The Future Belongs to Them

The Educator Advancement Team (E.A.T.) is an eight-month cohort that invests in educators as the architects of liberation, opening the door of possibility. Designed for five educators per CARE DC chapter, E.A.T. nurtures reflection, innovation, and collective growth within a supportive network where educators brilliance and imagination leads—and students thrive.

Through this experience, educators rediscover the joy of expanding the minds of Black and Brown children while strengthening their own capacity to teach, lead, and transform.

Participants will:

• Build community in a professional learning network grounded in community, justice, and shared purpose.

• Attend the Black Literacy Matters Conference, engaging with thought leaders and freedom dreamers.

• Earn 14 OSSE credits toward professional growth.

• Receive $1,000 to expand their impact and bring liberatory visions to life.

• Lead an Expedition Day capstone—a student-centered experience where educators guide learners in exploring a topic they are passionate about. Students become the architects of their own learning, and the community is invited to witness, celebrate, and learn from their discoveries.

📣 Want to Advance as an Educator?
Whether you’re a classroom or community educator, or a neighbor who believes in the power of education—we invite you to learn, grow, and lead with us.

Let’s transform classrooms into launchpads for justice.
Let’s equip young people to navigate—and shape—the world ahead of them.

Learn more at carewashdc.org/edcuators-advancement-team
Contact us: info@carewashdc.org

“Being sponsored by CARE DC to attend the Black Literacy Matters Conference was life-giving. The bonds built, the knowledge gained, and the shared passion for literacy and justice reminded me why our cohort work matters…this is more than a gift!” - Ms. Hodge, Anacostia High School Educator