Building a Trauma-Informed School: What to do When All Your Students Are Traumatized

About this episode

Kathleen Hilchey discusses strategies for creating a trauma-informed school environment.

Please join us for “Building a Trauma-Informed School: What to do When All Your Students Are Traumatized” with Kathleen Hilchey. Kathleen Hilchey spent over 10 years in the classroom and 10 more in camping. She is a conflict specialist and a Qualified Mediator. She also founded a trauma-informed student-directed school called The Village School. Most importantly, she is the mom of 3 beautiful kids. Support the show

People in this episode

Guest: Kathleen Hilchey

Topics covered

• trauma-informed education
• student well-being
• conflict resolution
• school environment
• educational strategies

Keywords

• trauma-informed
• education
• students
• conflict specialist
• The Village School

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