Gender Inclusive Schools
thought leaders in educational equality for 2SLGBTQIA+ students
Gender Inclusive Schools provides parent and educator training to proactively create safe learning environments for LGBTQ+ young people.
Founder and owner Dave is the proud parent to a transgender daughter, and his families experience with the discrimination she experienced in kindergarten directly informs his vocation of helping school communities create safe learning environments.
During the 2023/2024 school year, Gender Inclusive Schools supported educators in over 75 different school communities across the United States, Canada, the UK, and Australia.
Training
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In person AND online
We specialize in facilitating full-staff professional development sessions on a variety of equity topics, providing small group consultations, collaborating on support for individual students, and school-board policy development.
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Interactive sessions with parents/caregivers focusing on increasing collaboration and communication around educating prek-12th grade students on LGBTQ+ topics. Topics include “LGBTQ+ Family Allyship” and “Understanding Gender Identity Development in Young Children”.
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Grade-level, departmental, and administrative-specific meetings for groups from 1-10 participants. Past consultations have focused on policy development, support for student Gender and Sexuality Alliances, student social transition planning, repairing harm in school communities, and curriculum/lesson planning.
AN ESSENTIAL GUIDE FOR EVERY EDUCATOR
GENDER INCLUSIVE
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Dave Edwards
Dave Edwards, PhD (ABD), MAT, is a queer person and career educator who has served in almost every role in preK-12th grade school communities.
As a parent advocate, Dave (he/him) has been quoted in national publications such as the New York Times, Rolling Stone, NBC News, and Into, and locally in the Pioneer Press.