
PAHARA INSTITUTE
2025 EVENTS
Mark your calendars for Pahara's 2025 post-Fellowship offerings designed to foster growth, wellness, and collaborative action.
Please note: Event schedule is subject to change. Post-Fellowship offerings are available to all
Fellows who have completed their Fellowship program by the event start date.
Have questions about an event? Please contact network@pahara.org.

MULTIPLE DATES AVAILABLE
LEADERSHIP TEAM
SEMINAR PROGRAM
Leadership Team Seminars are designed to catalyze change in public education. Building on Pahara’s proven ability to sustain and transform Fellows in the education sector, the Leadership Team Seminar Program takes teams through a Pahara Seminar experience during which they explore the team as the unit of change by supporting organizations in their exploration of sustainability, identity, and legacy.
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: CLOSED

FEBRUARY 23 - 26, 2025
HOLDING SPACE FOR TRANSFORMATION
Holding Space for Transformation has been designed for the Pahara community as a way to receive coaching on the skill and art of moderating for use in your organization, and to build community with other Pahara Fellows. Participants will prepare for and receive feedback on their moderation of a text-based discussion, and participate in discussions while others moderate.
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: CLOSED

FEBRUARY 24 - 26, 2025
REST & REFLECTION RETREAT
Rest & Reflection Retreats are self-guided events that are ideal for Fellows seeking an experience focused on restoration, reflection, and spaciousness. There are set meal times and optional programming to allow Fellows time to utilize Lone Rock campus for their individual needs.
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: CLOSED

MARCH 24 - 26, 2025
WOMEN OF COLOR
CEOs RETREAT
The Women of Color CEOs Retreat provides an opportunity for women of the global majority holding the most senior seat in an organization (CEOs, EDs, founders, superintendents, or presidents) to gather for collective learning, community building, and restoration. It is born from a named need within our community for women of color holding bottom-line decision making to have a space to stand in community; to share leadership lessons and experiences; and to learn from one another in support of personal and professional wholeness and transformation.
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: CLOSED

JULY 7 - 11, 2025
REST & REFLECTION RETREAT
Rest & Reflection Retreats are self-guided events that are ideal for Fellows seeking an experience focused on restoration, reflection, and spaciousness. There are set meal times and optional programming to allow Fellows time to utilize Lone Rock campus for their individual needs.
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: CLOSED

FEBRUARY 10 - 14, 2025
RACE, REFLECTION, AND PRACTICE TOWARDS ACTION
(IN-PERSON KICK OFF)
First launched in 2021, Race, Reflection, and Practice Towards Action is an innovative program that focuses on racial justice and combating anti-Blackness in the education sector. We approach this work through exploration of self, community, and the world; small group case study collaboration; and learning from somatics and ecology.
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The program features a mix of in-person retreats and virtual sessions. Virtual sessions will take place: Feb 28th, ​Mar 21st, April 25th, May 30th, June 27th, July 25th, Aug 22nd, and Sep 19th.
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: CLOSED

MULTIPLE DATES (SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER)
REGIONAL EVENTS
Pahara Regional Events are an opportunity for Fellows across cohorts to gather for networking and community building, and to receive a strategy update from Pahara senior staff. There will be 5 gatherings held across the country between September and October 2025 (exact dates and locations to be shared soon).
Interested in hosting a gathering in your area in 2025? Let us know at network@pahara.org.
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: TBD 2025

OCTOBER 13 - 17, 2025
RACE, REFLECTION, AND PRACTICE TOWARDS ACTION
(IN-PERSON CLOSE OUT)
First launched in 2021, Race, Reflection, and Practice Towards Action is an innovative program that focuses on racial justice and combating anti-Blackness in the education sector. We approach this work through exploration of self, community, and the world; small group case study collaboration; and learning from somatics and ecology.
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The program features a mix of in-person retreats and virtual session. Virtual sessions will take place: Feb 28th, ​March 21st, April 25th, May 30th, June 27th, July 25th, Aug 22nd, and Sep 19th.
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: CLOSED

SEPTEMBER 7 - 10, 2025
HOLDING SPACE FOR TRANSFORMATION
Holding Space for Transformation has been designed for the Pahara community as a way to receive coaching on the skill and art of moderating for use in your organization, and to build community with other Pahara Fellows. Participants will prepare for and receive feedback on their moderation of a text-based discussion, and participate in discussions while others moderate.
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: CLOSED

MULTIPLE DATES
VITALITY PILOT PROGRAM
(VIRTUAL SESSIONS)
Designed in partnership with medical experts, including Dr. Rachel Carlton Abrams, this Vitality Pilot program is a first-of-its-kind, 9-month experience that will guide Pahara Fellows through a deep exploration of their physical health in pursuit of meaningful solutions that support their vitality. Participants will gain clarity and confidence in navigating their unique health journeys, all alongside a nurturing community of peers.
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Virtual sessions will take place: Jan 9th, Feb 20th, Mar 13th, May 8th, June 5th, and July 10th.
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: CLOSED

APRIL 4 - 6, 2025
VITALITY PILOT PROGRAM
(IN-PERSON RETREAT)
Designed in partnership with medical experts, including Dr. Rachel Carlton Abrams, this Vitality Pilot program is a first-of-its-kind, 9-month experience that will guide Pahara Fellows through a deep exploration of their physical health in pursuit of meaningful solutions that support their vitality. Over the course of the program, participants will gain clarity and confidence in navigating their unique health journeys, all alongside a nurturing community of peers.
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: CLOSED

AUGUST 29 - 31, 2025
VITALITY PILOT PROGRAM
(IN-PERSON RETREAT)
Designed in partnership with medical experts, including Dr. Rachel Carlton Abrams, this Vitality Pilot program is a first-of-its-kind, 9-month experience that will guide Pahara Fellows through a deep exploration of their physical health in pursuit of meaningful solutions that support their vitality. Over the course of the program, participants will gain clarity and confidence in navigating their unique health journeys, all alongside a nurturing community of peers.
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: CLOSED
