Teachers are burning out and are considering leaving the profession at alarming rates. Research shows effective teachers influence student achievement more than any other factor. A student with an effective teacher over three years makes more academic gains than a student who has an ineffective teacher. We need great teachers to stay in the profession.

Teaching is a highly skilled profession. It also requires heart and soul. Yet teacher professional development and coaching almost exclusively focus on skills and content. At The Teacher Sanctuary, professional and personal development go hand in hand, as teachers reconnect with their whole selves, their identities, and with the soul of teaching.

The Teacher Sanctuary’s approach mimics the deep, creative, and soulful learning that teachers are asked to create for students. The Teacher Sanctuary nourishes body, mind, and spirit through virtual workshop-based retreats that use reading and writing as restorative practices to reconnect educators with their purpose, their why in a supportive, safe, creative community.