Wayfinder

• Student mental health focus areas: Develop life and character-building skills, Promote Social and School Connectedness, Equip Staff and Students to Recognize and Respond to Distress
• Product category: Check-ins, Curriculum/lessons, Screening/assessment, Self-guided activities
• Tiers of intervention: Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3
• Grade levels: Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade, 9th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade
• End user(s): Administrators, Clinical Team, Students, Teachers
• District experience: 1,000-5,000 students, 5,001-20,000 students, 20,001-50,000 students, 50,001-100,000 students
• Free version available?: Only paid versions of the product are available.
• Use of AI: Wayfinder continually improves to meet the needs of schools. At this time, AI is used in Wayfinder's help desk chatbot, and the student curriculum covers topics like Navigating Life with AI.

• Intended outcomes: Wayfinder helps students build the future-ready skills they need to thrive, like Self-Awareness, Adaptability, Empathy, Collaboration, Agency, and Purpose. Through guided learning experiences, students develop a stronger sense of belonging and direction that supports their well-being in school and beyond. The result: young people who know themselves, navigate challenges with confidence, and contribute meaningfully to the world.
• Demonstrated outcomes: A Stanford University study found Wayfinder students outperformed peers across every measured competency, with outcomes reaching statistical significance—including a 150% greater increase in purpose and 64% of students growing in social awareness. Harvard's EASEL Lab concluded Wayfinder provides a developmentally aligned learning experience. A school district in Illinois saw chronic absenteeism drop 6 percentage points after partnering with Wayfinder.

• Privacy & security: Wayfinder complies with all applicable provisions of COPPA and is SOC 2 compliant. Wayfinder's practices fully support schools’ obligations under FERPA. All personal information is encrypted within the database. The school/district owns all student data. https://wayfinder.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/8421178202772-Education-Services-
• Crisis protocols: Wayfinder is primarily preventative. Waypoints data flags students who may need Tier 2 or 3 support, routing counselors to create targeted intervention plans. Schools and districts maintain their own crisis protocols. All insights are reviewed by educators—no automated actions are taken without human oversight.

Wayfinder provides real-time dashboards tracking student skill growth, exit ticket analysis to identify learning gaps, and a School Climate Survey with content recommendations. School counselors access a dedicated dashboard for caseload management + intervention planning. Reports are downloadable at the district, school, class, and student level.

• Web accessibility: Wayfinder is WCAG 2.2 compliant, both by continuous code improvements and the accessiBe widget. Students and staff can turn on the accessiBe widget to use accessibility features that create a more equitable user experience.
• Language accessibility: Spanish