At the Center for Resilience & Learning, we are firmly committed to our core values: trust, hope, commitment, growth, and partnership.
These values not only establish a standard for our actions but also guide our relationships with partners. They serve as the foundation, compass, and cultural framework of The Center for Resilience and Learning.
TRUST
Trust and safety are at the core of who we are as a team and the work we do with schools. We firmly
believe that to be effective and bring about positive change, trust and safety must be
prioritized. We strive to create safe spaces where everyone feels a strong sense of trust and belonging.
We embrace and honor all identities and viewpoints, ensuring that every individual has a voice at the table. Relationships and connections that foster belonging are the foundation for creating trauma-
informed spaces. We aim to make that the center of our internal team and the teams we work with through our school and district partnerships.
HOPE
We believe hope is essential in building resilience. We believe that everyone deserves to have hope, and
we use hope as our guiding principle in our daily work with schools. Hope is important because we
believe that all individuals have the potential to contribute positively to the world. Holding onto hope
may feel risky and vulnerable at times; we acknowledge this, and we strive to create safer and more
supportive learning environments for ALL NC students and educators.
COMMITMENT
We are committed to each other and to our partner educators. We know this is hard work and work that
takes time, but we are committed to the long haul. We will be dependable, doing what we say we will do
with our school partners, and we want to be held accountable by each other and our partners.
GROWTH
Our name reflects our commitment to resilience and continual learning. We see ourselves as lifelong
learners, eager to learn from each other, from the educators with whom we work, and from the latest
research on trauma and resilience. We understand that creating trauma-informed spaces is a journey
that involves ongoing learning, collaboration, and resilience. We seek to maintain a growth mindset with
all the work we do by learning from our mistakes and celebrating the strengths of others.
PARTNERSHIP
Our collaboration with schools and districts is a genuine partnership. We do not enter school buildings
believing we have all the answers; instead, we strive to learn and grow in partnership with each unique
school. Our goal is for school teams to actively engage, set goals, and make decisions for their school
communities. We do not claim to be the experts; rather, we believe that educators are the experts of
their own school community. We aim to be thought partners who walk alongside our partner educators.