Helping School Communities Thrive

PROGRAMS

INCREASING COMMUNICATION, HAPPINESS AND RETENTION

SCHOOL CULTURE TUNE UP

Part I: Team Dynamics (2 Hours)
Kathleen will meet with team leaders to help them create teams of mutual respect, appreciation and support.
Part II: Communication (3 Hours)
Kathleen will run a training on communication which includes community circle facilitation. A focus will be on valuing each others’ purpose.
Part III: Full Community Input (6-8 Hours)
Kathleen will survey faculty/sfaff. She will review the findings with administrators and work with them to create a “School Culture Committee”.
Programs are tailored to individual school’s needs.
NEW FACULTY SUPPORT

New faculty support is a critical component of a thriving school culture.
In monthly support circles, topics include:
• Self-Care
• Mindfulness and Resiliency
• Time management and Organization
* Discipline
* Communication
* Connection
* Purpose
In biweekly 1-1 coaching sessions, Kathleen holds the space for teachers to discuss goals, identify thought patterns, address challenges and feel heard.

INDIVIDUAL SERVICES

COACHING

Confidential coaching sessions hold the space for employees to gain greater motivation, clarity and direction.
Topics include:
• Stress Reduction
• Communication and Relationships
• Workplace Engagement
• Organization
• Burnout and Work/Life Balance
• Professional Goals
• Connecting Back to Purpose
• Happiness
FACILITATED DIALOGUE
Aurora Lights Coaching facilitates dialogue, which can include mediation, between:
- Administration and Parents
- Administrators
- Teachers and Parents
- Administration and Teachers
- Team Members, Co-Teachers
- Students
- School and Neighbors
Kathleen also offers empathy circles to support new faculty or faculty/staff dealing with burnout or emotional stress.
TRAININGS

Professional Development for faculty and students, both in-person and virtual, is offered program-wide and in small group settings.
Topics include:
• Happiness in Schools
• Mindfulness and Resiliency
• Wellness
• Faculty/Staff Connection
• Rethinking Discipline
• Non-Violent Communication
• Community Dialogue Circles
• Restorative Circles / Chats / Conferences

District and School Association Workshops:
The Cultivating Happier Schools Project

Kathleen works with School Associations on cultivating greater happiness within their schools. She is available for team and faculty meetings, trainings and webinars. Some feedback from her work:

“Thank you! Feeling re-energized and ready!”
“It is affirming, inspiring, and comforting to know that others are having a shared experience and managing challenges in different ways.
“We agreed to continue meeting as our school-based cohort to really dig into ideas that are right for our school's culture.”
“Big time for opportunity!”
“SO valuable. I'm so inspired to do promote/practice this in my school.”
“Time carved out for these discussions is hard to find- the ability to have it embedded in the workshop was wonderful. We were able to have a conversation that felt productive and opened the door for continued conversation. “

Get the 6 Tips for a Happier School Environment Printable here!

“I so appreciate the careful, measured, and insightful way you have worked with our staff to help us see areas where we each could do better and contribute to the greatness that we have and want to improve! Seeing the staff as a system and helping us make intentional shifts or see things differently is so valuable. “

— Member of Leadership Team, California Public Schools System

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