Create a Culture of Mattering in Your School
Bringing together their expertise as thought leaders in their fields, journalist and author of New York Times bestseller Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic - and What We Can Do About It Jennifer B. Wallace and educator and social impact leader Dr. Sarah Bennison inspire audiences of parents, educators, and students to put mattering in action. Jennifer and Sarah have spoken at schools throughout the U.S. and at major conferences. Topics include: mattering as a pathway to mental health and community connection, healthy strivers and the power of mattering, service learning as mattering in action, social impact curriculum and programming, fostering teacher resilience, and how to create communities grounded in what matters most.
Workshops for Educators, Students, and Parents
It all begins with a goal. Maybe you want to shift the culture in your school. Maybe you want to create a community where people know they matter. Or maybe you have a specific challenge you want to address. Whatever it is,Sarah and Jennifer bring their expertise to facilitate meaningful workshops to activate a path forward.
Service Learning Consulting
Do you want to make service learning an integral part of the fabric of your school, deeply living its mission and values? Are you committed to developing a specific roadmap for a meaningful, sustainable service learning program and effective implementation systems? Building on her experience as the founder of Trinity School (NYC) Office of Public Service and as an experienced educator focusing on service learning curriculum and social impact programs, Sarah can work with you to put mattering in action in your school.
Events
Sarah and Jennifer offer both in-person and virtual options, and sample speaking topics include:
Science of mattering: a pathway to mental health.
Creating a culture of mattering in your school.
'Fostering teacher mattering and resilience.
Creating mattering classrooms:pedagogical approaches
Putting mattering in action and fostering healthy strivers
Shifting school culture through service learning.