This page holds links to organizations that promote community building, collaborative leadership, and other educational entities that just do plain good work. They are in alphabetical order.

I have just started this process, and will continue to add links over time. Please contact me if you have a link that might fit on this page.

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AEE is a nonprofit, professional membership association dedicated to experiential education and the students, educators and practitioners who utilize its philosophy.
CASEL's mission is to establish social and emotional learning (SEL) as an essential part of education. We envision a world where families, schools, and communities work together to promote children's success in school and life and to support the healthy development of all children.
The CLN is an initiative of the Wisconsin Leadership Institute, Inc., an independent not-for-profit organization committed to the study and promotion of effective leadership and followership behavior, especially among youth.
ESR works directly with educators to implement systemic practices that create safe, caring, and equitable schools so that all young people succeed in school and life, and help shape a safe, democratic and just world. Founded in 1982, ESR is a national leader in school reform and provides professional development, consultation, and educational resources to adults who teach young people in preschool through high school.
Expeditionary Learning schools inspire the motivation to learn, engage teachers and students in new levels of focus and effort, and transform schools into places where students and adults become leaders of their own learning. We provide a model that challenges students – even those starting with low skill levels – with high level tasks and active roles in the classroom. This model succeeds in urban, rural or suburban schools and at every grade level.
Jen Stanchfield offers a variety of experientially based team-building and professional development programs. She specializes in trainings for teachers, counselors, and group facilitators.
GYLI delivers transformative educational programs that foster global pluralism, collaborative leadership, and environmental care and that help students and teachers become fully engaged citizens of the world.
Hancock Center is a non-profit organization created in 1983 to promote the informed and effective use of dance/movement therapy in the Midwest.
A democratic society is ethically committed to seeing all people as able, valuable, and responsible, to valuing cooperation and collaboration, to viewing process as product in the making, and to developing untapped possibilities in all worthwhile areas of human endeavor. Because the International Alliance for Invitational Education® is dedicated to democratic principles, its mission is to enhance life-long learning, promote positive change in organizations, cultivate the personal and professional growth and satisfaction of educators and allied professionals, and enrich the lives of human beings personally and professionally.
Marilyn Levin, M.S.W. uses her talents as a trainer and speaker to ignite the passion, power and possibility that lives within each of us!
The Mosaic Project works towards a peaceful future by reaching children in their formative years. They unite young children of diverse backgrounds, provide them with essential skills to thrive in an increasingly diverse society, and empower them to strive for peace. They do this by creating a microcosm of the diverse, inclusive, just world we want to see and show our young students that peace is possible.
Muh-he-con-neew Press is a non-profit entity whose mission is to collect and publish the authentic stories of the Mohican People, that is, as told by themselves, the Elders and children, and their historians.
World renowned researcher Dr. Barbara Fredrickson gives you the lab-tested tools necessary to create a healthier, more vibrant, and flourishing life. She discovered that experiencing positive emotions in a 3-to-1 ratio with negative ones leads people to a tipping point beyond which they naturally become more resilient to adversity and effortlessly achieve what they once could only imagine.
Rethinking Schools began as a local effort to address problems such as basal readers, standardized testing, and textbook-dominated curriculum. Since its founding, it has grown into a nationally prominent publisher of educational materials, and is firmly committed to equity and to the vision that public education is central to the creation of a humane, caring, multiracial democracy. While writing for a broad audience, Rethinking Schools emphasizes problems facing urban schools, particularly issues of race.
Search Institute® is an independent, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization committed to helping create healthy communities for every young person. Because we believe that “all kids are our kids,” we create books and other materials that welcome and respect people of all races, ethnicities, cultures, genders, religions, economic backgrounds, sexual orientations, and abilities. Our Mission: To provide leadership, knowledge, and resources to promote healthy children, youth, and communities.
T.E.A.M. is an organization dedicated to promoting and supporting the process of experiential and adventure based learning. Through the sharing of a progression of ideas, skills, and curricula, TEAM provides individuals and organizations in the areas of education and community service with professional, cross-cultural, and personal growth opportunities.
A great site for resources, materials, toys, reflection tools, and other props for active facilitation.
Wood ‘N’ Barnes is a small, accessible, progressive publishing house delivering smart, high-quality books by respected authors, with a focus on Experiential Education. Check out the Friday Lessons!