“In 25 years of continuing education, I have never been so moved.”

— P.B. Parent & Camp Director

Foundations 1:
Ellen Tadd’s Framework For Wise Education®

Foundations-1: Ellen Tadd's Framework for Wise Education® is the first training in our multi-tiered online program. Over nine weeks, this training provides a comprehensive understanding of the Framework and its applications for you and the young people you serve. You will:

  • Discover a new Framework category and its corresponding chakra center each week

  • Study and apply essential tools, strategies, and attitudes that support well-function in each category

  • Learn to mitigate specific challenges to learning and development (within the settings you serve)

  • Deepen your powers of self and student/child observation

Engaging reading and audiovisual assignments, meaningful partner work, and written reflections will help you fully integrate this impactful methodology. Our weekly Zoom calls bring opportunities to discuss your learning,  practice new skills, and deepen your experience with the fundamentals of the Framework approach.

This course is helpful and applicable to parents, educators, academic administrators, coaches, social workers, child-care providers, etc. Successful completion of Foundations-1 grants you Framework Trainee status. This certification enables you to attend our monthly Salons or enroll in our next level of training: Foundations-2: Applying A Framework for Wise Education.

Completing this training earns 50 professional development hours (5 CEUs). Creative Lives also partners with Antioch University and Southern New Hampshire University (for students in NH, VT, and MA) to offer graduate credits for an additional fee.

Testimonials

  • "Two days after teaching the Tadd Technique [to a boy I work with] he stopped by in the morning to share: ‘Ms. C., I don't think I need to see you today. I’m feeling good, and I know what to do to get my focus back.’ This was a first! These techniques are really helping my students! And they are helping me too, and not just at school.”

    — D. C., Elementary Educator

  • "I am a preschool teacher who has recently completed the Foundations 1 course. I have found it incredibly helpful in my work life as well as my personal life, especially as the parent of a strong-willed one-year-old. The first course gave me a toolkit for regulating emotions, staying positive amidst challenges, and maintaining a calm presence with young children. I am excited to gain further knowledge of Ellen’s Framework and look forward to deepening my practice. "

    —C. G. Preschool Teacher

  • “I have taken many courses and participated in many professional development experiences. This particular training has been perhaps the most fulfilling of them all - teaching me so much about myself while simultaneously enabling me to better support those around me to realize their potential in the classroom and outside of it. Theoretical and practical, this course helped me be more intentional and reflective in my parenting, in my work in education, and in all other aspects of my life.”

    —Katie Mannix, middle school educator

Foundations 1:
Ellen Tadd’s Framework For Wise Education®

  • Foundations-1: Winter 2025

    9-Week Foundations-1 Course:

    Winter Term Registration opens on September 9th, 2024

    Winter Term Dates: Sunday, January 12th —Saturday March 15th 2025

    Weekly Zoom Class: Tuesdays: Jan. 14th — March 11th, 7-8:30 pm (EDT)

    Orientation: Saturday, January 11th, 11 am-noon (EDT)

    Learn how to use our learning portal and learn essential course details. A laptop/desktop login is preferred so you can practice using the features.

    In addition to the weekly group Zoom call, the course includes one individual support session with your instructor to aid in understanding and implementing the Framework.

  • Week Two Overview: Throughout this course,we will explore each chakra center and its relation to child development and education. We start this week with the crown chakra, the center of inspiration.

    Before the Zoom Call

    Read:

    The Wisdom of the Chakras — The Crown Chakra

    A Framework for Wise Education - Inspiration

    Post in Thinkific Forum: Please make a post on these Two Chapters in the discussion forum.

    View:Everyday People

    Zoom Class Tuesday 7-8:30 pm

    After Zoom Class

    Thinkific Discussions Forum: Before the week’s end, reply to at least one fellow learner regarding their thoughts on the reading.

    You also want to post your thoughts on the week’s video and reply to at least one fellow learner’s thoughts.

    Partner Work

    Starting this week, you will work with your partner to discuss your understanding of the week’s chakra and how you see it manifest in your daily life.

    As part of your partner work, you need to record your conversation and submit that recording for feedback and review.

    Reflective Writing

    You will undertake various exercises to engage with the week’s chakra as you observe your experience in intentionally connecting with this center.

    Later, you will compose and submit reflective writing regarding your experience placing greater attention and intention to the center.

    Checklist: To help keep you on track and make sure you complete all the weekly tasks and requirements, please fill out and submit the checklist.

  • Total Cost: $490

    Payment options:

    Two installments: $250*

    Learners are eligible for 45 Professional Development Hours upon completion.

    For an additional $125 - One Unit of Graduate Credit is available through Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU).

    Need-based Tuition Assistance and Employer Purchase Orders are available. Please contactus with any questions about our tuition assistance application.

    * Not included with early bird rate.

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  • Employer Subsidy

    Click the button below to learn more about having your employer subsidize your training.

    Employer Subsidies

Upcoming Course Dates

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  • 9-Week Foundations-1 Course

    Spring Term Registration opens on January 15th, 2025

    Spring Term Dates: Monday, April 7th —Sunday June 8th 2025

    Online learning portal and weekly live Zoom class.

    Weekly Zoom Class: Wednesdays: April 9th — June 4th, 7-8:30 pm (EDT)

    Orientation: Saturday, March 5th, 11 am-noon (EDT)

    Learn how to use our learning portal and learn essential course details. A laptop/desktop login is preferred so you can practice using the features.

  • 9-Week Foundations-1 Course

    Summer Term Registration opens on April 10th, 2025

    Summer Term Dates: Sunday, June 22nd —Sunday August 23rd 2025

    Online learning portal and weekly live Zoom class.

    Weekly Zoom Class: Tuesdays: June 24th — Aug. 19th, 7-8:30 pm (EDT)

    Orientation: Saturday, June 21st, 11 am-noon (EDT)

    Learn how to use our learning portal and learn essential course details. A laptop/desktop login is preferred so you can practice using the features.