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Bring innovative, culturally responsive programs to your school. Discover how we can meet your school’s unique needs. We can create a custom action plan for your school. We offer teacher development training and after-school programs for your students.

Professional Development Training Services

Educator Coaching

Individual and Group Coaching Available
New Strategies to Reimagine School Culture

shift from traditional direct instruction to a student-centered approach

Our leadership series creates opportunities for transformation and innovation, starting with individuals and culminating in impactful policy changes. We guide educators through the shift from traditional direct instruction to a student-centered approach, where students take ownership of their learning and actively engage in the work. Teachers transition from lecturers to coaches, supporting students as they grow. Meaningful change requires a shift in mind, body, and heart, and our coaching journey fosters that change. We ask the hard questions, build a culture of safety and empowerment, and invite everyone to the table to envision what education can become in their shared community.
More details:
* Cultivating Hope, Inc. develops a custom action plan tailored to the unique needs of each school. Costs and results may vary based on the specific services provided and the individual goals of each program.

See How We Work

Watch us during this unbiased classroom observation. This long video is a great representation of how we assess classroom instruction and coach a teacher.
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Algebra Readiness

After-School Services

Algebra Readiness Master Student – Math Football League (ARMS – MFL)

build confidence, character, and math proficiency

Our research-based instructional strategy strengthens students’ capacity for math proficiency while building confidence and character through seven core principles:
  • We build community.
  • We compete.
  • We empower students to teach one another.
  • We share responsibility.
  • We reflect deeply on our work.
  • We play.
  • We create solutions.
More details:
* Cultivating Hope, Inc. develops a custom action plan tailored to the unique needs of each school. Costs and results may vary based on the specific services provided and the individual goals of each program.

See our Algebra-Readiness in Action

Watch us during this Algebra Readiness Master Student – Math Football League (ARMS – MFL) after-school session. This quick video is a great representation of the math games we create to motivate student engagement.
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Literature

After-School Services

Lit Lit Circles

emphasizes student choice, active roles, and circle practice

We implement Literature Circles as a collaborative, student-centered instructional strategy that emphasizes student choice, active roles, and circle practice. Students select a piece of literature together and learn about each of the four roles in Literature Circles: Discussion Director, Literary Luminary, Vocabulary Enricher, and Final Checker. Once they grasp the process, students independently engage in it to enhance their comprehension. They often choose culturally inclusive articles, poetry, or other writings.
More details:
* Cultivating Hope, Inc. develops a custom action plan tailored to the unique needs of each school. Costs and results may vary based on the specific services provided and the individual goals of each program.
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First cohort is in progress

at an after-school program in Compton. 15 students from K-6 are part of this initial program.

Social Emotional Learning

After-School Services

Community Circles
6th – 12th Grades Only

community building workshop for young adults

The Community Circle is an ancient cultural practice of Indigenous people of many lands and has been gifted to non-Indigenous peoples. Circle is used to ensure all people in a community have an equal and honored voice. It is also meant to help each person speak from the heart and speak truth. Community Circle is a sacred space that honors every participant. A talking piece is used to assign voice to each individual. When you have the talking piece, you are free to speak. If you do not have the talking piece, you are free to listen, observe and respond with silence or encouragement. Oftentimes, many emotions are shared in Circle; therefore it is important to go slow and listen beyond what you are hearing. The Community Circle can be a place of healing, reconciliation, group therapy, ideation, creation and inclusion of all peoples.
More details:
* Cultivating Hope, Inc. develops a custom action plan tailored to the unique needs of each school. Costs and results may vary based on the specific services provided and the individual goals of each program.

See our Community Circle in Action

Watch us during this Community Circle after-school session. This quick video is a great representation of the safe environment we create to allow students address the lies about who they have been told they are.
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Vocational Training

After-School Services

9th – 12th Grades Only

equip youth for a skilled workforce and livable wage careers

In partnership with the J.T. Mitchell Pre-Apprenticeship Academy, we prepare high school students for sustainable careers in the mechanical trades and utility sector, bridging the gap between education and employment.

We equip youth for a skilled workforce and livable wage careers, with average annual salaries starting around $50K, depending on the position. After they complete our academic program (available in both virtual and in-person formats), mock interviews, practice exams, and comprehensive site testing, we recommend students who meet general employer requirements for jobs in Southern California.
More details:
* Cultivating Hope, Inc. develops a custom action plan tailored to the unique needs of each school. Costs and results may vary based on the specific services provided and the individual goals of each program.

73%

graduates secured career positions with organizations after graduation

$68K

average annual starting wages

$20K

awared in scholarships

See our Vocational Training Students in Action

Watch as the J.T. Mitchell Pre-Apprenticeship Academy. and students turn a vacant lot into a thriving community garden.
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