A school for spatial empathy and justice-driven professionals in healthcare, education, social work, and other care-centered fields who want to understand how place shapes power—and use that insight to lead more equitable, responsive, and courageous work.

In every community, geography tells a story. It shapes who thrives, who struggles, who is seen—and who is left behind. Yet in most professional spaces, the role of place is too often invisible. People. Place. Practice. exists to change that.

This is more than a professional development school. It’s a learning movement for educators, healthcare workers, social workers, urban planners, and care-centered professionals ready to lead with empathy, act with compassion, and design for justice.

Here, we ask different questions:
Not just what’s wrong?—but where is it happening, who is affected, and how can our work shift the pattern?

Rooted in the belief that space is never neutral, our courses, workshops, and certificate programs equip you with the tools to see systemic harm more clearly—and respond with dignity-centered action. Whether you're coordinating bus routes, designing classrooms, staffing clinics, or supporting families, our learning experiences will help you recognize spatial inequities and reimagine what justice can look like—street by street, system by system.

At People. Place. Practice., you’ll learn how to:

• Practice spatial empathy—understanding how geography shapes lived experience

• Cultivate spatial compassion—letting that understanding move you to care and act

• Take spatial action—applying your role and resources to create more just geographies

Because your work already engages with space. This school helps you do it more intentionally, more equitably, and more courageously.

Join us. Transform how you see place—and how your work makes it better.