We are seeking fifteen Detroit based, early-career educators to join our third year of Community As Medicine!
Community as Medicine is a professional development series dedicated to transforming isolation into collective power. We bring together early career teachers, artists, organizers, and community spaces to imagine new possibilities for education rooted in care, creativity, and social change.
This year’s dinners will delve into radical teaching practices within the contemporary classroom, exploring themes such as non carceral conflict resolution, teacher and student rights advocacy, sustainable approaches to classroom structures, and more.
We believe educators are not only practitioners but cultural architects, shaping the collective imagination of our society. Together we work to disrupt the isolation of teaching, build bridges across disciplines and neighborhoods, cultivate networks of mutual support and creative resistance, and develop new pathways for education that center community and collaboration.
Within this program, every teacher is both a learner and a leader, contributing to a growing ecosystem of education that reaches beyond traditional boundaries. Community as Medicine is more than a support network, it is a foundation for a more inclusive, connected, and transformative future in education.
Does this feel like the place for you? Please visit the link here to apply!
Applications are open through September 22 2025
“ We envision a world where educators are deeply rooted in community, empowered as cultural leaders, and supported by networks that transcend institutional limits. In this future, education is not confined to classrooms but thrives in kitchens, gardens, galleries, and gathering spaces—where art, activism, and imagination shape learning.
Community as Medicine dreams of a liberated education system that centers care, creativity, and collaboration—one where every teacher feels nourished, every student feels seen, and every community has the power to shape its own learning pathways.
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