Conferences & Institutes

Emotionally Responsive Schools Conference

Join us in a warm, collaborative space where we’ll explore how to create classrooms and interactions that truly honor the emotional lives of children. This gathering is about more than just strategies—it’s about deepening our connections with the children we serve, and with ourselves as educators. Together, we’ll reimagine and reinvigorate what it takes to grow and support the wellness and healing of children in their school settings.

Through the lens of ERP, we’ll reflect on how our emotional awareness shapes the environments we create, and how we can use practices like a social-emotional teddy bear curriculum, news of the day, reflective arts activities, and bibliotherapy to nurture a community where every child feels seen, heard, and valued. We invite you to join us on this journey of connection and care—together, we can build the kind of supportive, loving spaces that every child deserves.  

Emotionally Responsive Practice is consistent with SAMHSA’s definition of trauma-informed care.

2024 Conference

“Celebrating 25 Years of Emotionally Responsive Practice: A Time for Pause, Reflection, and Continued Growth”
Friday, December 6 from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET (Online)

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Snapshots from the 2023 Conference

  • Sharing Art at the conference
  • ERP conference participants at table for a group discussion
  • Image of presenters and participants online
  • Educator uses string during an art activity at ERP conference
  • Participants work with beads and teddy bears during an activity
  • Educators using teddy bears at an ERP workshop
  • quilts workshop 2021

Educators using teddy bears at an ERP workshop

Learn more about Emotionally Responsive Practice at Bank Street

The Center for Emotionally Responsive Practice at Bank Street provides tailored professional development. Learn more about their work and how they can support your staff.
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