Resilience Symposium: Building Strong & Healthy School Environments
Resilience Symposium: Building Strong & Healthy School Environments
Join Region 7 ESC for a meaningful day focused on educator wellness, courage, and resilience. This symposium is designed to help school staff reconnect with their values, strengthen emotional literacy, and leave with practical tools that support healthier, safer, and more supportive school communities.
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Event Details
Date: June 25, 2026
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location: Region 7 ESC, Cedar Room
Cost: Free to attend
About This Workshop
This workshop supports educators in strengthening school environments by cultivating self-awareness, courage, and resilience. Participants will build emotional literacy, practice skills for navigating challenging conversations, and reconnect with their core values through guided reflection. They will also learn practical stress-management and self-compassion techniques. Each participant will leave with a toolkit to help create a healthier, safer, and more supportive school community.
Featured Speaker
Natalie Fikac, Ed.D.
Education Wellness Speaker | Wellness First Consulting
Dr. Natalie Fikac is a mental health professional and educator with more than 30 years of educational experience. Her background includes service as an elementary teacher, reading interventionist, Professional School Counselor, campus administrator, district administrator, and member of the Texas Education Agency mental and behavioral health team.
She now supports school mental health at the regional level through The University of Texas at Austin and is the owner and CEO of Be Well, Lead Well LLC. Dr. Fikac is a Certified Dare to Lead™ Trainer trained by Dr. Brené Brown, is certified to teach SMART, and is a Mindful Self-Compassion Teacher.
Take-Home Resources
Your Courage Kit
Participants will receive Courage Kit materials provided by Wellness First Consulting for hands-on, experiential exercises throughout the day.
Past Participant Reflections
What Educators Are Saying
Here is what participants from past Resilience Symposium experiences have shared.
“The resources are fabulous, and I couldn't wait to share them. Although I teach high school, the Worry Monster book is perfect for simplifying the steps to get anxiety under control. Thank you so much for the books!”
“I left with so many great resources. I also loved that the topic was not necessarily how to keep the learning going, but how to get them back to the place where they can start learning again.”
“My brain is still excited from all the things we talked about.”
Strong Schools Start with Strong People
This day is designed to support the educators and school teams who pour into students every day. Join us for reflection, renewal, practical wellness tools, and meaningful strategies you can take back to your campus or district.
Have questions or need help deciding if this symposium is right for your team? Contact the Region 7 ESC team below.
