Two-Day Workshop for K–12 Educators

Are you looking to strengthen your educator team's sense of connection and wellbeing? Are you seeking to build collective efficacy through a culture of communal care that helps everyone return to their work feeling genuinely restored?

Building Adult Cultures of Communal Care workshop is both professional development and personal renewal. You'll come away with practical adult SEL skills that are ready to use straight away. Sessions cover strategies to build emotionally healthy, connected teams, with approaches to manage your own wellbeing through a demanding year. You'll find tools to turn to when conflict arises between adults, plus time to consider how a culture of communal care can be restored even when things are tough. Through the science of wellbeing and the art of showing up for one another, you'll learn how to support teams and one another with honesty and warmth.

By the end you'll walk away with a toolkit of life-affirming practices and a renewed sense of why educator belonging shapes everything that follows in the classroom.

September 19 & 20
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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October 30 & 31
Bucharest, Romania

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Outcomes:

  • Develop strategies for creating emotionally healthy teams where colleagues feel connected and supported.
  • Learn how a culture of communal care can be restored when a team is under real pressure.
  • Gain tools you can reach for when conflict arises between adults, so working relationships stay intact.
  • Build strategies for adult wellbeing with the recognition of the impact on student learning.
  • Build practical SEL skills that keep you steady and resourced through a demanding year.
  • Reconnect with your own sense of purpose and belonging as an educator.

Location Information

September 19 & 20
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

October 30 & 31
Bucharest, Romania

Workshop Includes

  • A comprehensive resources, materials and lesson plans
  • Connection with other educators
  • Light breakfast, snacks, and lunch
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Registration Information

March 19 & 20
San Mateo, CA

September 19 & 20
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Hosted by:

Detailed location information can be found here.

Registration Fees

Register by Sept 4
After Sept 4
Standard
$400
$450
Teams of 3+
$300
$350
Register

October 30 & 31
Bucharest, Romania

Hosted by:

Detailed location information can be found here.

Registration Fees

Register by Sept 4
After Sept 4
Standard
$400
$450
Teams of 3+
$300
$350
Register

Cancellation Policy

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Financial Aid

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FAQs

Sessions & Content
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If I have done an IFSEL online training, will I get something out of an in-person workshop?
Our in-person workshops offer comprehensive, experiential, intentionally-designed SEL professional development. The depth and richness of the overall experience is different from our shorter online courses. Some elements of our online courses are included in the Workshop content. 

I am an educational consultant, can I come?
Consultants are welcome to join one of our Workshops.  However, consultants, as well as all attendees, must comply with our Materials Use Policy.

We would like to provide this training for our entity faculty, do you have options for private sessions?
Yes, IFSEL provides SEL Professional Development for schools, districts, and other organizations. More information on IFSEL’s consulting, online, and in-person training can be found here.

Registration
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Do you offer financial aid?
Yes, IFSEL is committed to empowering all educators to attend our Workshops and we have Financial Aid programs to support this vision.  Applications for financial aid can be made here.  Notification of Financial Aid awards will occur on a rolling basis. 

Do you offer a group discount?
Yes.  SEL implementation is always better when done as a team. We encourage organizations to send a group of participants and offer a discount for groups of 3 or more.

Location Information
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Do you provide hotel recommendations?
IFSEL provides a list of hotels near each Workshop venue.  However, the hotels listed here are for reference only, and inclusion does not represent a formal endorsement by IFSEL.

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Do you provide shuttles from public transportation?

Unfortunately, we do not offer transportation to our Workshops. 

Whether using your own car, Uber, or a taxi, IFSEL will help facilitate carpools: look for a noticeboard near the registration table for participants to connect with one another.

Health Policies
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What are your health policies?

IFSEL will comply with all national, local, and venue COVID Regulations and these will be monitored regularly for updates.

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