How We Help

Our co-founder, Dr. Geil Browning, was inspired to create Emergenetics after serving as an elementary school teacher and principal. She knew that if she could understand the ways her students preferred to learn she could have had a greater impact on their educational experience.

Years later, she and Dr. Wendell Williams built the scientifically valid Adult Emergenetics Profile and a complementary questionnaire for students, ages 10 – 18, which is the STEP Youth Report. The Student | Teacher Emergenetics Program™ (STEP) has since been serving educational communities across the U.S. and beyond.

Equipping educators with information about how they and their students prefer to think and behave creates endless possibilities for differentiated learning inside and outside the classroom. With data at the core, STEP helps teachers and principals meet the needs of each student. Utilising different combinations of thought, intentional grouping practices and creating inclusive environments, educators can build relationships grounded in cognitive empathy and trust. With strong connections at school, student engagement increases, supporting academic outcomes and a positive view for the future.

Our Youth Programme is designed to enhance student agency, advocacy and engagement. Students between the ages of 10 and 18 can get a personalised STEP Youth Report and participate in our Youth Discovery workshop to help them understand their strengths, value differences and gain tools to apply in their learning environments. Your students will:

• Gain understanding of their inherent strengths
• Collaborate and communicate more effectively with others
• Value cognitive diversity
• Discover how to advocate for their learning preferences