Read to Learn &
Learn to Change
Transforming Learning & Building Flourishing Communities for All!
What, Why, & How
What We Do
At Chapters4Change, we we are committed to the continuous improvement of all aspects of the learning process to enhance social justice learning and leadership outcomes. We do this through the creation and review of our transformative learning experiences designed to help individuals reflect, grow, and take action toward building supportive and connected communities where everyone belongs, thrives, and contributes to positive social change. Our learning opportunities, many of which are digitally-oriented, leverage technology to enhance teaching and learning whether online, blended, or in-person.
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Why It Matters
Our work connects and empowers individuals to critically examine their beliefs and behaviours, shifting perspectives to lead meaningful, transformative change in their communities. We believe this process of building strong communities and preparing individuals to partake in transformative learning and leadership is key to advancing social justice and fostering inclusive, thriving societies.
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How We Do It
We offer a range of dynamic and digitally-oriented learning opportunities, including our unique Learning Circles that draw on literature, film, music, art, and other creative mediums. These experiences cultivate community, self-awareness, open-mindedness, and the skills to engage thoughtfully and respectfully with others who hold diverse knowledges, perspectives, and worldviews. We also provide a variety of book recommendations with learning resources, interactive workshops, community programming, and guest speaker events, all designed to inspire and equip individuals to co-create flourishing communities.
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Together, we are fostering the conditions for a brighter, more just future—one where everyone has the opportunity to flourish.
Re-Storying Education Learning Journey
We are calling all educators to partake on a transformative journey of learning and re-storying our education systems using author, speaker, educator, and faculty at UBC Teacher Education Carolyn Roberts' invaluable book entitled Re-Storying Education: Decolonizing Your Practice Using a Critical Lens.
Roberts defines Re-Storying Education is a process of dismantling old narratives taught in education and rebuilding new narratives that include all the voices that have created this place known as Canada today. The process of re-storying education allows for an active and collaborative reshaping of education to build strong relationships for collective educator action to include historically silenced voices in the classroom.
We encourage you to create your own learning circle and join us on this journey of learning, disrupting, and re-storying by:
1) grabbing a copy of the book.
2) partaking in daily/weekly reading and reflective journaling.
3) gathering weekly with your learning circle to partake in deep and meaningful dialogue, sharing, and reflection.
4) creating commitments to actions and acting moving forward.
Roberts asserts:
"Inaction is an action. If an educator choose to do nothing... they are perpetuating harm and racism in the educational space” (p. 64).
Let's act to disrupt the inequitable and harmful parts of the system to re-story a new possibility for education where everyone can flousish!
"My experience with the Literature Circle was one of joy and learning! Full of community and love; we learned and connected together in a common goal of making schools more equitable.
Thank you so much for holding this experience and I know we will all continue the work!"
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~Shared by one of our literature circle participants
Book Recommendations with Educational Resources
