Pencil Box Solutions was founded in 2020 as Greta Schramm, a veteran teacher, was attempting to teach during the pandemic. A curious thing was beginning to happen and to address the mental health issues percolating amongst students and staff, she turned to her artistic side and began creating videos for both students and educators. Anxiety was at an all time high and the entire community was floundering. The strategies explained in the videos supported regulation, managing our emotions, and wellness. The videos and curriculum during this time not only impacted students and staff, but began to impact families as well.
Soon teachers from other schools were asking to use the videos and share them with their colleagues. The homemade videos were fine, but a dream was hatched. Everywhere Greta went she asked, “Do you know an animator?” And then one day over dinner in the late fall of 2023, her friend Tammy responded, I think I can help you. From that moment on they have been on an adventure of learning and recreating in order to bring Pencil Box Solutions to life.
Greta is still a classroom teacher and Tammy is still employed in production management full time as well, but they have worked tirelessly over the last year to bring this dream to fruition.
Pencil Box Solutions’ goal is to equip children and their adults with social and emotional skills through engaging videos and materials. Their mission is to foster emotional intelligence, resilience, empathy, and conflict resolution through access to supportive, easy to use video tools and materials. They aim to be a trusted and secure resource, based on current neuroscience research, for parents and educators alike, shaping a positive, healthy, and compassionate future for young minds. Our future depends on the wellbeing of our kids. Thanks for trusting us.
Be well,
Greta Schramm
CEO and Founder of Pencil Box Solutions
