The Teaching Well

The Teaching Well We empower school systems to more effectively support, retain and leverage their teams.

The Teaching Well is a non-profit that was started by teachers for teachers. We believe that the health and well being of educators makes a critical difference in school culture, teacher retention, and the lives of students. We are committed to cultivating healthy, resilient educators by providing a variety of experiential, somatic-based workshops and in person offerings for educators, school sites and districts.

August means it's —a time to celebrate and support the incredible Black-led organizations building a better tomorrow.As ...
08/20/2025

August means it's —a time to celebrate and support the incredible Black-led organizations building a better tomorrow.

As a Black- and woman-led organization, we’re proud to partner with to amplify this movement.

This month, tag your favorite Black-led nonprofit, share their work, and visit backblackmovement.org to get involved today. 🌍✨

🌟 Help Shape the Conversation at SXSW EDU 2026! 🌟We’re thrilled at the chance for Leroy and Lindsey to bring an essentia...
08/19/2025

🌟 Help Shape the Conversation at SXSW EDU 2026! 🌟

We’re thrilled at the chance for Leroy and Lindsey to bring an essential session to the stage:

“Leading for Keeps: How a District Stopped the Burnout Spiral.”

This session is a deep dive into how systems can truly sustain educators—not just help them survive the year.

In this workshop, you’ll see how Oakland Unified School District’s Network 4 teamed up with The Teaching Well to tackle principal burnout head-on. With 70% of leaders facing burnout in SY23–24, they flipped the script—embedding wellness into every level of the system—and by SY25–26, retained 88% of principals across 16 schools.

Expect a candid look at human-centered leadership, the cost of disengagement, and compelling data proving that workplace wellbeing isn’t a luxury—it’s a necessity for retention and success.

✅ It’s the LAST WEEK TO VOTE to bring this session to life at SXSW EDU 2026!

🗳️ Vote here → https://participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sxsw26/community-voting-edu/page/community-voting/session/1753673933453001icfW

📅 Voting closes soon—let’s make sure Lindsey and Leroy get to share these game-changing insights! Please share widely! ✨

🌿 The Teaching Well invites you to join us for another cohort of our Racial Healing Affinity Groups! 🌿Our affinity group...
08/18/2025

🌿 The Teaching Well invites you to join us for another cohort of our Racial Healing Affinity Groups! 🌿

Our affinity groups welcome 15–50 educators into race-alike spaces where we can breathe together, co-regulate, and find strength in one another as we heal and build resilience in the face of racialized triggers.

We know that trauma can take root in the body — and, with the guidance of trauma experts, we trust that it can also be gently released through intentional, consistent somatic healing practices, and supported by mental health therapy when needed.

✨ What You’ll Experience:

🧑‍🏫 Experienced facilitators skilled in trauma-informed practices
🌀 Healing-centered activities and somatic practices curated with care
🗣 Safe, race-alike space to share perspectives and lived experiences
🌍 An expansive network connecting educators across schools, districts, and the nation

This is more than professional development — it’s a community of care and a path toward personal and collective healing. 💛

📅 Space is limited — let’s heal, grow, and lead together.
📩 Sign up today to join the next cohort: TTWRacialAffinity25-26.eventbrite.com

The Teaching Well has been reflecting on last year’s feedback about what participants gained from our offerings ✨Over th...
08/15/2025

The Teaching Well has been reflecting on last year’s feedback about what participants gained from our offerings ✨

Over the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing highlights from our Professional Development feedback 📚 — and we’re over the moon 🌙 about the impact our work has had.

These words from our clients 💬 remind us why we do what we do ❤️ and inspire us to keep showing up with passion and purpose 🌟 Thank you for taking the time to share your experiences with us 🙏 — it truly means the world 🌍

🌟 Let’s reimagine the future of education—together. 🌟Black women have long been the backbone of our schools, holding up ...
08/14/2025

🌟 Let’s reimagine the future of education—together. 🌟

Black women have long been the backbone of our schools, holding up a system that too often refuses to hold them. Yet in the face of burnout and inequity, they are leading with courage, vision, and care.

At 2026, Lindsey and Wenimo will share a transformative vision in their session:

Radical Retention: Educator Wellbeing Without Compromise 💪📚

A conversation about healing our schools, sustaining our educators, and building systems that truly serve us all.

✅ Your vote can help bring this powerful dialogue to the SXSW EDU stage.

🗳️ Vote here >>> https://participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sxsw26/community-voting-edu/page/community-voting/session/1753479092141001UCT5

📅 Voting ends soon—let’s make space for change, hope, and justice.

08/13/2025

📚💛 Happy New School Year!

Thank you educators for the courage it takes to enter into another beautiful, complex, and rewarding year. You make an impact that lasts far beyond the classroom. 🌟

This week, we’re cheering for all our amazing clients beginning this chapter and those who will begin soon — you inspire us every single day. Your work plants seeds of hope, possibility, and change in every student you meet. 🌱✨

What are your intentions for this school year — both personal and professional?

And what’s one affirmation that will help you make them real?

Drop it below — we’re here to cheer you on! 💬💛

🌟 Help Shape the Conversation at SXSW EDU 2026! 🌟We’re thrilled at the chance for Lindsey and Leroy to bring an essentia...
08/12/2025

🌟 Help Shape the Conversation at SXSW EDU 2026! 🌟

We’re thrilled at the chance for Lindsey and Leroy to bring an essential session to the stage: “Leading for Keeps: How a District Stopped the Burnout Spiral.”

This is a deep dive into how systems can truly sustain educators—not just survive the year. In this workshop, you’ll see how Oakland Unified School District’s Network 4 teamed up with The Teaching Well to tackle principal burnout head-on. With 70% of leaders facing burnout in SY23–24, they flipped the script—embedding wellness into every level of the system—and by SY25–26, retained 88% of principals across 16 schools.

Expect a candid look at human-centered leadership, the high cost of disengagement, and the compelling data proving that workplace wellbeing isn’t a luxury—it’s a necessity for retention and success. ✅

Your vote can bring this session to life at SXSW EDU 2026! Vote here → https://participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sxsw26/community-voting-edu/page/community-voting/session/1753673933453001icfW

📅 Voting closes soon—let’s make sure Lindsey and Leroy get to share these game-changing insights! Please share widely!

🌿✨ Enormous gratitude to our Oregon funders! 🙏Last weekend, our Lead Facilitator Salina Mae led a transformative BIPOC e...
08/11/2025

🌿✨ Enormous gratitude to our Oregon funders! 🙏

Last weekend, our Lead Facilitator Salina Mae led a transformative BIPOC educator wellness retreat in Oregon—bringing educators together in spaces of healing, connection, and racial equity. Her facilitation, deeply rooted in mindfulness-informed and educator-led wellness, equipped participants with valuable tools, insights 💡, and practices for their work in schools and communities.

None of this would have been possible without the generous support of Oregon-based funders like the Oregon Well‑Being Trust, who partner with The Teaching Well to bring mindfulness-informed practices to educational communities across the state. 🌲

We are deeply thankful for their ongoing commitment to uplift BIPOC educators, foster belonging ❤️, and build collective resilience 🌎.

🌟 Have your say in shaping SXSW EDU 2026! 🌟We’re excited about the possibility of Lindsey and Leroy presenting a powerfu...
08/08/2025

🌟 Have your say in shaping SXSW EDU 2026! 🌟

We’re excited about the possibility of Lindsey and Leroy presenting a powerful session: "Leading for Keeps: How A District Stopped the Burnout Spiral"— a critical look at supporting educators with sustainable systems.

In this dynamic session, explore how Oakland Unified School District’s Network 4 and The Teaching Well flipped the script on principal retention across 16 schools by embedding wellness into every layer of the system. Facing a 70% burnout rate in SY23–24, they implemented multi-tiered supports that helped retain 88% of principals by SY25–26. This workshop dives into the power of human-centered leadership, the dangers of disengagement, and the data that proves workplace wellbeing isn’t optional, but a key strategy.

✅ Now it’s time to VOTE to make this happen at SXSW EDU 2026!

Vote here → https://participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sxsw26/community-voting-edu/page/community-voting/session/1753479092141001UCT5

📅 The vote ends soon—let’s make sure Lindsey and Leroy share this important information!

🌟 Help shape the future of education at ! 🌟Black women are holding up a system that refuses to hold them. The educator ...
08/07/2025

🌟 Help shape the future of education at ! 🌟

Black women are holding up a system that refuses to hold them. The educator retention crisis is urgent, and Black women are leading efforts to transform it. In this powerful conversation, Wenimo and Lindsey confront the root causes of burnout and offer bold strategies for school wellbeing in their powerful session:

Radical Retention: Educator Wellbeing Without Compromise 💪📚

✅ Vote now to get it accepted for SXSW EDU 2026!

🗳️ https://participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sxsw26/community-voting-edu/page/community-voting/session/1753479092141001UCT5

📅 Voting ends soon—let’s make it happen!

🎉 Celebrating a Powerful Partnership with Stanford! 🌱We're honored to partner with Stanford University, our largest and ...
08/07/2025

🎉 Celebrating a Powerful Partnership with Stanford! 🌱

We're honored to partner with Stanford University, our largest and most deeply integrated Retention at the Roots client. Together, we’re embedding wellness and sustainability at every level of their teacher credentialing program.

Through our collaboration, The Teaching Well works closely with:

✨ Teacher candidates (students)
🌟 Cooperating Teachers (mentors)
🧭 Clinical Supervisors
🏫 Faculty and the STEP team

By engaging each layer of the system, we support the development of a shared language, aligned mindsets, and sustainable skillsets—laying the foundation for a truly integrated educator wellness journey.

In addition to ongoing training and facilitation, we’re honored to help cultivate a culture where wellbeing and equity are central to the profession.

Here’s to transformative impact, rooted in care, community, and commitment! 🙌💫

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The Teaching Well works in partnership with schools to more effectively support, retain, and leverage the brilliance of their educators. Together, we heal adult culture and create thriving school ecosystems by providing tools for healthy dialogue, emotional regulation, and mindful stress resilience.

We believe that transformation of our public school system relies on the millions of adults who lead within it, and that when these adults are healthy, emotionally regulated, and empowered, all children will thrive.

Our programming model consists of a three-year suite of professional development, alongside regular 1:1 mentoring for administrators and teachers focused on well-being and sustainability. In addition, we offer data-driven feedback on teacher retention and strategic consulting on systemic transformation.