“Education” comes from the Latin root to educe, to bring forth.
As consultants, we begin with the particular history and priorities of our clients. Our aim, though, is always the same: to bring forth ideas that improve opportunities and possibilities for all students, providing teachers and other adults the supports they need to transform ideas into action.
Our keynotes and presentation, our workshops and multi-day institutes, our materials and programs are viewed as engaging and transformative. One of our favorite post-presentation reviews reads:
Cathy Berger Kaye is, in a word, DYNAMIC. Her presentation style is vibrant and engaging, her knowledge extensive. She can easily move from talking about opportunities for community involvement for K-12 students to suggesting how to infuse high quality service-learning into college and university curriculums. As a conference presenter, she is the morning get-the-crowd-going and the late afternoon picker-upper. She simply wows her audience. – Linda S. Hargreaves, Program Coordinator, Undergraduate Studies, University of Central Florida
Whether in-person or virtual, the best consulting, we have learned, includes two ingredients. The first is a partnership based on mutual respect and a collaborative spirit. The second views schools and organizations as ecosystems—interconnected networks that grow, contract, and evolve in response to changing needs and aspirations.
Our partnerships typically begin with a request to introduce or strengthen a service learning program, the area for which CBK Associates may be best known. Invariably, this focus broadens and deepens. It may expand to include nourishing leadership skills among students or supporting strategic planning by the administrative team. It may stretch to encompass social and emotional learning and a heightened emphasis on justice, inclusion, diversity, and equity across the school community.
Working with Dadefumi was a gift! His sessions were powerful and supportive to our needs. He guided us to dig deep and inquire into key concepts related to Diversity Equity, Inclusions and Justice on both a personal and professional level. Our team was able to access a higher level of connection with each other, as well as DEIJ. All of us at Orenda Learning highly recommend undertaking this transformative consulting work with Dadefumi. Thank you CBK Associates. – Alice Whitehead, Education Consultant and Managing Director, Orenda Learning
We work directly with students, schools and school districts, city-wide programs, international schools, and organizations. Coaching and mentoring are integral to our work.
