Social Impact Educator Gathering 2025
June POSTPONED
(with an optional extensions before and after)
Boulder, Co
If you want to meet other educators
to build your contacts amongst peers
Join us for a grassroots gathering of social impact educators in sunny Boulder, Colorado!
This event is all about connecting, sharing experiences, and learning together in a welcoming and informal environment. Whether you’re an educator in a classroom, a coach, a facilitator, or a corporate trainer, you’ll leave inspired and equipped with new ideas for your work.
Join us:
What to Expect:
Schedule Highlights:
Day 1:
Evening:
Optional informal dinner for those arriving early (self-pay)
Day 2:
Official gathering kicks-off!
Morning: Optional AM informal gathering – an organized hike or Boulder tour followed by lunch OYO or in small groups on Pearl street with many restaurant options
Afternoon: Official gathering kicks-off with sessions from 1:30-5:30pm
Evening: Group dinner catered by a local chefDay 3:
Workshops, peer mentoring and collaboration sessions
Morning through afternoon: Workshops, peer mentoring, and collaboration sessions broken up by a walk to a nearby Mexican restaurant for lunch, with workshops ending at 5:00pm
Evening: Final official gathering over dinner at a local restaurantDay 4:
Optional and TBD
Morning: Optional and TBD – either extended sessions for those around in the AM, and/or a group hike at Chautauqua Park or other offering
Afternoon: Those who want to spend an extra night might want to head up to Rocky Mountain National Park for the afternoon (book your timed entry sessions!) or any other number of adventures which we can support you in considering
The exact schedule is being determined but expect the possibility of days that might include:
- An optional morning meditation with an educator who teachers corporate leaders and MBA students the value of mindfulness and its connection to neuroscience
- A group session with facilitated peer-to-peer learning and opportunities to share your needs and offerings.
- Breakout groups on a range of topics of interest drawn from attendees post-sign up requests perhaps including things like: bringing indigenous wisdom and practices into the classroom, embedding systems thinking in your department as not only an educational offering but an internal practice, etc.
- Workshops on the how of this work: practical tools, tips, and tactics that might be useful to include in your own future work
- A “sharing” room – a place for you to bring printed material, posters, or other information about what YOU do or are offering, with a scheduled “gallery walk” time where we can explore the work of the group
Cost
The gathering is $295 per person.
We are currently looking for sponsorship to be able to offer discounted or free pricing to at least a handful of educators who might need that and/or flight and accommodation support.. (If YOU want to be a sponsor, please reach out to Daniela@systems-ledleadership.com
Accommodation
People might like to self organize in Airbnb’s or downtown hotel options.
The closest hotel, which is less than a 10 minute walk to our gathering venue, is this Comfort Inn
For those who would like to attend but need support for costs, there are two rooms available at the co-housing community in which Daniela lives (one with one queen bed and one with two beds if two attendees are willing to share a room). Both hotel-style rooms share a bathroom between them. Costs would only be $30 per room for the cleaning fee. When registering to attend, please indicate if this support might be needed. If there is higher demand we’ll look for additional affordable accommodation options.