Utilizing democratic and popular education in programs, events, and resources

TESA can help you utilize democratic education and/or social justice principles in workshops, curricula, programs, games, online tools, and more.

Popular, democratic, and participatory education are forms of education where the teachers, educators, and facilitators are valued on an equal level with the students, learners, and participants. It is a collaborative process of learning and teaching that is engaging, interactive, and directly relevant to the interests and needs of the learners. These forms of education are based on social justice principles that seek to help learners understand how they can use information and skills to change their lives, communities, and world. There are a host of techniques and methods that can be used in democratic/participatory education, including: problem-posing; dialogue-based; head, hand, and heart; mantle of the expert; creative drama; and much more. It is TESA’s philosophy that knowledge is what allows us to understand our world and how it works. However, in order to be able to create change, people must comprehend the relationship between the knowledge they hold and their own lives as well as communities. In addition, they must also realize how their knowledge and skills can be implemented to actually affect the world.

TESA can work with you to integrate popular education, democratic education, and/or participatory education into the following – or even work with you to build them from the ground up:

  • Programs (educational, activist/organzing, and other )
  • Events
  • Conferences
  • Workshops
  • Learning opportunities
  • Curricula
  • Games
  • Online and digital tools
  • And more

Sliding Scale Payment:

All of TESA’s services are provided on a sliding scale, meaning that you pay however much you can afford: TESA prices all of our services at affordable hourly rates that we scale in accordance to an individual’s or organization’s capacity. If possible, we do not want to turn down working with any dedicated person or group because of financial issues, so TESA will communicate with you and attempt to price our services at an amount that works for your situation. You can request TESA’s services by e-mailing us or using the form bellow.

Request TESA’s Services:

You can request TESA’s services by emailing us at “brian AT toolboxfored DOT org” or by filling out the request form below.

When communicating with TESA, please tell us: 1) who you are (and, if applicable, what organization you are affiliated with); as well as 2) what service you would like to request from TESA. We will generally respond to you within 24 hours on weekdays. (If your request requires urgent attention, please say so in your subject line).

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Testimonials

Read testimonial’s from TESA’s previous and present clients here.

“TESA’s work made our training engaging, meaningful, and aligned with our democratic principles. We simply couldn’t have done it without their committed, thorough, and inspired participation.” – The Cooperative Development Institute