Grit to Genius™
Six-week formation cohorts for young people. Program availability, participation costs, and any sponsored opportunities will be announced when confirmed.
Priced Beyond What Most Families Will Spend.
Formation programs for teenagers are typically priced beyond what most families will spend on something that is not a sport or a test score. Six-week formation cohorts for young people. Program availability, participation costs, and any sponsored opportunities will be announced when confirmed. The curriculum is licensed from EQGenix Inc.
The Specification,
Stated Flatly.
A six-week formation cycle — structured weekly sessions with a beginning, a middle, and an end. Not a drop-in program.
Cohort size will be announced with confirmed cohort dates.
Entry assessment and exit measurement across the five capacities. Results belong to the family, never published individually.
Background check + LiveScan for every adult, mandated reporter training, written parental consent and youth assent.
Upcoming youth cohort dates and enrollment details will be announced when confirmed.
Developed by EQGenix Inc. Life in Darkness provides nonprofit support to expand access.
What Participants Build
Grit to Genius™ builds cognitive sovereignty, emotional regulation, and effort tolerance — the capacity to think independently, stay composed under pressure, and stay with hard things.
Structure & Safety
All facilitators undergo background check and LiveScan screening, reference checks, and mandated reporter training. Parental consent and youth assent required. Life in Darkness does not provide diagnosis, treatment, or clinical services.
Upcoming Cohorts
Upcoming youth cohort dates and enrollment details will be announced when confirmed.
How We Protect Your Child
Background Screening
All facilitators and volunteers undergo background check and LiveScan fingerprint screening, reference checks, and are subject to a code of conduct.
Mandated Reporting
All adults in contact with youth participants complete mandated reporter training and are bound by California reporting obligations.
Parental Consent
Written parental consent and youth assent are required before participation. Parents receive program details, session schedules, and facilitator information in advance.
Scope of Service
Life in Darkness does not provide diagnosis, treatment, or clinical services. Acute concerns are routed to 988 and to licensed providers. This is formation, not intervention.
Life in Darkness builds capacity upstream of crisis. It does not provide clinical diagnosis, treatment, or crisis response. People in acute crisis are routed to 988 and to licensed providers.
Register Interest
Upcoming youth cohort dates and enrollment details will be announced when confirmed. Registering interest does not reserve a seat or guarantee admission. Full program details at grittogenius.com (program developer’s site).
Register InterestThe curriculum is licensed from EQGenix Inc. Life in Darkness provides nonprofit support to expand access.