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Safe Passage Book Study

Move your school's transitions-care from "informal" to "foundational."

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The Lone Champion

Don't do this vital work alone.

Find your community.

Build a sustainable vision.

Get practical tools.

Create an action plan.

Join the Individual Cohort

Whole School Approach

Create a dedicated, supportive space for your team to do the deep, collaborative work that will change your school's culture for the better.

For teams building a "Safe Harbor" together.

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Self-Facilitated Study

For SPAN members, access the PDF resource for the complete book study for self-facilitation.

Free for SPAN individual and school/organization members.

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Preview the Safe Passage Guided Book Study

The Safe Passage Book Study accompanies Douglas W. Ota’s Safe Passage: How mobility affects people and what international schools should do about it. A thoughtfully curated guide by Amy Shuflin and Stephen Toole invites individuals and groups to delve into the text, engage in personal reflections and participate in thought-provoking chapter discussions, all aimed at “advancing our knowledge and practice on mobility to new and even more effective levels.”

Preview the Foreword and Preface

You are not alone

Join a community that will equip, connect, and refresh you for the work ahead.

Find Your Community: Connect with a cohort of passionate, like-minded professionals facing the same challenges as you.
Build a Sustainable Vision: Move beyond being the "only one" by designing a program that can last—one that builds capacity and spreads into the community.
Get Practical Tools: Apply the models from Safe Passage to diagnose your school's unique needs.
Create an Action Plan: Finish the 10 sessions with a concrete, actionable plan to move your school from "informal" to "foundational" care.

Guided Book Study - Cohort 2
Starts Sep 1
430 euros
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Rachael Gerbic

Social Emotional Counselor

"At first I thought there was no way we’d get this thing off the ground. It was too big and messy and I was swamped at work. But over time, things came together and the resonant community really helped. We had a lot already started and just needed a framework.

Nashana Meese

Staff Care Coordinator

“I deeply valued the experience of community from others on the same journey. Hearing their ideas, plans, insights, and challenges spurred me on in my journey. The cohort provided beneficial brainstorming sessions, shared ideas, continued motivation and encouragement toward small steps, backed by the content and information from the book.”

Leah Pitchfork

Parent

"The most valuable part was realizing the depth of commitment of people all over the world to something which I care deeply about—and being given the understanding, language, and framework to go and do something with that passion."

SPAN's Resource Lead and co-creator of the Safe Passage Book Study, Amy Shuflin, will guide you through 10 (60 minute) live virtual sessions from September 8 to November 10, 2026. Introduction and Q&A session will be held on September 1, 2026.

Doug Ota, author of Safe Passage and founder of SPAN will also join for the session focused on Building an Exemplar Harbor.

This 10-session journey is the best way to get the support you need to build the program your whole community needs.

Need help proposing this study to your leader? Use our justification letter!

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Growth

Is your school ready to build a "Safe Harbor" for your mobile community?

If you are looking to get the right people working together to make a whole school approach towards positive transitions-care, SPAN has a Custom-Fit Guided Book Study for School Teams.

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