Curriculum&Training

Understanding microaggressions & racism in everyday life

This class is focused on identifying microaggressions, understanding the difference between covert and overt racism, and understanding the ways that racism shows up and impacts us. Our goal is to assist participants in creating awareness around how these often subtle and unconscious microaggressions can cause impact to others.

Restorative justice theory and practice

Restorative justice (RJ) is a process rooted in care and respect for others, and can help to shape and sustain inclusive workplaces that respect all individuals, focus on building and creativity, and practice methods of repairing harm through meaningful accountability. This curriculum goes through the theory and processes of restorative justice and participants will also get an opportunity to participate in role plays.

Supporting justice-impacted students

This curricula explains the history of mass incarceration as well as the ways in which periods of incarceration can impact one’s reintegration into community. From a lens of lived experience, our facilitators provide real life examples of challenges and barriers faced by justice impacted students, along with tangible tools for teachers to use both in class and in one-on-one situations with impacted students.

Emotional intelligence & self awareness

This curriculum focuses on understanding emotional intelligence and providing space and processes for individuals to develop and hone in on their own emotional intelligence. We provide background and information on what defines emotional intelligence, why it is important in leadership and life, and participants have the opportunity to dig deep into their own experiences through meaningful dialogue, assessment, and role play.

Re-imagining systems: how to push back against the status quo

This curriculum focuses on the leadership for liberation framework, where we focus on shifting systems, structures, and cultural norms that perpetuate inequality. In this curriculum, we go through the history of liberation, power and oppression, and lean into Indigenous practices around storytelling and living liberation. Participants will have opportunities for self-reflection, dialogue, critical thinking and practice.

Facilitating meaningful dialogue and Dialogic Processes

This curriculum breaks down the different types of conversations - debate, dialogue, discourse, and diatribe, and assists individuals with how to engage in meaningful and cooperative dialogue. Participants will learn what active listening is, listening without defensiveness, and how to paraphrase for understanding.