Pursuing Beauty, Wonder, & Curiosity in Education

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Join the conversation as we partner with communities to design and implement culturally responsive school change.

In This Week’s Issue

• New podcast episode from A608 After Hours with featured guest Malika Ali
• RSVP for info sessions on 2/7 & 2/9 as we launch our Community Educator Network

Listen In: A608 After Hours Podcast from Harvard University

Malika Ali joined hosts Uche Amaechi and Monica C. Higgins for the January 26, 2023 episode of A608 After Hours, a podcast from the Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Learning Course out of Harvard University.

The podcast aims to bring voices from the field into the classroom to inspire, inform and ignite leadership dedicated to wrestling with today’s stacked challenges. Each week they interview a guest that is doing this important work and discuss how course concepts come to life in the field. Guests span multiple roles across different sectors and institutions, and come from varied backgrounds.

“Education is not just a path to social mobility or a way out of poverty. It is about wonder, curiosity, seeing the beauty in the world, and making the world better by improving our own surroundings.

We are a team of learners, not just in service of the task at hand, but because there are so many beautiful things in the world to learn about. We nurture that at Highlander Institute, and that translates into our work with schools, districts, and kids.”

– Malika Ali

Thank you to the A608 After Hours podcast team for inviting Malika on the show as a guest!

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Join Us to Learn More about our Community Educator Network 

We’re looking for 5 innovative school and/or district partners in the Northeast who want to break down the barriers between home and school, increase the number of adults who share identities and lived experiences with the students they serve, and alleviate the staffing tensions caused by increasing teacher responsibilities.

We’ll work directly at the intersection of culturally responsive schools and community educator empowerment. Each site will receive personalized support to assess current strengths, needs, and opportunities, leading into a full school year of free technical assistance from the Highlander Institute team.

Join an Info Session on Zoom on either Tuesday, February 7 from 3:00 – 4:00pm ET or Thursday, February 9 from 12:00 – 1:00pm ET. Click to register below.

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