Certified Heart-Based Educator™

The Empowered Teacher™

 

Certification in Heart Based Educator™

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A transformational journey for teachers, school leaders, counselors, and mentors ready to bring heart, healing, and empowerment into the classroom and beyond.

 

Certified Heart-Based Educator™ is an 8-week certification program designed to equip educators with tools to cultivate emotional intelligence, connection, and purpose-driven learning — while embodying their own self-awareness and leadership.

 

This is more than professional development — it’s a movement to return humanity, creativity, and soul to education.

 

 

 

 The 8 Modules of Heart-Based Social Emotional Learning

 

 

Each module is designed to build on the last — guiding you from personal reflection to classroom leadership and global awareness.

 

 

1. How Do We Teach Self-Love?

 

 

Reconnect with your own inner guidance and identity as an educator. Build a foundation of self-awareness, compassion, and presence.

 

 

2. Be the Medicine

 

 

Learn how to regulate your own nervous system, model resilience, and guide students in grounding, reflection, and peacebuilding.

 

 

3. Identity

 

 

Understand your identity as a heart-based leader. Help students explore who they are, why they matter, and how to honor their uniqueness.

 

 

4. Self in Relation to Community

 

 

Create safe, inclusive, and connected classroom environments. Explore relationship-based learning and trauma-informed practices.

 

 

5. Self in Relation to the World and Universe

 

 

Bring big-picture thinking into the classroom. Help students connect their personal purpose to global citizenship and environmental stewardship.

 

 

6. Classroom as a Social System

 

 

Understand group dynamics, co-regulation, and how to create a living-learning system where every voice is valued. Help close the gap between belonging and isolation. The art of being. 

 

 

7. Safe & Brave Space Guidelines

 

 

Learn the foundational agreements, language, and techniques to hold emotionally safe and courageous learning environments.

 

 

8. Launching the New Paradigm Educator

 

 

Design your heart-based classroom or program. Leave with tools, language, and a plan to lead from the heart in your school and beyond.

 

 Each module includes a digital workbook, live training, and a micro-certification — allowing you to build your credential stack as you go.

 

 

 

 What You’ll Receive:

 

 

• 8 live Zoom sessions (3 hours/week)

• Full access to the Heart-Based SEL curriculum

• Digital workbook + practice activities for each module

• Weekly micro-certification + final certification

• Lifetime access to the Educator Network

• Certificate with ID, badge, and optional listing in our Certified Leader Directory

 

 

 

 

 Who This Is For:

 

 

• Public and private school teachers

• SEL leaders and school counselors

• Educational therapists and learning specialists

• Homeschool educators

• School administrators and district SEL coordinators

• Youth mentors, librarians, coaches, and community educators

 

 

If you’re working with young people, this is for you.

 

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 Flexible options available:

 

• Pay in full and receive a bonus private session with Heidi Little, M.Ed, HBC, SSEL/30 year Heart Based Ed veteran and pioneer. 

• 4 monthly payments of $222 with Klarna

• $144 deposit holds your spot (balance due by Week 2)

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