For Educators Bundle
Creating Connection & Supporting Emotional Well-Being in the Classroom
A Collection of Transformative Insights from Neufeld Institute Conference 2022 featuring presentations by Neufeld Institute faculty and facilitators.
This bundle has nearly 14 hours of on-demand recordings with lifetime access, and includes three bonus conference keynotes and End-of-Day Panel Discussions.
Students today face increasing emotional and behavioural challenges, making it harder for them to engage and learn. As educators, we strive to create safe, supportive learning environments—but at times, we may feel uncertain about how to respond, especially when faced with anxiety, defiance, or lack of motivation.
Join us and approach these challenges with deeper insight, confidence, and connection.
The For Educators Bundle from Neufeld Institute Conference 2022 brings together six sessions designed to help you understand and support students in meaningful ways. This thoughtfully curated collection is filled with practical guidance rooted in developmental science and attachment-based practices, equipping you with the tools to foster connection, reduce stress, and create a classroom where students feel safe to learn and grow.
Included Sessions in this bundle
How Minds Bounce Back: The Neuroscience of Resilience
Understanding how the brain processes emotions can unlock new ways to support growth and healing. Eva de Gosztonyi explores the neuroscience behind adaptation, explaining how the brain moves us from anger to sadness and what helps children develop true emotional strength.
Reclaiming Our Students
More children than ever are anxious, aggressive, or emotionally shut down, making learning a challenge. Hannah Beach explores the emotional roots of these behaviors and shares trauma-sensitive strategies from Reclaiming Our Students to create the safety children need to learn, grow, and thrive.
The Alarm Spectrum: Anxiety, Attention Problems and more
Anxiety, phobias, attention issues, and adrenaline-seeking behaviors all stem from the same root emotion—alarm. Deborah MacNamara unpacks the continuum of alarm-based challenges, explaining how common interventions can sometimes worsen them and offering a developmental approach to true healing.
Bouncing Back from Conflict in the Classroom: How to Manage Counterwill with Dignity and Grace
Classroom conflict is unavoidable, but how we handle it shapes the learning environment. Eva de Gosztonyi & Adrienne Wood explore strategies for managing pushback while preserving connection, helping students feel cared for even in moments of tension and resistance.
Bouncing Back as Students
Many students are struggling in the wake of the pandemic, facing anxiety, depression, and disengagement from learning. Elana Strobinsky explores why some students are more affected than others and offers insights into how educators can help them regain motivation, rebuild confidence, and re-engage in the classroom.
Attachment Practices in Education
IDEA Centre Panel Discussion with Tamara Strijack, Eva de Gosztonyi, Sandy Hitchens, Hannah Beach, David McFall, Kairyn Russell Janecke
Attachment is key to learning and growth. Neufeld faculty and facilitators share real-life stories of collecting, bridging, and matchmaking in action—showing how these simple yet powerful practices can help students re-engage and bounce back.
Who Is This For?
🌱 Educators and caregivers who want to support emotional resilience in the students they work with.
🌱 Anyone seeking a developmental and attachment-based approach to navigating emotional health in an educational setting.
Bonus Sessions in this bundle
As a special bonus, you’ll receive convenient access to the anchor keynote from Neufeld Institute Conference 2022, Bouncing Back: From Stress to Strength by Gordon Neufeld, along with two powerful keynotes not available to the public—Back to Nature Where We Belong and Back to Nurturing Through Food.
In addition to the three keynote presentations, your bundle includes exclusive access to the End-of-Day Panel Discussions with Gordon Neufeld, Deborah MacNamara, and Tamara Strijack. These engaging conversations offer deeper insights into each day’s keynote and provide answers to participant questions, making the learning experience even more enriching.
ANCHOR KEYNOTE
Bouncing Back: From Stress to Strength by Gordon Neufeld
Stress is unavoidable—for us and our children. Instead of battling it, we must understand its wisdom: how Nature works to protect us and what it needs from us in return. Dr. Neufeld shares insights from the science of emotion, revealing how stress can be transformed into strength. While focused on children, these principles apply to all ages, offering hope that resilience is within us all.
KEYNOTE
Back to Nature Where We Belong by Tamara Strijack
We once lived in harmony with nature, attuned to its rhythms and cycles. But along the way, we lost our connection. How do we find our way back? Science now confirms what intuitive cultures always knew—the natural world fosters learning, healing, and growth. What stands in our way, and how can we reclaim this connection? Join Tamara Strijack in exploring these questions as we journey back to nature together.
