WHAT IS HEALING-CENTERED EDUCATION?

HCE is first and foremost an evidence-based, experiential, and collaborative learning pedagogy. 

Rooted in the re-emergence of indigenous scholarship, research that deeply explores the effects of racism and trauma, and the deconstruction of colonization — HCE is an emergent field of study that, by its very nature, is constantly evolving. HCE boldly acknowledges and welcomes the equal and ever-growing value of each participant as simultaneously a student and a teacher. It makes room for the integration of what participants are learning with what they are living. 

By welcoming the expression of pain and frustration in the pursuit of being academic or intellectual, HCE fosters a participant-centric, dynamic, and co-creative learning environment. HCE also acknowledges the nuanced impact that poverty, violence, oppression, and social marginalization have on individuals and communities. 

The restoration of formerly practiced ways of knowing, learning, and being is woven together with innovation in the field of HCE. Each individual participating in and contributing to it brings the data of their own experiences to inform, educate, and shape new ways of thinking and practicing.

EXPERIENCE HCE FIRST-HAND

If we want to create different education and facilitation experiences, we must first be willing to have different experiences ourselves. 

We believe that there’s no better way to learn HCE than to co-create an experience together.

WHAT’S DIFFERENT ABOUT
THE HCE PRIMER

The investment of each participant builds on the foundational principles of HCE taught to create a living-course experience. No two primers are exactly the same and participants are encouraged to take advantage of this exciting opportunity to be a part of the evolution of the restorative healing-centered paradigm in education. There are no right/wrong answers or ideas. All inputs are valued and affirmed inside of the Primer. 

We gather to…

• exchange ideas

• share experiences

• expand our ideas of what is possible in the HCE space

• Co-create the experience with fellow participants 

Each cohort of The HCE Primer gathers a unique and vibrant community of brilliant and passionate professionals.

We hear over and over again from our students that the community connection and collaboration is their favorite part of the Primer experience. 

“The overall curation and collection of voices of thinkers, educators, and philosophers together that I found really powerful, enriching, and motivating. The diversity of thought felt whole and complete to me as a participant.” - Abby Wills

“I gained confidence. I gained community. I gained an echo and a mirror and an echo of my voice, my questions, my wonderings, and my visions. I’ve realized through this course how much deeper I want to go with this work.” - Shana P.

The HCE Primer includes interactive Zoom calls, guest experts, dynamic community connection tools, and abundant resources for personal and professional development. This is participant-centric, multi-dimensional work.

Inside of The HCE Primer Experience
You’ll Find:

• Condensed, interactive lectures

• Profound professional networking with leaders, scholars, and practitioners

• Fresh approaches to HCE work to apply at work or within your community

• A relaxed learning pace that allows for processing and integration

• Ample space for discussion

• Examples of healing-centered practices

• Access to a curated list of supporting resources, articles, podcasts

• The tools you need to develop your own HCE framework 

• A course team that is always on standby to provide support

WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR? 

Anyone interested in building community and exploring the healing-centered paradigm is welcome to join.

Our past students have been Educators, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Consultants,  Therapists, Psychologists,  Researchers,  Teachers, Parents,  Artists, Somatic Practitioners, Activists, and Aspiring Activists. 

“This primer gave me language to start with as a budding HCE. Thank you to all who made this possible!” - Student

OUR NEXT COHORT 

DATES & TIMES

February 15TH, 2023   

6:30PM-9:00PM (Eastern Time)

February 22ND, 2023

6:30PM-9:00PM (Eastern Time)

March 1ST, 2023

6:30PM-9:00PM (Eastern Time)

For the last decade, Angel Acosta has worked to bridge the fields of leadership, social justice and mindfulness. He recently received his doctorate in the Curriculum and Teaching Department at Teachers College, Columbia University. Angel has supported educational leaders and their students by facilitating leadership trainings, creating pathways to higher education, and designing dynamic learning experiences. His dissertation explores healing-centered education as a promising framework for educational leadership development.

Maria Tan 

is the founder and director of House of Thriving which empowers leaders across education, the arts, and corporations to thrive authentically and powerfully for those they serve. Through Thriving Teacher Project, she designs and facilitates workshops, courses, and community building experiences focused on mindfulness, social emotional learning, and collective healing as cornerstones of thriving.

Drisana (Dru) McDaniel

is a mother-worker-activist, and race equity and justice facilitator. tHer teaching addresses social injustice, racialized dimensions of trauma, resilience and capacity, and connecting across differences to experience healing and integrity. Through her practice The Alchemy of Now, Drisana attends to the nitty-gritty of our individual and collective experiences from an embodied, historical, social, and psychospiritual perspective. She envisions transformational justice as the fruit of contemplation and action. As a coworker-cofounder of the Transformative Teaching Collective, she supports organizations and groups by designing and facilitating workshops and gatherings that focus on conflict-resolution, social justice education, empathy, the practice of non-violence, healing and collaboration. She has a passion for curating events to facilitate radical interconnectedness, and is most hopeful about what can happen when we explore our connections to each other and the earth.

Price & Registration

This course comes from a place of passion, love, and a drive to strengthen our communities, especially communities of color. When you pay for your participation in this course, you are supporting the physical, intellectual, and emotional labor required to continue to hold this space and curate powerful educational programming within it. 

We've structured our payment process to enable us to raise funds to offer subsidized and scholarship registrations that support participants who may not otherwise be able to enroll due to financial hardship.