Upcoming conversations

March 14th, 2024

RICHARD LOUV

Addressing Nature Deficit Disorder

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MISSION

To build the capacity of schools to liberate the full potential of each person.

Vision

To establish a shared space for nuanced, deliberative, challenging discourse and professional development around equity and justice that recognizes the interconnected nature of humanity that is fundamental to the survival and wellbeing of our species and our planet.

WHO

We are a network of schools from across the U.S. and around the world—public, private, parochial, and charter—aligned around the urgent needs addressed by our mission and vision.

Previous conversations

January 19, 2023

DR. DanIEL J Siegel

The Biology Of Belonging

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November 17, 2022

Lisa Ling

America: The Unfinished Social Experiment

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March 10, 2022

Mark Bradford

Liberating The Cultural Narrative Through Artistic Expression

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January 20, 2022

Van Jones

Educating To Rebuild The American Dream

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November 18, 2021

Loretta J. Ross

Calling In The Calling Out Culture: Conversations Instead Of Conflicts

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March 11, 2021

Isabel Wilkerson

Grappling With The Persistence Of Systemic Racism

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December 2, 2020

Prof. Ibram X. Kendi

Turn The Classroom Into a Laboratory of Change

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January 18, 2024

Zaretta Hammond

Culturally Responsive Teaching & The Brain

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February 28, 2023

Richard V. Reeves

Reason to Worry: The Emerging Identity Crisis of Boys and Men

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March 9, 2023

Mary Helen Immordino-yang

Humanizing Learning: “We Only Think Deeply About Things We Care About.”

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October 12, 2023

DR. Vivienne MING

Unpacking AI & The Future of Human Potential

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”That is where you start to learn dispositions for engaging complexly with ideas…The emotion and the intellect are actually two dimensions of the same process.”

Mary Helen Immordino-Yang

”It’s clear that when you experience these emotions, well-being arises.”

Dan Siegel

“The best way to teach empathy is by exposing our young people to diverse histories.”

Lisa Ling

"it’s not for you to feel like you dont belong in a room. It’s for the room to adjust to you. You need to just be you."

—Mark Bradford


“I don’t think you can overstate or underestimate the impact of a teacher on a child, positive or negative.”

Van Jones

"I can protect you from reality or I can teach you about it, but I cannot do both at the same time."

— Loretta J. Ross


“Education is the foundation for ultimate change in our society.”

— Isabel Wilkerson

“Turn the classroom into a laboratory of change.

Professor Ibram X. Kendi

Engage with the Critical Conversations Speaker Series in a whole new way. Partners earn exclusive access to experts from a range of fields engaged in education-focused, moderated discussions centered around equity and justice.

 

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WHO PARTICIPATES

Any school across the U.S.—public, private, charter, and parochial—can participate in Critical Conversations. Independent schools contribute financially to offset costs, while public and charter schools participate for free, underwritten by corporate support.

Events are produced by New Roads School in Santa Monica, CA.

 

Questions?

Mark Vickers-Willis, Director of Community Engagement at mvickers@newroads.org