! The WITS Poster, Video, and Photo Contest is back!

We are excited to re-launch our annual multi-media contest open to all students in Canadian elementary schools that use the WITS Programs. Teachers, please encourage your students to share their experiences with WITS strategies. Students…
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An evidence-based Social Emotional Learning program, the easy-to-teach WITS strategies have been proven effective in formal evaluations. In 2016, researchers at Dalhousie University determined WITS to be the best school program of its kind in Canada. The WITS Programs are trusted by over 1500 schools worldwide.

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WITS reduces bullying and discrimination

The WITS strategies provide children with simple, memorable tools to manage peer victimization. Using curated children’s books,  cross-curriculum lessons, and other engaging content, educators find that 1) WITS is easy to implement, 2) provides the school with a common language, and 3) Educators and Administrators across Canada rely on WITS.

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The LEADS Strategies

LEADS, an extension of WITS, provides students in Grades 4 through 6/7 (ages flexible) with more advanced strategies that empower kids to resolve conflicts and model good behaviour. LEADS is offerd as part of the WITS Program and also includes literature-based with dynamic activities that may be integrated throughout a variety of subject areas.

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Oakville, ON L6H 0G6

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