WITS

How to Get WITS

Implementing WITS

Already a WITS School?

Awesome Testimonials

Why Choose WITS?

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WITS is a program created by educators for educators to help children prevent victimization, such as bullying, discrimination and lateral violence. Started in over 1,500 schools, the WITS program gives children aged 4 to 12 the tools to manage conflicts and empowers them to make safe, positive choices within their community.

WITS is an acronym based on these four strategies:

Walk away | Ignore | Talk it out | Seek help

How to Get WITS

Implementing WITS

Already a WITS School?

Awesome Testimonials

Why Choose WITS?

WITS is a program created by educators for educators to help children prevent victimization, such as bullying, discrimination and lateral violence. Started in over 1,500 schools, the WITS program gives children aged 4 to 12 the tools to manage conflicts and empowers them to make safe, positive choices within their community.

WITS is an acronym based on these four strategies:

Walk away | Ignore | Talk it out | Seek help

How to Get WITS in 3 Simple Steps

1. Annual License
Before using WITS or purchasing classroom resources, your school must have an annual WITS License to use trademarked WITS resources. Licenses include:
- access to program support
- WITS self-paced online training (2.0 modern & responsive version)
- over 100 lesson plans for all WITS Picks and WITS Recommends books
- videos for WITS and LEADS
- new WITS Quest game for classrooms
- discounts on other WITS programs such as our Pink Shirt Day Canada broadcast,
also, we’ll send you WITS window decals! Your school will also be acknowledged on the WITS website and you can access opportunities for enhanced educator training throughout the year.

Getting a License

On the subscription page, search for your school using its primary phone number (most schools in Canada are on file – if your school does not show in in the search, you can add your school). Your school’s primary contact should be a Principal or someone championing the WITS Program. Then you can purchase your annual license and access the resources (above) under the Subscribers tab of the WITS website. Other staff accounts will need to be approved by the school’s primary contact. Once that is done, all school staff members can also log in to access these resources.

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2. Purchase a Core Module
Purchase one CORE MODULE to be shared by your entire school.

The Core Module includes a WITS Resource Guide, (a more detailed guide to program implementation and other resources), 15 carefully selected WITS Pick books, signage, the WITS Promise banner and posters and other items for central areas of the school.
3. Purchase Classroom Modules
Purchase one CLASSROOM MODULE for each classroom at your school.

Classroom Modules for WITS and/or WITS LEADS provide each classroom with reminder gifts for students, implementation guides for teachers, posters with social-emotional learning (SEL) themes, and essential resources to involve families. There are Basic and Enriched versions of the Classroom Modules.

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WITS®, LEADS®, “I Use My WITS®” and the WITS and LEADS strategies are registered trademarks of the WITS Foundation. Schools help maintain the integrity and impact of our programs by using official materials as provided. This helps us protect program quality and ensure programs are delivered consistently and effectively. Thank you for supporting high-quality, evidence-based resources for children.

Implementing WITS in 8 Steps

1. Rolling Out
When first rolled out, educators and school staff members to log into our site to review the online training. It takes less than an hour and is included with your subscription.
2. Materials
Administration reviews the contents of the WITS Core Module, placing posters and banners in common areas, place the set of books (WITS is literacy-based, using stories that align with WITS strategies and SEL themes) and detailed implementation guide in an accessible place, and other items in the office.

Each homeroom teacher reviews the contents of their WITS Classroom Module: read the easy-implementation guide, hang up posters in their room, give rulers and take home cards to students, and give out “I use my WITS” stickers to students when introducing the program.
3. Assembly
Schedule time during a school assembly to let everyone know the WITS strategies: Walk away, Ignore, Talk it out, Seek help. You can show one of our videos from the subscriber section of our web site, give out “I use my WITS” stickers, etc.
4. Reading
Once a month, read a book aligned with the WITS themes – these are in the school’s WITS Core Module which is usually kept in a common area. We have over 50 lesson plans that correspond to WITS Pick books, all on the subscriber section of our web site.
5. Reminders
When students exhibit positive behaviours, or use their WITS, give them a reward sticker, found in each WITS Classroom Module. Also, remind students to use the WITS strategies to manage conflict and victimization.
6. At Home
Find other ways to tell families that your school is using the WITS strategies: on your web site, when families gather at the school, via newsletters, etc.
7. Guests
If you can, bring in a guest speaker / community leader to talk about the WITS strategies.
8. Year End
Wrap up the year with a quick staff talk about how they taught the strategies.

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All WITS Program elements are now accessed through your school’s annual paid license (formerly subscription). This allows us to:

deliver better programs effectively;
provide support to WITS Schools;
enhance online training for educators and community leaders;
ensure WITS-licensed schools receive notice of new and updated materials; and
add even more educational resources and events.

If your school uses the WITS strategies, please subscribe in order to access all WITS resources and program support. In some cases, subsidies may be available. For example, we are committed to supporting all Indigenous communities. For more on subsidies, see here.

Testimonials

I want to express our appreciation in Red Deer Public Schools for the WITS Program. The first year has been a huge success across our schools.

Chad EricksonSuperintendent of Schools, June 2025

One school’s experience CBC News story (click to watch) In 2012, this school in Little Pine First Nation, Saskatchewan was having concerns, so turned to WITS.

Little Pine First Nation Saskatchewan

WITS is a program that provides essential support to staff and students in our school.

Georgina HendersonClarence Jaycox School, Loon River First Nation

We already help deliver WITS programming in local schools … we are happy to be one of the organizations that collaborates with the WITS Programs Foundation.

Catherine LightInspector, RCMP ‘D’ Division

I sincerely hope that in the future, I will be able to be part of the WITS Program so I can share this wonderful experience with my grade four class next year.

Carol NoonanSt. Ignatius School, Manitoba

Children that have taken the WITS Program typically develop strategies regarding “what to do, what to say” when they are faced with challenging situations. The confidence and self-esteem that children gain from the WITS program is commendable. Until peer victimization is a thing of the past, I strongly encourage other schools to implement the WITS Program on an annual basis.

Louis SciglianoPrincipal, Glanford Middle School, BC

Communities across Canada rely on the WITS Program. See what these children and teens in Ottawa have to say about WITS!

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Still Wondering About Choosing WITS?

WITS provides students, their teachers, parents and caregivers, and community leaders with a common language to discuss conflict & peer victimization. Children proudly exclaim “I use my WITS” as they engage in positive, pro-social behaviours. Proven to be effective and flexible to implement, WITS fits easily with other school routines.

Of seven different programs studied, only WITS recommended...