Our Work

Gender Inclusive Schools provides parent and educator training to proactively create safe learning environments for LGBTQ+ young people. 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. 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. Please fill out our form to schedule an exploratory zoom or phone call.

Faculty/Staff Large Group Workshops. Whole-Staff PD provides an opportunity to increase staff fluency and capacity to discuss LGBTQ+ topics and definition of terms, identify high-impact strategies to address gender-based bias in school communities, and respond to challenging questions about sexual orientation and gender identity in the context of K-12 education. Custom presentations tailored to individual school communities available with a minimum of 2-weeks notice.

Consulting Services. 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. Whether working directly with grade level teams on specific projects, offering perspective on instructional practices through observations, or helping parent affinity groups deliver feedback to school leaders, we love building multi-year partnerships based on mutual respect and student-centered goals! Parent/Caregiver Sessions. 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”.

Parent/Caregiver Sessions. 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”.

Keynotes & Events. Dave Edwards provides engaging and meaningful keynotes and kick-off event speeches to a variety of audiences. Reach out for more details or to schedule a speaking engagement.

Welcoming Schools PD. As a Welcoming Schools National Facilitator, Dave can provide all the Professional Development Modules to groups of all sizes and circumstances. Highly encourage everyone to visit the www.welcomingschools.org homepage for additional resources like lesson plans, booklists, and so much more!

Fee Structure. Gender Inclusive Schools offers flat-rates for our large group sessions, and hourly consulting rates, based on the populations and resources available to the school communities we serve. Contact us for an estimate to work with your teams. There are many circumstances where we waive our speaking fees. Reach out even if you believe cost will be prohibitive.