We’re developing the skills of engaging with multiple perspectives.
How can we create school communities that are open to diverse perspectives? How can we ensure faculty can navigate difficult conversations fairly and effectively? How can schools provide students with meaningful opportunities to communicate, deliberate, and actively listen to each other?
Close Up’s Civil Discourse Lab for Educators introduces attendees to a clear framework for civil discourse, grounded in 50+ years of convening students and teachers to discuss the issues that shape our democracy. You’ll experience the framework by practicing its essential skills: listening to understand, asking thoughtful questions, considering diverse perspectives, and engaging in respectful disagreement. We’ll show you how to apply the framework across every part of a school community—from classrooms and advisory to faculty meetings, student leadership, and athletics—so civil discourse becomes a shared culture rather than an isolated lesson.
Join us to gain tangible, implementable, and practical strategies, and return home to campus ready to build a cohesive culture of civil discourse.
