Learning: For Community

Schools & Neighborhoods

Respect for diversity strengthens communities by expanding the range of perspectives, talents, and ways of relating that make neighborhoods and schools welcoming, safe, resilient, and inclusive.

Burleton Education knows that when transgender and gender-diverse people of all ages feel welcome, the whole community benefits:

Schools become more responsive to all students’ needs
Workplaces gain creativity and problem-solving capacity
Civic spaces become more welcoming, and
Families have clearer, better-informed pathways to support one another

Our learning modules can help you explore how gender-diverse children, teens, and adults contribute in concrete, everyday ways—as students, caregivers, volunteers, artists, entrepreneurs, faith leaders, and public servants—building social ties that reduce isolation and increase mutual aid.

We do this through modular learning in both online and onsite configurations.

Depending on the module you select, learning objectives can address subject matter, including, but not limited to:

Ways in which gender is different from sex?
Understanding the impact of gender expression
The effects of unconscious bias in everyday life
Recognizing and countering anti-trans disinformation
Reducing emotional and psychological trauma
Evidence regarding sports participation
Improving student success
Creating and implementing sustainable and inclusive
education policies and procedures (Title IX, FERPA, etc.)

Learning Module Options

PK-12 Schools

Customizable modules are designed to foster understanding, respect, and inclusion for gender-diverse students, staff, administrators, and school communities across the PK–12 spectrum.

They include age and grade-appropriate content and interactive discussions that build awareness of natural human diversity, challenge stereotypes and anti-trans disinformation, and encourage safe learning environments for all.

Learning outcomes are designed to equip participants with increased awareness, ability to empathize, and strategic takeaways to establish and maintain learning environments where every student feels seen, valued, and respected—regardless of gender identity or expression.

Administration & Staff

Professional engagement provides education teams with the tools and confidence to support gender-diverse students. They offer guidance on inclusive language, classroom practices, policy considerations, Title IX, and the current status of state and federal protections, and strategies for responding to gender-based disinformation, bullying, and exclusion.

Families & Community Partners

Family sessions promote open communication about school policies related to gender diversity, and general education to foster understanding at home and within the wider school community. These learning modules offer practical, evidence-based information, answer common questions, and encourage respectful and supportive dialogue about gender identity and expression.

Community & Non-Profit Organizations

These interactive learning modules encourage and empower community connection by exploring what gender diversity means to cisgender, transgender+, and intersex people; why diversity is necessary for survival, and how we can create spaces where everyone, at every age, feels seen, respected, and included.

Whether your constituency attends out of curiosity, to better support a friend or family member, or to strengthen their role in the community, these modules can help you establish and maintain spaces for open dialogue, learning without judgment, and building empathy.

Depending on the module you select, we’ll cover concepts that include gender identity and expression, break down common myths, misconceptions, and disinformation to offer meaningful ways to be an ally in everyday life.

We’ll work together to help create a more inclusive and understanding community for people of all genders.

Organization Teams

Burleton Education provides practical, community-centered gender diversity education that equips nonprofit and community-organization staff and volunteers with the knowledge and tools to serve transgender and gender-diverse people with competence, confidence, and care.

We translate core concepts—identity, language, privacy, and respectful engagement—into clear, everyday practices for frontline service settings, including intake and forms, program design, youth and family support, volunteer coordination, and responding to conflict or misinformation.

Modular content can be tailored to an organization’s mission and audience, emphasizing real-world scenarios, trauma-informed communication, and policies that reduce risk while strengthening a sense of belonging.

Organization Constituencies

Whether your constituency attends out of curiosity, to better support a friend or family member, or to strengthen their role in the community, the customizable content can help you establish and maintain spaces for open dialogue, learning without judgment, and building empathy.

We’ll cover concepts that include:

gender identity and expression
dispelling common myths, misconceptions, and disinformation, and
offer meaningful ways to be an ally in everyday life

Burleton Education can help to create a more inclusive and understanding community for people of all genders.

for Healthcare Businesses & Providers

These interactive workshops are designed to equip healthcare professionals with the non-medical knowledge, skills, and confidence to provide respectful, affirming, and equitable care to patients of all gender identities and expressions.

Why It Matters:
Gender-diverse individuals—including transgender, non-binary, Two-Spirit, and gender nonconforming people—face significant barriers to accessing safe and inclusive gender affirming healthcare (GAC). From misgendering to systemic (and institutional) discrimination, these barriers lead to poor health outcomes and reduced trust in healthcare systems. Culturally competent care is essential for improving patient experiences and advancing health equity.

Depending on the Module Selected, Learning Goals Include:

Expose governmental and special-interest group disinformation about gender affirming care.
Build foundational understanding of gender identity, gender expression, and related terminology.
Explore the impact of gender bias and discrimination in healthcare settings.
Learn best practices for inclusive communication, including pronoun use and gender-affirming language.
Review policies and procedures that support gender-inclusive care.
Examine real-world scenarios and case studies to apply learning in practical settings.

Who Should Attend:
These workshops are ideal for physicians, nurses, mental health professionals, administrative staff, and all healthcare team members committed to fostering a more inclusive and affirming care environment.

Format Options:
Available as a half-day or multi-session format, the learning modules can be delivered in-person or online (via Zoom), and they can be tailored to meet the needs of specific departments or facilities.

March 9th-30th, 2026

Transgender History

While it hasn't always been called "transgender" or even "transsexual", the history of self-identity and expression that diverged from the restrictive expectations of misogynist, patriarchal, and mythological expectations dates back to before recorded human history. This learning module explores what we now understand to be natural variations in gender identity, expression, and developmental human sex biology.

Registration Opens January 1, 2026

May 4th-25th, 2026

Gender Diversity in Education

Gender diverse (nonconforming) students have been visible to educators in classroom settings for as long as there have been spaces in which to learn. Dating back to Sumeria in 3,000 BCE (well before Plato, Aristotle, and certainly Horace Mann) the education of youth and adults was delivered to diverse populations.
So, why is gender diversity in 21st-century classrooms treated as new?

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