Communities of Practice Led by Greater Good
New opportunity!
Well-Being for the Greater Good: A CalHOPE Communitiy of Practice for Parent and Family Engagement Staff
Registration closes 4/4. Sign up today to reserve your spot!
As a person dedicated to supporting parents and families, you’re vital to creating a successful, flourishing school community. You work hard to build relationships with families who look to you for guidance and resources, but do you regularly take the time to focus on your own social and emotional well-being?
Join us for a virtual Community of Practice for school staff in a variety of roles who engage with parents and families in California schools to envision, experience, and co-create caring, compassionate, equitable, and connected learning communities.
Here’s what we’ll do in our five, 90-minute sessions:
Explore science-based insights and practical activities to nurture five keys to well-being: social connection, empathy, mindfulness, compassion, and purpose.
Spotlight your colleagues from community schools to virtual schools to family home visit programs who engage with parents and families to learn how they’re implementing these science-based resources for well-being in their work around the state.
Discuss successes and challenges with piloting these well-being resources with parents, families, and colleagues.
Be inspired by new ideas for strategies and approaches to engage parents and families with invitations to uplift well-being.
These co-learning sessions will be highly interactive, and you'll also have time to engage in conversations with colleagues across California to foster a sense of connection and community.
Sign up today.
Registration is now open!
Practicing Self-Compassion
What would happen if you chose to consistently, as Brené Brown suggests, “Talk to yourself as you would someone you love?” Self-compassion, or extending kindness and compassion to ourselves, has been shown to protect educators from burnout and promote well-being.
Join us for a free CalHOPE Community of Practice (CoP), where you’ll explore self-compassion and connect with fellow educators in a supportive, reflective space.
In this 90-minute session, you’ll:
Recognize the ways self-criticism shows up in your teaching practice and how it impacts your well-being.
Learn practical strategies to cultivate self-compassion, even in challenging moments and in the uncertain times we face as educators.
Experience guided practices to help shift your inner dialogue from harsh to supportive.
Leave with tools to reduce stress, prevent burnout, and create a more sustainable, fulfilling teaching experience.
Register here to reserve your spot.
More Opportunities for Your Well-Being
This workshop is the first in a three-part series, Building Educator Resilience in Uncertain Times: A CalHOPE Community of Practice. Educators today face immense challenges—balancing student needs, navigating systemic pressures, and caring for their own well-being. In these virtual sessions with Salina Espinosa-Setchko from the Greater Good Science Center, participants will explore the science of well-being and cultivate the inner strength to meet these demands with compassion, courage, and hope, all within a supportive community of educators across the state. Free! Learn more here.
