People in Education is moving the Rida Institute online for 2020. We are excited to announce that applications are now open. Apply by August 3.
“Somehow in all this we will hold school. In classrooms, physical and digital, we will tend to, care for and learn with our children.”
As educators, we are experiencing this moment of uncertainty, grief, hope and opportunity in a unique way as we look towards next school year. None of us know how to do this and that is okay. We are all learners now. We can no longer hide behind our experience and pretend that we know what is going to happen. In an ironic way, we are peers with our young people. More facilitators than experts. Guides walking alongside our youth, as we collectively resist white supremacy and systemic racism while navigating the painful realities of a pandemic.
This uncertainty extends to our work at PIE; we also don’t know how to do this, but we commit to practicing courage, connection and curiosity.
Our nine years of experience working with educators in Detroit and around the country will help us reimagine our practices and develop new tools to meet this moment, while holding true to our purpose and core elements.
“That is where the hope lives for me, right now, in that we have a chance to be honest and model courage with our young people.”- Nate Mullen
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The Rida Institute is a transformative space for educators to create more humane lives and learning spaces. We continue to honor the key components of this space as we move online and embrace with our whole selves this moment that is ripe for transformation.
“What I gained and learned from Rida has really helped me cope and manage and shift my perspective during this crisis.”
We hope to gather a group of dynamic educators who want to dream with us. Who want to facilitate learning and practice courage alongside other educators and their students. If you are looking for space to unpack issues of critical pedagogy and reconnect with the heart and human elements of learning, you’ve come to the right place.
We invite you to come along for this journey of dreaming anew.