Professional Development Events

IFSEL’s professional development events are evidence-led, creative and experiential. They provide K-12 Educators with a transformative experience focused on building equity-rooted community- wide SEL, alongside deep professional and personal renewal.

We are posting new events and workshops on a regular basis. To get notified when one of interest is posted please complete this form or email us directly at admin@instituteforsel.net.

Summer SEL Institute

K-12
Washington, DC
June 22 - 25

Join IFSEL’s Summer Institutes for an energising, hands-on professional learning experience built around high-impact SEL practices that work in real classrooms. Through immersive workshops, collaboration, and reflection, you’ll leave with a powerful set of tools and resources to strengthen belonging, engagement, and wellbeing across your school community.

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Summer SEL Institute

K-12
San Mateo, CA
July 27 - 30

Join IFSEL’s Summer Institutes for an energising, hands-on professional learning experience built around high-impact SEL practices that work in real classrooms. Through immersive workshops, collaboration, and reflection, you’ll leave with a powerful set of tools and resources to strengthen belonging, engagement, and wellbeing across your school community.

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Future of Friendship: A Futures Literacy Lab for Parents and Educators

K-12
San Mateo, CA
July 28

Explore the forces quietly reshaping friendship and connection: AI companions, curated digital worlds, shrinking social circles, increased reports of loneliness, and the changing nature of trust.

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Restorative Practices Workshop

K-12
Chicago, IL
August 10 & 11

Two-day workshop offers K-12 educators, administrators, and counselors a comprehensive model of proactive and responsive approaches for Peace Building and Conflict Resolution.

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Advisory Workshop: The Art & Science of School Belonging

Middle School & High School
Boston, MA
August 13 & 14

This experiential two-day workshop is designed to upskill your practice and amplify your impact. Together, we’ll unpack the role of the advisor, tackle common challenges, and build a toolkit that promotes student belonging, connection, and success.

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Adult SEL in Practice

Adults
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
September 19 & 20

This workshop is both professional development and personal renewal. Sessions cover strategies to build emotionally healthy, connected teams, with approaches to manage your own wellbeing through a demanding year.

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Foundational SEL: Building Belonging in K-6 Classrooms (Americas)

K-6
Online (Americas)
October 1 - 22

4-session course helps educators build classrooms where students feel connected, emotionally safe, and ready to learn.

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Foundational SEL: Building Belonging in K-6 Classrooms (Europe, Middle East & Africa)

K-6
Online (Europe, Middle East & Africa)
September 28 - October 19

4-session course helps educators build classrooms where students feel connected, emotionally safe, and ready to learn.

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Foundational SEL: Building Belonging in K-6 Classrooms (East Asia & Australia)

K-6
Online (East Asia & Australia)
October 2 - 23

4-session course helps educators build classrooms where students feel connected, emotionally safe, and ready to learn.

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Joy of Advising (Americas, Europe, Africa & Middle East)

Middle & High School
Online (Americas, Europe, Africa & Middle East)
October 8 - 22

Whether you’re new to the role of being an Advisor, or a long time practitioner, you’ll leave inspired with practical lessons and structures you can implement the next day, creative approaches for authentic advisory alignment, and renewal of your own unique connection to SEL!

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Joy of Advising (Americas)

Middle & High School
Online (Americas)
October 7 - 21

Whether you’re new to the role of being an Advisor, or a long time practitioner, you’ll leave inspired with practical lessons and structures you can implement the next day, creative approaches for authentic advisory alignment, and renewal of your own unique connection to SEL!

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Joy of Advising (East Asia & Australia)

Middle & High School
Online (Asia)
October 8 - 22

Whether you’re new to the role of being an Advisor, or a long time practitioner, you’ll leave inspired with practical lessons and structures you can implement the next day, creative approaches for authentic advisory alignment, and renewal of your own unique connection to SEL!

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SEL Leadership Program - Cohort #10 (Americas, Europe, Africa, & Middle East)

K-12
Online
Starts Oct. 14, 2026

This program supports leaders and educators around the world to build and sustain an inclusive, equitable, SEL-rooted school community. This online program is experiential, inspiring, and renewing - providing a balance of high impact practical tools and approaches, alongside space for collaboration and reflection.

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SEL Leadership Program - Cohort #11 (America, Europe, Africa & Middle East)

K-12
Online
Starts Oct. 20, 2026

This program supports leaders and educators around the world to build and sustain an inclusive, equitable, SEL-rooted school community. This online program is experiential, inspiring, and renewing - providing a balance of high impact practical tools and approaches, alongside space for collaboration and reflection.

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SEL Leadership Program - Cohort #11 (East Asia & Australia)

K-12
Online
Starts Oct. 21, 2026

This program supports leaders and educators around the world to build and sustain an inclusive, equitable, SEL-rooted school community. This online program is experiential, inspiring, and renewing - providing a balance of high impact practical tools and approaches, alongside space for collaboration and reflection.

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Whole Community Approach to Equity-Rooted SEL

K-12
Austin, TX
October 26 & 27

This experiential two-day workshop invites K–12 educators, administrators, counselors, and advisors to explore how to design, embed, and sustain SEL across the whole community.

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Adult SEL in Practice

Adults
Bucharest, Romania
October 30 & 31

This workshop is both professional development and personal renewal. Sessions cover strategies to build emotionally healthy, connected teams, with approaches to manage your own wellbeing through a demanding year.

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