Race Institute for K-12 Educators

Posted by on December 17, 2012

Registration is now open for The Race Institute for K-12 Educators!   The workshop will be held January 31-February 2 at The Episcopal Academy just outside Philadelphia.  You can also register now for our Spring workshop: March 14-16, location TBA. We are looking for K-12 educators of all races who want to spend 2.5 days skill-building and developing a community of anti-racist educators.  Sign up by January 10 to guarantee a spot.  Follow the links below for more information:

The Race Institute for Educators

ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP
The Race Institute for Educators is a workshop for K-12 teachers, counselors and administrators of all races who want to better understand why race matters in schools. It is for educators who want to build their skills and competencies to understand and challenge the racism around them — and in their own heads and hearts. As schools challenge themselves to become racially equitable institutions, individual educators often need a space to support their own developing professionalism around race issues. This is that space.

Participation in the institute qualifies you to attend our monthly working group meetings during which we will continue to address issues that come up as we work for racial justice in our classrooms and our schools.

IN A NONJUDGEMENTAL, SUPPORTIVE SETTING, PARTICIPANTS WILL…

• Build confidence in their ability to recognize and address racial micro-aggressions;
• Increase their understanding of how racism functions and their role in it;
• Explore their internal racism and barriers to working on it;
• Develop a personal vision for racial justice in their classrooms and schools;
• Build their skills in being accountable allies i.e., Whites with other Whites, People of Color with other People of Color and Whites with People of Color working in coalitions in schools;
• Develop strategies for interrupting racist situations;
• Increase their ability to support other people doing racial justice work; and
• Build an action plan of concrete next steps.

The first Race Institute will take place January 31-February 2 (running Thursday evening, all day Friday and all day Saturday) at The Episcopal Academy in Newtown Square.  All of the details can be found at our website.  Cost: $375 for early bird admission. $400 after 01/10 for January and 02/15 for March.  Cost includes: Introductory readings, over 20 hours of training, admission to Race Institute monthly working groups, 6 meals, snacks and beverages.

REGISTER for the Race Institute here.

http://alimichael.org/race-institute-for-educators/

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