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To read the blog post, please click here, Diego Valley East Charter School Celebrates their TREC Organizational Accreditation | Trauma-Resilient Educational Communities (TREC) . Over a decade ago, we saw the birth of Trauma-Resilient Educational Communities (TREC) at Diego Valley East Charter School (DVE) in El Cajon, CA. On Wednesday, May 29, 2024 DVE staff and students celebrated their TREC Accreditation as a Trauma-Resilient Organization! The celebration was not only a recognition of the...

Congratulations to Principal Victor Contreras and Principal Mary Reagan for your team’s dedication and heart-centered work in becoming TREC Accredited Trauma-Resilient Organization. Over seventy-five colleagues celebrated on January 29, 2024, at Lifelong Learning Administration Corporation. Food was provided by BJ’s Catering, and some of the TREC Team, Craig Beswick, Vice-President School Development Division, TREC Director, Staci Roth, and Dana Brown, PACEs Science Statewide Facilitator...

Ever heard about Trauma Informed Schools Kenya? Well, we have been around, almost 3 years now and counting. How has the been the progress? Almost 3 years ago I, the Founder/Director of Trauma Informed Schools Kenya featured on PACEs Champions Corner. Interviewed by Silvia Paul. https://www.pacesconnection.com/blog/paces-champion-rebeccah-ndung-u-launches-trauma-informed-schools-in-kenya TISK is a non profit making , non governmental organization registered and situated in Nairobi -Kenya.

Drive Impactful Change in Your Work Environment The Trauma-Resilient Professional Certification is designed for educators, social workers, mental health providers, and community leaders who want to develop an understanding on the impact of trauma, build resilience, and foster trusted relationships with those they serve. Please click here Trauma-Resilient Professional Certification | Trauma Resilient Educational Communities (TREC) to learn more. Attached, please find attached a 3-page overview.

Hello My PACESconnection Colleagues! I published the print, ebook, and Kindle versions of my book It's Not About Food, Drugs or Alcohol: It's About Healing Complex PTSD over a year ago. However, getting the audiobook version done has been much more challenging than I anticipated. The great news is I didn't give up, and I got it done (with my voice narrating it), and it's now available on Audible, Amazon Music, and iTunes! The Audible version includes a 70-page PDF with all of the images from...

Former PACEs Connection employees Dana Brown (L) with Vincent Felitti, MD, co-author of the 1998 Adverse Childhood Experiences study, and Carey Sipp (R) in San Diego in January, 2024. The last few months have been quite challenging, but we pushed, persevered, and didn’t give up hope. The “we” is Carey Sipp and Dana Brown. We were long-time staff members of PACEs Connection determined to reinstate the website and the resources and information we provide to communities after the platform went...

To all of you, who, like me, love this website and want to see it and its communities flourish as we work to prevent and heal trauma; build resiliency: please know there is a move afoot by a small group of strategic partners to find a suitable host for PACEs Connection. More will be announced in the coming days. In the meantime, friends, we are figuring out email addresses and other communications logistics and opportunities. PEACE! Carey Sipp, former director of strategic partnerships ...

Photo: Shutterstock To read more of John Russell's article, please click here. A bill signed into law by Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee (D) will require schools in the state to teach LGBTQ+ history. First introduced in January, S.B. 5462 requires school districts to “[incorporate] inclusive curricula and [select] inclusive instructional materials that include the histories, contributions, and perspectives of historically marginalized and underrepresented groups.” That includes “people from...

Sunset Bites, the San Diego Unified School District food truck © Provided by NBC San Diego To read more of Shellye Leggett's article, please click here, San Diego Unified unveils its first-ever student-run food truck, Sunset Bites (msn.com) . During its inaugural year, students from Morse, San Diego, Mira Mesa, Hoover and Garfield high schools who are in multiple career pathways will gain hands-on learning experiences managing the roving culinary business. “That hands-on experience really...

The culmination of thousands of hours from our Trauma-Resilient Educational Communities (TREC) team in developing our TREC Model, we launched TRECeducation.com website on Thursday, January 25, 2024. Craig Beswick, Vice-President, School Development Division, Lifelong Learning Administration Corporation (LLAC) opened up our exciting launch, which was hosted by the beautiful UCSD Park & Market in downtown San Diego. Craig warmly welcomed over 200 attendees to our Awards Ceremony and TREC...

Over seventy-five colleagues celebrated on January 29, 2024, at Lifelong Learning Administration Corporation. Food was provided by BJ’s Catering, and some of the TREC Team, Craig Beswick, Vice-President School Development Division, TREC Director, Staci Roth, and Dana Brown, PACEs Science Statewide Facilitator were in attendance supporting the TREC Accreditation. Craig Beswick excitedly awarded Principal Mary Reagan for Desert Sands, Lake LA and AVLA Palmdale 5th Street. Danyale Wallin...