Two-Day Workshop for
Teachers, Specialists, and Leaders (K-12)

November 21 & 22
Frankfurt, Germany

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April 23 & 24
Atlanta, GA

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Students thrive when Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) moves beyond lessons and curriculum to live in all of the people, practices, and relationships that define their daily experience of school.

When SEL becomes a shared language and daily practice across classrooms, staff meetings, playgrounds, and family partnerships, it transforms not only student outcomes but the culture of the whole school. This is SEL for every student, every adult, every day.

IFSEL’s experiential two-day workshop invites K–12 educators, counselors, and administrators to move SEL beyond an initiative and toward a living, breathing approach. From curriculum to school-wide systems, and from educator wellbeing to connections with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, we’ll explore all the dimensions of IFSEL's Whole Community Approach. 

You’ll leave with curriculum resources, implementation guides, and practical tools to make SEL a sustainable, authentic, and transformative force across your entire school.

Workshop Outcomes

Through a series of practical and engaging break-out sessions, participants will:

  • Explore pedagogical practices and curriculum resources for direct SEL instruction in elementary classrooms (including through Morning Meeting) or in Advisory Programs.
  • Experience approaches to integrate SEL into all teaching and learning.
  • Action plan strategies to deepen alignment of school systems and structures with your vision for SEL.
  • Consider approaches to build authentic SEL partnership with parents and caregivers.
  • Explore the importance of SEL-aligned Responsive and Restorative Practices.

Approach

This workshop is rooted in IFSEL’s Whole-Community Framework for Equity-Rooted SEL (Haisman-Smith, N. 2025. “Building and Sustaining a Whole-Community Approach to Equity-Rooted SEL. In Social-Emotional Learning: Strategies, Development and Educational Impact, edited by S. Riley Ordu, 105–124. New York: Nova Science Publishers).

Join us for a workshop that offers practical strategies, reflective practices, and inspiring case studies that support schools in creating inclusive, emotionally intelligent communities where every student and adult can thrive.

IFSEL's Approach

Goals

  • Explore the ‘what, why, and how’ of IFSEL’s Whole-Community Framework, and discover how it can be applied across diverse school contexts
  • Engage in experiential SEL practices tailored to different age groups — from early childhood through high school
  • Examine effective SEL systems and structures, including lower school integration and advisory/mentoring models in middle and high school
  • Discover approaches for curriculum-wide integration, activating SEL across academic subjects and daily routines
  • Reflect and recharge, with dedicated space for professional growth and personal renewal

Who Should Attend

Location Information

Frankfurt International School

An der Waldlust 15
Frankfurt, Germany
Directions to
Frankfurt International School
can be found on their
website.

Nearby Airport:

Frankfurt Airport (FRA) - Train (S8/S9) from Frankfurt Airport to Hauptwache + metro (U3) from Hauptwache to Waldlust stop or taxi (30 mins / €70)

Accomodations:
To help you get started on your search, IFSEL has compiled a list several hotels near the workshop. Please note that the hotels listed here are for reference only, and inclusion on this document does not represent a formal endorsement by IFSEL.

We recommend registrants book fully-refundable travel and accommodation. IFSEL is not liable for any costs incurred.

Parkhotel am Taunus / across from FIS Main Campus / 3 min walk to the security gate

O&O Hotel Oberursel / downtown Oberursel / 7 min by metro to FIS campus

Hotel-Residenz Oberurseler Hof / commercial area / 10 min by metro to FIS campus

An den Drei Hasen 28, 61440 Oberursel (Taunus)

Elaya Hotel Frankfurt Oberursel / commercial area / 13 min by metro to FIS campus

Zimmersmühlenweg 35, 61440 Oberursel (Taunus)

Dorint Hotel Oberursel / in the woods / 20 walk + 10 min by metro to FIS campus

New workshop locations coming soon...

Workshop Includes

  • Comprehensive resources, materials and lesson plans
  • Connection with other educators
  • A hearty and healthy lunch and plenty of snacks

Registration Information

November 21 & 22

Frankfurt, Germany

Hosted by

Frankfurt, Germany

Detailed location information can be found here.

Registration Fees

Register by Oct 3
After Oct 3
Standard
€561
€647
Teams of 3+
€497
€604

April 23 & 24

Atlanta, GA

Hosted by

Atlanta, GA

Detailed location information can be found here.

Registration Fees

Register by March 6
After March 6
Standard
$999
$1,099
Teams of 3+
$849
$949

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