An End of Year Greeting from THENCE

Co-founder Andrea Patterson addresses our THENCE Team as well as all the learning communities that we serve. This is a message of gratitude and one of joy for the year’s work, now, almost completed. We acknowledge the incredible dedication educators have on a daily basis and we continue our promise of support and the amplification of their work as key role models in the lives of children.

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This year we launched subscriptions as a service to schools. These allow schools to make a minimal investment in custom infrastructure, so the institutions gain a training platform that may be loaded up with tools, mentorship programs, micro lessons for daily training, and classroom templates that support educators as they scaffold Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), Culturally Responsive Classrooms, a sense of inclusivity and School Belonging as well as a Growth Mindset for learning new processes and knowledge. Our programming and tools support teachers in their journey, to pace themselves through changing times and expectations. Today we also offer this free Holiday Wellness webzine to imbue a sense of hope and ease everyday challenges common in the run-up to school break. Andrea Patterson speaks specifically to the fatigue that teachers oftentimes feel around this time of year, and offers these words of hope.

Next watch the interview between Dr. Katherine Schlatter, and THENCE Partner Ashley Causey-Golden, founder of Gather Forest School and Afrocentric Montessori for an engaging take on organizing Classroom Calendars, that are both culturally responsive and inclusive.