When educators are genuinely supported, every student can thrive.
We work alongside educators — responsive to the specific culture and context of each school — building the conditions where every student belongs and learns.
Every school wants every student to succeed. That goal lives in the everyday work of educators — in how they respond to students who are struggling, navigate conflict and difference, and create classrooms where everyone can participate and learn.
Humanity in Practice works alongside PreK–12 educators, school leaders, and school boards to strengthen that everyday work. Our programs build confidence, invite curiosity, and create conditions in which educators start seeing — and solving — challenges they may not have had the tools or confidence to address before. The strategies that emerge come from the educators themselves, grounded in their own practice and their students’ realities.
The change that follows is real.
What the evidence shows:
In a three-year impact study of our schools work, 57 educators, leaders, parents, and students across a single district responded to a survey — all comments volunteered, not prompted.
55 out of 57 said our work supported them in creating more welcoming learning environments.
53 out of 57 reported feeling significantly more confident navigating complex challenges of belonging and inclusion.
52 out of 57 said they contributed more effectively to a school culture where anyone can thrive.
All participation was entirely voluntary. Every written comment was offered without being asked.
What sets our approach apart
We work with the adults who shape the system.
Durable change in schools lives with the educators, leaders, and staff who are there every day. We work alongside the adults in your system — building their confidence, supporting their curiosity, and helping them see and solve challenges they may not have felt equipped to address before.
We create conditions, not compliance.
Rather than delivering pre-packaged curriculum, we work with educators to develop locally responsive strategies — built from their own practice, their students’ realities, and their school’s culture and history. Educators don’t implement our ideas. They develop their own, with our support. And because all participation is voluntary, the change that follows is genuine.
We work within your requirements.
Our programs are designed to align with state and federal professional learning priorities, including Title II and Title IV. We know what schools are accountable for — and we build with that in mind.
Our Programs and Services
Nine-Week Collaborative Course
Our highest-impact offering — proven, voluntary, and available nationwide.
Over nine weeks, a cohort of 8–12 educators works together to investigate challenges in their own classrooms and schools, develop educator-led initiatives, and test new approaches in real settings. Structured peer dialogue and reflection are built in throughout. Participation is entirely voluntary — and over five years and 40 participants, that voluntary engagement has produced the most significant behavior change and the most new educator-led initiatives of any program we offer. The course can be delivered with one or two site visits plus remote sessions, making it accessible to schools and districts beyond Vermont.
Cohort size: 8–12 educators | 9 weeks. CEU credits available in Vermont; independent pathways in development for other geographies. Cost: $5,400–$6,800 per cohort
School-Year Residency
The deepest engagement — for schools ready to make sustained change.
A Humanity in Practice Learning Partner is embedded in your school or district for approximately 20 hours per week over 30 weeks. Together with educators and leaders, we investigate challenges, develop and test new approaches, and strengthen teaching and learning over time. The residency integrates collaborative inquiry, curriculum development, professional learning, and ongoing thought partnership into a sustained, coherent process.
30 weeks | ~20 hours/week. Integrates all programs and services. Typical investment: $46,000–$49,000 depending on scope.
Short-Term Educator Residency
A focused collaborative process for a specific challenge.
Over two to three weeks, educators and a Humanity in Practice Learning Partner work together to investigate a specific school-based challenge, co-design educator-led strategies, pilot approaches in practice, and reflect on what they’re learning. Residencies build local capacity for innovation that outlasts the engagement itself.
2–3 weeks (~30–45 hours of engagement). Cost: $3,200–$4,800 depending on length and scope.
Responsive Resources and Thought Partnership
A collaborative partner when you need one.
Flexible strategic support for school and district leaders navigating challenges, designing programs, or thinking through innovation efforts. Available for strategic reflection and planning, facilitated dialogue among leadership teams, support for educator-led initiatives, and responsive consultation as new situations emerge.
Stand-alone consultations: $90/hour. On-call: $1,000/month (up to 25 hours). Annual on-call fee negotiable.
Special Projects
Collaborative initiatives tailored to your school or district.
Some of the most important work doesn’t fit neatly into a standard program. We work with schools and districts on curriculum and program design, strategic planning, collaborative research or inquiry, and development of educator learning programs. Each project is built around your specific goals, culture, and timeline.
Typical range: $2,500–$10,000 depending on scope and timeline.
Board Introduction to Humanizing Change
For school boards ready to lead with a shared framework.
School boards set the conditions for everything that happens in a district. This introductory session brings board members together to explore what humanizing change means at the governance level — what it asks of leadership, what it makes possible for students and staff, and how a board can use its position to build rather than mandate the conditions for durable change.
Format: half-day session, in-person or virtual. Tailored to your board’s specific context and priorities.
VERMONT’S FUNDING AND STANDARDS ALIGNMENT
Programs are designed to support schools working toward Vermont’s Education Quality Standards (EQS) and may be supported through federal professional learning funds administered through the Vermont Agency of Education, including Title II (Supporting Effective Instruction) and Title IV (Student Support and Academic Enrichment).
We’re glad to help you think through funding options for your district.
What to expect when working with us
We don’t show up with answers. We show up with experience, curiosity, and a deep respect for what educators already know about their students and communities.
Every engagement is built around your school’s specific culture, history, and challenges. We work at whatever pace makes sense, stay responsive to what emerges, and measure success not in hours delivered but in what educators can do — and what students experience — when we’re done.
Our work is grounded in six years of embedded collaboration with educators and school leaders. We bring that depth to every new partnership.