The Teaching Well

We are so thrilled for our Executive Director Lindsey Fuller who was just awarded this amazing Sabbatical Award from the Kenneth Rainin Foundation! Congratulations to all of the awardees, may you experience rejuvination and return inspired to continue forward on your missions.

What an amazing testament to the impact of human-centered leadership and systems to support collective wellness! Our 2 partners of Redwood Heights in Oakland Unified and STEM Academy of Hollywood in Los Angeles Unified have created the conditions where educators, support staff, and administration are invested, want to collectively build together, and stay. The Teaching Well congratulates these partners for this momentous achievement. You are modeling a different way forward. Read more in our Annual Report, page 7: https://hubs.la/Q02W3_l30

Hot off the presses! Our second "Gather at the Well" podcast, "Self Care vs. Collective Care" is ready for your listening. Lindsey will share how we find balance between the two needs. Engage with us in this important conversation! https://hubs.la/Q02VNqkL0

Support The Teaching Well AND enjoy 2 specially curated organic, loose-leaf tea blends! We have partnered with Teas with Meaning to bring greater health and wellness to educators everywhere. Enjoy a delicious cup of tea and 50% of proceeds will be donated to offset The Teaching Well’s programs in schools. Each bundle includes two organic, handcrafted, caffeine-free teas: *Turn Up: Apple, rose hip, hibiscus, strawberry, and more. *Turn Down: Rooibos, chamomile, lavender, and more. Included are a beeswax tea light candle and heart-shaped brew ball! Order here: https://hubs.la/Q02VMclW0

Pages 13-14 of latest Annual Report ‘They tried to bury us, but they didn’t know we were seeds.’ Despite the challenges educators face today—burnout, mental health struggles, and systemic barriers—The Teaching Well is here to support them. This year, we expanded to work across 24 states. Let's keep growing! Read more about our impact in this years Annual Report: https://hubs.la/Q02TPxwm0 #EducatorSupport #Resilience"

"A quarter of the report’s Black and Latino respondents who are Gen Z, defined as under the age of 30, said they would leave education in pursuit of a higher-paying job. Meanwhile, 27% said they wanted more work-life balance.  Burnout was also of concern for nearly a third of Gen Z Black and Latino teachers, the report found — and Jalisa Evans said “for folks to be newer into the field and already experiencing burnout is a huge sign that there’s not sustainability.” At The Teaching Well, we have seen the high price of waiting to support educators once they've reached burnout. It is more challenging and takes longer to come out of burnout when you have arrived. Educator wellness cannot be an after thought and the more we recruit BIPOC educators, we more we have to center the question: what does it look like to support educator sustainability at the individual, interpersonal and systemic levels? We don't have a magic wand, but we are creating a way and are proud that our partners are seeing 86% site retention of Black Educators and 89% site retention of Latin@/x/e educators. https://lnkd.in/gjw-Du5h

Episode 2 of Gather at The Well: Self Care vs. Collective Care just dropped!! Check it out on the We Are For Good Podcast feed... https://lnkd.in/gAXeBfQK AND! Check out the accompanying blog "Creating Healthy Cultures: Living Our Agreements" by our very own Jill Thomas where we dig even deeper in to how these can come alive in your org as well. https://lnkd.in/gvdmVEJG

We are so honored to have this endorsement from one of our org-wide education hero's, the incomparable Zaretta Hammond 😍 Thank you for tuning in!

It's time to "Gather at the Well," The Teaching Well's new podcast in partnership with We Are For Good! Episode 2 just dropped, and if you haven't listened to episode 1 "Microdosing Wellness" check it out now here: https://hubs.la/Q02TZYqg0 We Are For Good

Burnout is real, but it doesn’t have to be inevitable. The Teaching Well provides clinical therapy, leadership coaching, and mental health support to educators. Let's break burnout cycles and build healthier school environments. #TeacherSupport #MentalHealthAwareness