old school

Hire us to consult, speak, or give a workshop.

People want to learn about ageism and age advocacy in very different ways, so we shape our offerings accordingly. We’ve worked with all kinds of audiences, from aging service providers and faith groups to students of all ages. Describe your needs and goals in an email to hello@oldschool.info and we’ll figure out how to accommodate them.

Workshop descriptions.

Duration: Sessions range from one-hour workshops to multi-day immersive experiences. They can be abbreviated, extended, and/or paired with other sessions.

Cost: Our clients have ranged from non-profits to Fortune 500 companies. We’ll modify our fees and offerings to fit your budget. For more information, contact us at hello@oldschool.info. This income helps keep Old School going. We thank you in advance for your support!

What people are saying:

I can’t thank you enough for your engaging and provocative workshop on ageism and ableism. It was well received by all and the discussion was incredible. We will continue to challenge stigmas and labels, and thank you for your continued advocacy.

Therese ten Brinke

Director of Strategic Initiatives, Eskaton

The highly interactive, 90-minute ‘Still Kicking’ workshop enables participants to identify and address ageism and ableism in daily life, stay engaged, and apply what they’ve learned. Ashton, Kyrié, and Ryan handle the virtual environment with aplomb.

Lindsay Parsons

Aging Policy Advocate & Planner, Boulder County AAA

Ageist? Racist? Who, Me?, your new consciousness-raising guide, is a magnificent read. I’m incorporating it into my work and my classes, to inspire creating true intersectionality in our community. Congratulations!

Rhynna M. Santos

Bronx Senior Photo League, Bronx Documentary Center

Oh my! I loved everything about the Movement Builders Convening—the structure, the skillful facilitation, the warm and inviting nature, meeting the participants. Brilliant!

Amy Gorely

Founder, Be Bold Claim Old

The Movement-Builders Convening was one of the best zoom sessions I’ve been to, and I heard the same from many attendees. I met some wonderful people, can't wait to dive into and share their work, and love this way to deepen and widen the scope of anti-ageist activism.

Claire Panke

Director and Producer, Light Years

The Old School Movement Builders' Convening honestly rocked my world. Whether you work with olders or you'd like to reinvigorate your work as an ageism eradicator, I highly recommend you let nothing stop you from joining these engagingly transformative events.

Elise Marie Collins

author, yoga instructor, and gerontologist

Wow wow wow... you created a soulful, meaningful, expansive, contained, well-organized and thoughtful meeting. What a beautiful team!

Donna Durand

Executive Director, Alberta Council on Aging

I loved the way the convening was orchestrated. I had never been to a zoom with a format like that and although I was nervous at first. I felt it stimulated excellent conversations

Anonymous

Our team (Aging Life Care Managers at ElderTree Care Management) just completed and discussed the thoughtful [self-paced Let's Dismantle Ageism] workshop. Thank you Mel, Ryan, and Kyrie! Great work!

Kate Caldwell

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Kyrié and Ryan, you more than delivered and your expertise had a big impact on the conference. The massive amount of resources you've connected all of us with made a lot of our members extremely happy.

Bob Laura

Retirement Coaches Association

The training I did with Old School gave me tools for loads of good conversations with far-flung friends during the weirdest of days of physical isolation in the pandemic. Can't thank you and your team enough!

Molly McBride

documentary filmmaker

Thank you very much for the great presentation to our Geriatric Rehabilitation Community. We were delighted to learn about Old School, and will be using it to inform our efforts to combat ageism going forward. The website is so rich.

Dr. K. Rao Podhuri

University of Rochester