The school year is now in full swing, but for 33 educators in Southern California and Maine, school was in session this summer…and they were the students. These were the pilot participants in SPIRITWORKS, a transformative approach to professional development…
With two highly memorable pilot residencies now completed in San Francisco, our first year in Northern California has been an unqualified success. And our footprint is already growing in the region. SPIRIT SERIES plans to serve 500 students in six…
After 18 years, SPIRIT SERIES is now on the threshold of making its primary mission a reality: to advance a new transformational paradigm in K-12 education. This summer we will launch a major initiative — the SPIRITWORKS Teacher Certification Program…
November 27, 2017 Dear Supporters and Friends, With the events of this past year, many have concluded that our nation is hopelessly divided. We at SPIRIT SERIES have a different perspective, on the frontlines of a generation grappling with what…
In recognition of our unique and growing work with Maine schools, reporter Bob Keyes of the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram came to our residency in Lebanon, Maine, to observe and experience. In two visits – one in Week Two…
Dear Friends and Supporters, As in years past, we at SPIRIT SERIES have a great deal to be grateful for in this holiday season. The program updates included in our end-of-year newsletter — www.spiritseries.org/update — chronicle some of the progress we…
We are proud to announce that in early December SPIRIT SERIES was awarded a prestigious $100,000 Access Challenge grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Endowment — an independent federal agency created in 1965 to encourage and support…
Two years in the making, the new SPIRIT SERIES Quantitative Assessment was launched this fall. We are excited to share our preliminary findings here. Teachers, representing the initial 28 classrooms and 880 students who have completed the program thus far…
A-list Hollywood producer, and longtime friend of our program, Bill Fay will host his ninth annual charity poker tournament to benefit SPIRIT SERIES this coming February 23rd. So, card-sharps and novices alike, save the date! “Read ‘em and weep” with…
In this season of gratitude, we at SPIRIT SERIES have a great deal to be thankful for. As demonstrated by the program updates included in this end-of-year newsletter, we are experiencing the most successful period in our organization’s 15-year history.…
