Belonging Is Not an Accident (Part III): Choice, Scale, and the Obligation to Design

Belonging Is Not an Accident (Part III): Choice, Scale, and the Obligation to Design

April 22, 2026 · 8 min · Season 4 · Episode 17

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Corey Alderdice discusses the importance of designing for belonging in educational environments and the challenges of scaling such models.

Belonging cannot be a boutique advantage. If mentorship, purpose, depth, and engagement truly predict long-term success, then designing for belonging isn’t a marketing strategy — it’s a moral obligation. Corey Alderdice, a national voice in talent and transformation, explores the tension between schools of choice and traditional community schools, asking whether belonging-rich environments are easier to build in smaller, mission-driven models — and what it would take to scale them more broadl...

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