past seasons

Since 2020, hundreds of educators have come together to soak up a wide-array of inspiration. We’ve learned from school leaders, students, and each other. We took sensory nature walks. We organized book clubs. We went deeper with national experts. And we translated all of this into sparks that could transform our own work.

2022 - 2023

EACH OTHER | SEPTEMBER

What can peer-to-peer learning models teach us about liberation and belonging?

  • https://aldercommons.org/

  • https://www.liberatedkids.org/

  • https://digitalpromise.org/edcamp/

  • https://www.applytoidea.com/

  • https://gastoniafreedom.org/

  • https://www.amherstindy.org/2022/04/15/arhs-will-introduce-disability-justice-course-this-fall/

  • https://thetransitionacademy.org/

Disability | OCtober

What can the movement for disability justice teach us about accessibility, care and activism?

YOUTH | December

What happens when young people take charge?

  • https://coyouthcongress.org/

  • https://www.detroithealsdetroit.org/

  • https://education-reimagined.org/map/renaissance-program-at-twinfield-union-school/

THE PAST | February

What can historic education models teach us about preservation and innovation today?

  • https://www.blackmountaincollege.org/history/

  • https://www.chicagofreedomschool.org/

  • https://kanuikapono.org/

THE WORLD | MARCH

What can we learn from international approaches to learning that might help us design exceptional experiences for kids here in the states?

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LIBRARIES + MUSEUMS | may

What can libraries and museums teach us about designing for self-directed learning, civic engagement, and joy?

  • https://library.nashville.org/events/studio-npl

  • https://walkerart.org/

  • http://www.ksmoca.com/

2021 - 2022

Families | OCTOBER

How do we honor and support families as the “first teacher?”

wellbeing | NOVEMBER

How do we create the conditions for deep, critical thinking?

SEX & GENDER | DECEMBER

How do we create inclusive spaces for conversations about gender identity and sexuality?

CURIOSITY | JANUARY

How might we trust and enable young people to drive their learning? 

TEACHERS | FEBRUARY

What will activate the next generation of changemakers?

NATURE | MARCH

How can we make learning matter — to student lives and the broader world?

AFFINITY | APRIL

How do we design for the power of shared identity?

EXTRA-CURRICULAR | MAY

What can we learn from “extra”?

other collaborators

2020 - 2021

belonging | November

What are the ingredients of an affirming and empowering community?

Deep thinking | December

How do we create the conditions for deep, critical thinking?

play | January

What is the role of play in transformational learning?

ownership | February

How might we trust and enable young people to drive their learning? 

activism | april

What will activate the next generation of changemakers?

learning that “matters” | may

How can we make learning matter — to student lives and the broader world?