Mobile Learning Workshops

The International District is the home of Seattle’s Chinatown and a cultural and commercial center for the city’s diverse Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. Now protected within a national and local historic district, many of its buildings date from the early 1900s. This workshop includes a walking tour of the neighborhood, lunch, and a Wing Luke Museum visit.

From steam powered businesses and residences in Pioneer Square, to the Sea Wall on Seattle's Waterfront, spend an afternoon learning about water, steam, and energy from experts in the fields.

Walk along the infamous "red line", hallmark of racial inequity and housing segregation. This walk highlights the lingering physical and economic impacts of redlining in the city of Seattle has had on communities of color.

This workshop is a great option for professionals working with low income and communities of color.

Hop aboard a Washington State Ferry from Seattle to Bainbridge Island where we'll join EduCulture for a local farm tour and opportunity to explore landscapes and lessons of exclusion, inclusion, citizenship and community surrounding WWII and the Japanese American internment, through the experiences of a particular island community in the Puget Sound.

Tour the Bullitt Center, a certified “living building” that has met the toughest set of environmental building standards in the world. Tour focuses on the building’s unique integrated design and resource conservation systems, providing participants a view into the future of urban sustainability. Afterward, we'll head down the street to discuss salmon habitat preservation and stormwater at the 'Swale on Yale'.

El Centro de la Raza (The Center for People of All Races) is a voice and a hub for the Latino community and are advocates for social justice. From recapturing Chicano culture, to eliminating racism and strengthening families - we'll take the light rail from downtown to Beacon Hill and step inside a high functioning community center and program powerhouse.

This workshop is a great option for professionals working with low income and communities of color.

Some of the world's wealthiest philanthropists call the greater Seattle area home. You'll get an inside look at locally and nationally funded projects making a difference in the community and explore the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Discovery Center.

This workshop is a great option for professionals working with low income and communities of color and extension administrators.

Learn how collaboration, creative fundraising, and consumer economics each play a role in ensuring low-income families have access to healthy, local food choices. A hands-on design activity and tour of Pike Place Market is included in this workshop.

Explore the history of Chief Seattle and learn about the many vibrant native communities that call the Pacific Northwest home. We'll discuss equity in public space, reconnecting to indigeneity in urban spaces, and reclaiming native housing rights.

This workshop is a great option for professionals working with low income and communities of color.

Join us for a dynamic discussion on youth engagement, featuring local LGBTQ+ youth, a Big Brother/Sister, and area youth development specialists. Only a fraction of youth mentoring programs intentionally provide formal mentoring services to LGBTQ+ youth. Learn how Big Brothers / Sisters matches LGBTQ+ identifying "littles" with industry professionals.