Professional Development

Training that helps your team show up for every family.

BOLD partners with schools, early childhood and daycare providers, and corporations to strengthen family engagement, belonging, and team culture — rooted in real community practice.

Who it's for

Designed with your team in mind.

K–12 Schools & Districts

For teachers, leaders, and family engagement teams who want to build authentic partnerships with the families they serve.

Stronger trust with multilingual & multicultural families
Practical tools for culturally responsive classrooms
Family events staff actually feel ready to lead

Early Childhood & Daycare Providers

For center directors, lead teachers, and home-based providers shaping a child's earliest sense of belonging.

Welcoming environments for every home language
Confident, caregiver-friendly communication
Higher family satisfaction & enrollment retention

Corporations & Employers

For HR, DEI, and people leaders investing in belonging, retention, and stronger cross-cultural teams.

Team building rooted in story & culture
Inclusive practices that improve staff retention
A workplace where employees show up as their full selves

What we offer

Two flagship tracks — customized to your team.

Each track can be delivered as a keynote, workshop, multi-session series, or on-site residency.

Family & Community Engagement

Move beyond one-off family nights. Build the everyday habits and structures that turn families into real partners in a child's learning and belonging.

Designing family experiences families actually attend
Two-way communication with multilingual families
Co-creating with parents, caregivers, and culture keepers
Measuring engagement in ways that respect community voice

Culturally Responsive Practice

Equip your team to serve multilingual, multicultural communities with skill and care — not assumptions.

Identity, language, and belonging in early years and K–12
Working across home languages without losing connection
Honoring heritage in curriculum, programming, and team culture
Practical responses to common cultural misunderstandings

Formats & logistics

Built around your calendar and team size.

60-min keynote

Set a shared frame for an all-staff day or family conference.

Half-day workshop

Hands-on practice your team applies the same week.

Multi-session series

Build capacity over a semester or training cycle.

On-site residency

Embed with your team for sustained, custom change.

Delivered virtually or on-site. Pricing is scoped per engagement based on format, audience size, and travel.

Why BOLD

Grounded in real community practice — not a slide deck.

BOLD is a community-rooted initiative under Cubs Learning Hub. Our PD draws directly from the families, artists, and educators we work with every month — so your team learns approaches that actually hold up in a real classroom, center, or workplace.

More about BOLD

Bring BOLD to your team

Tell us about your organization.

Share a few details and we'll follow up to scope a session that fits your team, calendar, and goals.