Tapouts FieldTrip · In partnership with tapouts
Tapouts FieldTrip
Help students handle big emotions — starting at your school.
FieldTrip and Wonderful Foundations are partnering with tapouts to bring science-backed, coach-led social-emotional learning into a school-day experience — group sessions, games, and reflection that help students name feelings, build confidence, and practice coping tools alongside peers.
tapouts is a skill-building program, not therapy or clinical counseling. This FieldTrip introduces SEL tools in a school-day format and does not replace school counseling or mental health services.
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Why This FieldTrip Matters
Every student faces big emotions — in friendships, at home, and in the classroom. Social-emotional learning gives kids practical tools to understand themselves, manage stress, and show up with confidence.
Tapouts FieldTrip brings tapouts’ proven group-coaching approach into schools: age-appropriate pods, game-based activities, and certified coaches who make SEL engaging — not a lecture.
About the Experience
An interactive, coach-led session designed so students actually want to participate.
Led by tapouts-certified coaches, the FieldTrip adapts tapouts’ weekly live group model for a school-day visit. Students join age-banded pods, move through game-based stations, and practice real tools they can use the same day — no worksheets required.
- Welcome assembly and introduction to tapouts SEL approach
- Age-banded small groups (aligned to elementary, middle, or mixed campus bands)
- Game-based emotion-naming and regulation activities
- Breathing, cool-down, and coping-tool practice with coaches
- Peer sharing in a structured, safe format
- Student reflection and Q&A
- Optional educator briefing on extending skills in the classroom
- Follow-up impact storytelling and family resource handoff
Meet tapouts
tapouts is a weekly live group coaching program for children ages 4–16, built on research in psychology, neuroscience, and education. More than 50,000 families have used tapouts to help kids turn meltdowns into confidence — through fun, social sessions kids actually enjoy.
Co-founder George Moringer founded tapouts after discovering how social-emotional learning changed his own childhood. The program is developed with clinical leaders including Dr. Maggie Vaughan (Head of Youth Transformation) and Dr. Marissa Ericson (Head of Efficacy), grounding every session in evidence-based SEL and CBT principles.
Dr. Maggie Vaughan
Head of Youth Transformation · Licensed therapist & author
Dr. Marissa Ericson
Head of Efficacy · Clinical psychologist & neuroscientist
What Students Learn
Emotional Regulation
Recognize body signals before a meltdown and use coached tools to calm down.
Self-Awareness
Name feelings accurately and connect emotions to choices.
Empathy
Practice understanding classmates’ experiences with curiosity instead of judgment.
Growth Mindset
See mistakes and hard moments as part of learning, not proof of failure.
Communication
Express needs and boundaries with words that reduce conflict.
Coping Tools
Leave with breathing, grounding, and cool-down strategies they can reuse.
From the tapouts Community
“Only on our 4th session and I've already seen a huge positive difference. The other day we were able to identify and address feelings and have a discussion instead of a meltdown!”
Jacqueline, tapouts parent
“We had an amazing experience with tapouts. My daughter did weekly sessions for over two years. She truly loved her connection with her primary coach, Coach Jenny.”
Jen DeBuhr, tapouts parent
“Most parents notice a difference within 4 weeks. Calmer mornings. Fewer meltdowns. A kid who can actually name what they're feeling.”
tapouts program outcomes
FieldTrip Impact
Tapouts FieldTrip supports student wellness, classroom climate, and experiential SEL that complements counselors and educators — without replacing clinical services.
Program Format
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Pre-Visit Planning
FieldTrip works with the school to confirm grade bands, group size, space, and alignment with counseling or wellness goals.
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Live Tapouts FieldTrip Session
Certified coaches lead age-banded pods through game-based SEL stations, regulation practice, and guided reflection.
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Reflection & Engagement
Students debrief what they learned and identify one tool to try before the end of the school day.
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Impact Storytelling
FieldTrip captures outcomes, student reflections, and optional media — plus family resources for continuing with tapouts at home.
School & Home Connection
The FieldTrip is a powerful on-ramp — and tapouts’ weekly live group sessions extend learning at home. Families who want ongoing support can explore tapouts’ age-banded pods separately; schools receive optional take-home resources so parents know what students practiced.
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Sponsor Tapouts FieldTrip
Tapouts FieldTrip is designed to be high-impact and cost-efficient. Core expenses include coach facilitation, travel, and FieldTrip production support.
Budget items
- tapouts coach and facilitator fees
- Travel and on-site production support
- Session materials and activity supplies
- Optional media capture and impact storytelling
Estimated sponsor range: $2,500–$5,000 per school depending on location, travel, and production scope.
Help bring this experience to students who need it most.
Sponsor This FieldTripPartnership focus
tapouts brings certified coaches and a research-backed SEL curriculum. Sponsorship covers facilitation, travel, and FieldTrip production so schools can host a meaningful wellness experience without stretching counseling budgets.
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Why donate
Tapouts FieldTrip brings research-backed SEL into schools through tapouts-certified coaches — group sessions that help students name feelings, regulate emotions, and build confidence. Your gift funds visits for campuses that cannot host this on their own.
Evidence-based SEL
Curriculum developed with clinical leaders and grounded in psychology, CBT, and social-emotional learning research.
Coach-led group format
Students practice skills with peers in age-banded pods — the same model tapouts uses with 50,000+ families.
School-safe design
Skill-building, not therapy — with clear boundaries for counselors and administrators.
Classroom climate
Tools students can use the same day for calmer transitions and healthier peer interactions.
What you get
- Tax-deductible support through Wonderful Foundations
- Updates as the program moves from development to funded school visits
- Optional donor recognition at launch
- Transparent use: coaches, materials, travel, FieldTrip production
For sponsors
Why sponsor
Sponsors connect their brand to youth wellness and social-emotional learning — with tapouts as the credible coaching partner. Tapouts FieldTrip is built for employers, health foundations, and community partners investing in student mental fitness.
tapouts alignment
Co-brand with a program trusted by tens of thousands of families nationwide.
School wellness events
Engaging SEL days that support counselors, teachers, and families.
Measurable outcomes
Impact storytelling tied to confidence, regulation, and classroom climate.
Launch partner opportunity
Be among the first named sponsors as the experience moves from development to live trips.
Sponsorship options
Fund coaches, materials, travel, and FieldTrip support for one campus.
Underwrite multiple schools in a district or region.
Support curriculum finalization and national rollout planning.
What sponsors receive
- Logo on event materials and the experience page
- Coach-led sessions with optional brand presence where appropriate
- Post-event impact summary for your team
- Packages from single-school visit to regional launch
Backed by Science
tapouts combines developmental psychology, CBT-informed coaching, and social-emotional learning research — developed with leaders from Keck Medicine of USC and delivered live in small groups so skills stick.
Bring Tapouts FieldTrip to Your School
FieldTrip helps schools access meaningful experiential learning that builds emotional skills students carry into every part of life. Tapouts FieldTrip gives kids a safe, fun introduction to SEL — with tools they can use the same day.
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