Training

Welcoming Schools is the most comprehensive, bias-based bullying prevention program in the nation to provide LGBTQ+ and gender inclusive professional development training and resources specifically designed for Pre-K - 12 educators and youth-serving professionals. Welcoming Schools uses an intersectional, anti-racist lens dedicated to actionable policies and practices.

Through this short video, hear directly from educators and students how Welcoming Schools has helped their school click here.

Welcoming Schools has certified facilitators across the country ready to work with your school or district to improve school climate with gender and LGBTQ+ inclusive professional development.

Welcoming Schools offers school communities critical training on:

  • Embracing all families
  • Creating LGBTQ+ and gender inclusive schools
  • Preventing bias-based bullying
  • Supporting transgender and non-binary students

Over 133,000 educators in all 50 U.S. States and 12 countries have participated in Welcoming Schools Professional Development to gain critical skills for creating LGBTQ+ and gender inclusive schools. Over the past 4 years, these educators have impacted over 10.5 million students.

If you are interested in scheduling a training or connecting to a Welcoming Schools team member about professional development for your school or district, click here.

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Professional Development Training for Your School: On-Site or Virtual – Gender & LGBTQ+ Inclusive

HRC Foundation’s Welcoming Schools program has certified facilitators across the country ready to work with your school or district to improve school climate with gender and LGBTQ+ inclusive trainings. See…

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Why Welcoming Schools Professional Development

HRC Foundation’s Welcoming Schools is the most comprehensive, bias-based bullying prevention program in the nation to provide LGBTQ and gender inclusive professional development training, lesson plans, booklists and resources specifically…

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Seal of Excellence for a Welcoming School

Welcoming Schools permits us to envision our students as their best selves now and also who they will be 15 years from now, as they are leaders in academics but…