Education For Growth

Who We Are

Education for Growth is a nonprofit organization that serves students k-12 as well as post-secondary. We are a group of like minded individuals that wish to make a difference in the lives of kids by bringing opportunity for new learning through workshops and events that perpetuate knowledge about Leadership, Values, Self Compassion, Self Empowerment and Social Justice. We believe that through self awareness a child learns to understand and empathize with others. This can not only make a difference in behavior but also in the child’s level of emotional intelligence, thereby enhancing the child’s communication abilities as well as his ability to become a leader.

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Why Us?

We bring an element into the classroom that can be missing in many instances today. Our goal is to make Education for Growth a supplemental tool that is available to the schools. Through Education for Growth children learn to be open in a non threatening environment to the topics that are relevant for flourishing in the global economy and greater world in which we all live in today. They will learn communication skills, self expression, empathy, multiculturalism, and most importantly who they are and what their unique gifts are to the world. Through communication, psychology, and sociology, we prepare them for a better future. Additionally, we have the ability to customize programs to the desires and requirements of the schools we work with.

Our Mission

The Mission of Education for Growth is to empower students to make viable changes in their lives and develop skills such as Leadership, Ethics, Self Expression, Empathy, and Multiculturalism and develop a better quality of life through Education.

Meet our Executive Director

Colette Tracy has a passion for empowering others. She has been a coach, nonprofit administrator, and educator for nearly a decade. She has spent the last 7 years with Junior Achievement of Chicago where she worked with corporate sponsors and schools to bring about a better understanding of business, entrepreneurship, and career preparedness to students k-12. Through this endeavor she has had an opportunity to teach workshops to nearly each grade in the k-12 program. She has also worked as an adjunct professor at National Louis University for the last 7 ½ years teaching and designing curriculum in subjects such as leadership, organizational Behavior, organizational communication, ethics, multiculturalism, and entrepreneurship. Prior to her work in nonprofit and education, Colette has an extensive background in business development through employers such as Cargill, Ryland Homes, and Wells Fargo that spans nearly 20 years. She earned a BA from DePaul University in Marketing/Communication, an MA in Organizational Leadership from Lewis University, and an MA in Psychology from National Louis University.