EDUCATOR FELLOWSHIP
The LiberatED Connecticut Fellowship
January 2026 - June 2026
We are currently accepting applications for a Connecticut-based Cohort. This is a 6-month, hybrid (virtual and in-person) Fellowship 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.
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Applications open October 3, 2025, and close October 31, 2025. A cohort of up to 25 educators will be selected to participate. Selected participants will be notified by November 14, 2025.
Program Fees:
The cost is $500 per person, due when the Fellows accept their offer to participate in the program. The fee reflects a reduced rate (the regular fee is $1000), as a generous grant from the Graustein Memorial Fund has significantly subsidized the overall costs of the Fellowship.​
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The Experience:
​Fellows attend four virtual and one in-person sessions (see schedule below). The in-person session is a full-day experience of experiential learning, community building, and collective care. The in-person session is located in Middletown, CT (more details upon registration). The virtual sessions are structured to include self-and collective-care rituals, focused learning, small and large group discussions, collaboration, and networking; each session focuses on a theme related to SEL and liberatory pedagogy. Fellows are provided readings to support their engagement in discussions and focused learning. Fellows will receive resources (e.g., handouts, classroom materials) for each session. Additional informal networking sessions will be scheduled according to the cohort’s needs and schedules.
Program Schedule:
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Virtual Session 1 - Reimagining SEL
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​January 28 from 6:30-8:30PM EST
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Virtual Session 2 - SEL that Honors Identity
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February 18 from 6:30-8:30PM EST
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Virtual Session 3 - SEL that Advances Equity (Social & Racial Justice)
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April 29 from 6:30-8:30PM EST
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Virtual Session 4 - SEL that Promotes Well-being, Care and Healing
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May 27 from 6:30-8:30PM EST
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In-Person Session 5 - Fellowship “Retreat” Celebrating our Beloved Community
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June 6 from 9:30AM-4:00PM EST
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Location: Middletown, CT
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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
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