a FABULOUS start in brooklyn

In Spring 2025, we launched our first full cohort of Teach Fabulous in Community School District 13. Across eight powerful sessions, 24 educators came together to build confidence, confront bias, and reimagine what inclusive education can look like.

We are now accepting applications for this fall!!

D13 TEACHERS - CLICK HERE TO APPLY

  • TF! worked with 24 educators across eight professional learning sessions, cultivating a network of teachers committed to inclusive pedagogy.

    The program directly addressed pressing challenges in NYC schools: educator burnout, student mental health, and the lack of affirming environments for LGBTQ+ educators and youth.

    Participants reported a 31-point average increase in confidence and fluency across key indicators—from interrupting bias to implementing inclusive practices. Notably, 94% of educators said they felt more confident interrupting student bias, and 96% reported increased use of inclusive classroom tools.

    Topics covered:

    • Teaching affirming practices, identity, and joy across grade levels

    • Brave space agreements & bias interruption

    • Frameworks and teaching tools (e.g. Courageous Conversations Compass, Framework for Liberatory Consciousness, Upstander Actions, etc.)

    • LGBTQ+ History as a tool for trauma-informed practice and empowering educator impact

    • Real-time harm repair strategies (role plays, affirming language)

    • 🌈 95% of participants report increased confidence in supporting LGBTQ+ students

    • ✨ 93% felt the sessions encouraged meaningful reflection on their teaching

    • 🦄 94% felt more confident in creating space for student identity expression

    • 🎓 94% rated our facilitators as “excellent” or “very good”

  • “Community is everything. Sometimes we have to visit other communities to learn what we don’t know. This space is what I need.”

    “As teachers, we are both the keepers of the status quo and the creators of liberatory spaces.”“Having the opportunity to discuss my current Kindergarten trans student in a small group setting was informative and insightful!”

    “Teach Fabulous! is the most informative, engaging, safe, and community-building PD I’ve ever been in.”

    “This PD gave me the language to speak truth and the tools to act.”

    “I didn’t know LGBTQ+ history went back so far. The patterns were a revelation. We can do this!”

    “Liberation must be iterative. This work can’t be one-and-done.”

    “Unlearning might be more challenging than learning—but it’s necessary and we are doing it together!”


    “It creates a sense of community throughout our district — like you have more people in your corner.”