EDUCATOR FELLOWSHIP
LiberatED National Fellowship for Educators
August 2025 - May 2026
We are accepting applications for our 2025-2026 cohort.
The 9-month, virtual Fellowship is designed to provide like-minded educators with a community of practice to engage in reflective, transformative, and practical classroom-based work to engage in liberatory practices that facilitate healing, well-being, and social, emotional, and academic success among students.
Applications open March 19, 2025, and close April 30, 2025. A cohort of up to 25 educators will be selected to participate. Selected participants will be notified by June 1, 2025.
The Experience:
Fellows attend six scheduled virtual sessions (see session schedule below).
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The virtual sessions are structured to include self-and collective-care rituals, focused learning, small and large group discussions, collaboration, and networking.
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Each session focuses on a theme related to SEL and liberatory pedagogy.
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Fellows are provided readings to support their engagement in discussions and the focused learning.
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Fellows will receive resources (e.g., handouts, classroom materials) for each session.
Benefits of Participating in the Fellowship:
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Membership in a community of practice with like-minded educators that engages in self- and collective-healing practices and identify-affirming, learner-centered experiences that can be used in multiple contexts
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Personal and professional growth and learning: engage in self-reflection, self-examination, and brave conversations to create a values-aligned plan for embedding SEL and liberatory practices within classroom and school contexts
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Access to resources that support your classroom practice at the intersection of social and emotional learning, justice, healing, and belonging
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Guidance and mentorship from LiberatED community members that include educators, scholars, researchers, artists, activists
Program Fees:
The cost is $1,000 per person, due when the Fellows accept their offer to participate in the program. The fee is a reduced rate from the overall costs of the Fellowship, which have been subsidized by grants and donations. Applicants can signify on their applications if they will require financial support to participate.
Program Schedule:
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August 20, 2025, 6:00-9:00 EST, “Kick-off Retreat”
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September 24, 2025, 6:30-8:30 EST
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November 5, 2025, 6:30-8:30 EST
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January 21, 2026, 6:30-8:30 EST
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March 4, 2026, 6:30-8:30 EST
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May 20, 2026, 6:30-8:30 EST
