• Indigenous People's Month (November 2022)

• New York City Schools (December 2022)

• Mental Health (January 2023)

• Critical Race Theory & Banned Books (February 2023)

• Youth Leadership in NYC (March 2023)

• Supporting English Language Learners (ELLs) (April 2023)

• Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month (May 2023)

• LGBTQ+ Pride Month (June 2023)

• Disability Pride Month (July 2023)

• School-to-Prison Pipeline (August 2023)

Every school year, 826NYC offers a series of Justice & Equity trainings focused on different topics related to social justice and the work we do. Read more about the past trainings we've done below!

• Race Gender & Identity Overview New to conversations about Race, Gender, and Identity? This overview is a great place to start your lifelong learning journey!

• Landscape of NYC Schools Takeaways from a panel discussion with NYC teachers, students, and advocates about the challenges and opportunities for equity within the NYC school system. 

• Fostering a Growth Mindset A growth mindset is essential to fostering a productive and equitable learning environment. Learn more about how to develop and instill a growth mindset in yourself and others.

• Behavior Management, Writing, and Identity Without knowing a student, it is easy to make assumptions. Learn how to identify your own assumptions and support students through the writing process.

• Interrupting Bias in the Moment To ensure that every person in our spaces feel safe and supported, we must learn how to identify and address moments of bias as they arise. Build your toolkit!

• Centering Student Voice We prioritize our students no matter what. Learn more about what it means to center students' voices and choices in programs and beyond. 

• Raise You Up: Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth We aim to create a space that's inclusive and safe for all students to be themselves. We put together a panel of NYC educators and leaders to talk about how they support LGBTQ+ youth in and out of the classroom.

• Embracing Our Brains: Supporting Neurodiverse Youth We want to respect different learning styles and learn how to create an environment that's an accessible, safe, and fun place for everyone to learn! Our panel of leaders, mentors, and educators talk about universal design learning (UDL) and how they support neurodiverse learners in the classroom.

• E is for Equity: Creating Classrooms for Everyone Want to know more about setting learning goals, building curriculum, finding reading materials that give students a positive sense of identity, and creating safe & equitable classroom spaces? This session is our "wide but shallow" overview to give you the learning foundation of leading. Check out the video here!

• NYC Schools Demystified For those of us who work with New York City students in out-of-school time programs and “third spaces”, what they experience every day at school may feel like a bit of a mystery! Learn the ins and outs of the NYC School system from a panel of current/former students, advocates, and educators. Learn how you can better support students in the largest and most diverse school district in the nation.

• What's On the Shelf? The Importance of Trends in Youth Literature Curious what young people are reading? Learn from NYC booksellers, librarians, former educators, and current volunteers on how to engage meaningfully in the topics they encounter and enjoy. Check out the video here! 

• Supporting Reluctant Writers There are 1001 reasons why students might not want to write—let's talk about them! In this training, we reviewed neurodiversity & universal design, and worked through situations where students might be struggling to put pen to paper. 

• Facilitation 826 Style: Strengths-Based Learning Do you ever feel unsure of how to connect with students when facilitating small or large groups? In this training, we go over positive strengths-based facilitation methods aligned with 826 values.