If you...

- Yearn for deeper connection with both kids and adults.

- Long to move into the playful realm of consent-based learning.

- Dream to have a harmonious and joyful family, community and/or organization.

- Desire to envision and experience a future not yet seen before!

…The Shift is for you!

What's the experience like?

Through group dynamics, deep listening, reflection, sensethinking, somatic practices, decolonized non-violent communication and loads of play, we reconnect to our bodies, our innate wisdom and our collective human intelligence.

We learn, develop and exercise tools that promote agency, consent, empowerment, shared power and culture creation - so we can thrive together as an emergent community. Becoming the best version of ourselves isn't just about gaining knowledge; it’s about moving beyond theory into practice.

This experience is not only healing and transformative, it’s also a lot of fun, and deeply connecting in unimaginable ways.

The Shift simply can't be explained… It can only be experienced!

If you...

- Struggle with creating a harmonious family, community or organization…

- Feel that your kids aren’t listening to you…

- Find yourself in constant power struggles with your kids…

- Aren’t sure you’re doing this “unschooling business” in a way that really works…

- Sense a disconnect between you, your kids and others…

Then The Shift is for you!

Ready to step into a new paradigm of possibilities?

Transform your life and build deeper connections with both kids and adults alike - shaping a future beyond your imagination!

At The Shift you learn how to:

  • End power struggles and transform your relationships with both kids and adults.

  • Discover how disempowerment shows up in your life and gain effective tools to live more freely.

  • Build authentic, consent-based relationships rooted in trust.

  • Release the fear of judgment about your parenting and beliefs.

  • Develop communication and conflict resolution skills.

  • Step away from conventional systems like school with more confidence and ease.

  • Connect deeply with your body and intuition as you navigate your unique path.

  • Learn through play!

  • Embrace self-directed learning and support it for yourself and others.

  • Join a vibrant, supportive and emergent community and be part of something truly transformative!

Gain more freedom in life and learn how to build equitable & consent-based relationships with yourself and others!

SDE Youth Rights Accreditation

The Shift offers a pathway to the Self-Directed Education (SDE) Youth Rights Accreditation—an international recognition for educational spaces that champion human rights, with a focus on the rights of young people. 

This accreditation provides recognition that bridges youth-centered methodologies with conventionally accepted educational frameworks. It supports the sustainable growth of youth rights education, enhances legal recognition, and amplifies respect for this global movement rooted in fostering independent, responsible, and fulfilled young people.

Interested in pursuing accreditation? Read more here.


Now slow your scroll for a second!

Imagine what it would be like to finally:

- Understand your limiting beliefs and why change has been tough.

- Center relationships, share power, communicate clearly, and navigate conflicts with more ease.

- Connect with your body and intuition to feel confidence on your unique path.

- Experience more joy and deeper connections with both kids and adults in your family/community.

Sounds too good to be true?… It’s not!

We’ve lived it and have had the privilege to support many others through it.

All it takes is openness, willingness and commitment to the process.

Are you ready?

We can’t wait for you to join!

But wait! Have we met yet?

Hi! We’re Becka Koritz and Sari González, unschooling moms, parent coaches, leaders in the self-directed education movement & founders of Radical Learning where we support unschooling families in moving from control & fear based systems to those of trust & freedom.

Together we have 30+ years of experience working with kids, coaching parents and training adults supporting youth.

We provide support at the intersection of unschooling, parenting, relationship & community building through various kinds of unschooling tools and resources for self-directed learning families and communities.

We also run Explora ALC, a pop-up Agile Learning Community in Puerto Escondido (Mexico), advocating for children’s rights & freedom.

Have a group of folks that are ready to Shift together?

We are waiting to hear from you!

Many have asked us if we can bring The Shift to their organizations/ communities and the answer is... Heck Yes! We can come to you! We love sharing this amazing experience with any group of committed and dedicated folks open, willing and ready to dive into this transformative work together!

What do the participants say?

“I’m so grateful for the beautiful human connections and opportunities to evolve as a result of my experience at The Shift. It's challenging to find the words to describe the deschooling experience The Shift immersed us in, but if I can summarize it in one word, I would say evolutionary. This experience not only pushes you to re-examine hard wired beliefs and social conditioning around schooling and being in relationship with young people, but the facilitators create a space that naturally allows you to show up as your full self without fearing judgement for exploring parts of you that intuitively feel right but could not be supported or even allowed to be revealed in schoolish settings. THIS experience is exactly what they want you and your learners to feel in your self-directed learning communities. It's also an experience I have NEVER felt in any educational conference, training, or workshop I've participated in over the last 20 years (except for Beyond Diversity 101). Our learning journey didn't start with the introduction of titles, degrees, and long winded stories about our "expertise". It started with a clear understanding that our imperfections and mistakes along the learning process will be equally valued and celebrated with the gifts and wisdom each of us bring to our learning community. We didn't sit and receive a lecture or were PowerPointed to death on deschooling & unschooling. We lived & practiced it in action in all of its messiness for an entire week together. This is the magic of The Shift!”

Chemay Morales-James

“The Shift is a week full of gentle invitations to look deeply (or not) into our beliefs, where they come from and how are they serving us in our lives and interactions through open conversations, sharing, games and reflections. In case we find they don't serve us, we have the opportunity to learn, explore and practice tools that enable us to change our typical responses bases on those beliefs and any time we don't quite get it, we have the opportunity to speak up and celebrate joyfully together. I used to struggle with how to transmit to my partner the value, connection and growth we could achieve within ourselves and our tribe. The Shift has more than helped me, it has supported me in experiencing how building community based on trust, consent, listening, non-judgement and love is possible among diverse, unique beings. I feel I have blossomed into a less reactive, frustrated, stressed and annoyed human to a more connected, authentic, joyful, energetic, patient and open being after this experience. This process of transformation has allowed me to engage with others in a compassionate way and listen - really listen through the use of the tools acquired. The most important thing I take from this experience (which is difficult for me to pinpoint because there are so, so many useful skills I developed during this week!) is the ability to observe and understand power-over systems within me and pause in the moment to apply one of the liberation and connection tools and know that if/when I f*ck up, I get to celebrate myself and try again!”

Leila Minú

“The Shift has quite literally shifted the way I think about my life, my child’s life, and the infinite possibilities that are open to us. I’m beginning to trust myself and the path we are on. Accepting that many things will shift slowly, and that’s okay. One step at a time, trusting the process, and taking the next right step will pave a liberated path forward that may look unconventional to most, AND it will lead to a connection between us and our chosen community that will be exactly what we need. My biggest transformation has been how I’m learning to listen to my intuition and the signs around me. This looks like meaningfully listening not only to my inner being, but also to my child and her gifts, observations, emotions, needs, and desires. I’m also extremely grateful for the opportunity to spend time with this community analyzing and examining the ways in which colonization and white body supremacy have carefully crafted and dictated the ways we have experienced school and life. If you can name it, you can heal it. This exploration of decolonizing education and the Shift has supported me in developing the confidence I was lacking in choosing this path for us. Sending my daughter to school never felt like the right choice and I could never clearly articulate why. Thanks to The Shift, now I can clearly speak to why we are choosing this path. The most important things I’m taking away from The Shift are tools for consent and communication and a deeper sense of acceptance, trust, and community. Our lives are forever changed and I will always be eternally grateful for Becka and Sari and the work that they are doing.”

Brianna Stronk

“"The Shift is an intensive experience of awakening to whatever inside of you is ready to shift in your personal growth journey. It is an opportunity to learn new tools that alter how you navigate life while expanding your capacity for empathy in uncomfortable situations with others. It was also an extremely connective experience where I learned what it felt like to be in an inclusive, liberated, consent-based community with open, honest, authentic folks who valued and supported each others needs and feelings while celebrating fuck ups along the way. I was hired as a facilitator at a brand new unschool that just wrapped up our first year. I have been asked to take over the program going forward and I’ve been excited, knowing this is my calling, but scared because I knew something was wrong and didn’t know what or how to fix it. The Shift gave me a roadmap of tools and a new understanding, propelling me into the role of a confident leader. The Shift was one of the most powerful and life changing experiences in my life. I have read so many books and spoken to so many people about self growth and improvement but this brought my awareness to a whole new level. Since being home, I’m finding myself less annoyed with those around me, more compassionate instead of triggered, and able to express myself in the form of sharing needs and feelings rather than storming away or shutting people out. Big thanks to Sari and Becka for creating something so immensely powerful and modeling for me what being “a facilitator” really means. What a gift."”

Jessica Seevers

“The Shift, to me, is an opportunity to delve into and shift our internal landscapes, and the culture of our homes, communities, and the world overall. There were so many things that The Shift opened up for me, but the biggest was through one of the partner activities we did to enhance our listening. It showed me the necessity of softness in my life. This is still, 5 months later, opening up for me and being integrated. I also saw my habit of not honoring the wisdom of a child, which stemmed from the dishonor of my own wisdom when I was a child. These pivotal realizations, along with the community, resources, tools, systems, etc. that I learned during The Shift' are allowing me to truly face and address difficult truths within myself, in my home, and in community with love. As I work as a youth mentor, I've also been more confident to hold space for youth to self-direct. I'd read just a little bit about The Shift before I knew I needed to be there. The scholarship made it accessible to me! I work as a teacher, and youth mentor for mostly BIPOC youth who have experienced significant trauma, and may experience it daily. I am also a doula, sound healer, and ceremonialist in training. The Shift honored the fact the work we do in community must first be done within. It integrated this knowing into the culture, and systems we learned and utilized during our days in Borike. The Shift allowed me to open up to spaces of my own healing that I hadn't before - giving me greater compassion and softness for myself, and allowing me to show up more fully and effectively for the youth I work with. The connections, practices, tools, etc. I learned at The Shift are still being integrated into my interactions with myself and the youth. I definitely am more able to hold space for healing, joy, and confidence in these youth as they traverse the challenges they meet daily. ”

Shima

Humanizing the approach to education

Becka Koritz

Facilitator

Becka is an experienced teacher gone rogue, with an extensive and unique path within alternative education. Having grown up in the Montessori system in Sweden, she moved to Mexico in 2003 where she founded two Waldorf initiatives and Explora, Mexico’s first Agile Learning Center. Deeply committed to youth rights & liberation advocacy, Becka dedicates most of her time training parents, teachers and facilitators, and creating content for SDE families. She is the mama of a neurodivergent teenage unschooler.

Becka is a master at connecting the dots and sharing bounds of knowledge in impactful and meaningful ways that are changing the very fabric of the world we live in: she’s a catalyst. Her unique commitment and determination to advocate for youth liberation while supporting parents and facilitators in evolving their conscious communication is a fountain of inspiration.

Sari González

Facilitator

Sari González, Director of Explora Agile Learning Community and Co-founder of Radical Learning, is an unschooling mama, educator, experienced parent coach, and facilitator trainer known for her clear, practical focus and dedication to intentional culture creation. Leaving the corporate world to advocate for youth empowerment, she has spent the last 20 years humanizing education through initiatives like Summer Search, Farm School NYC, and Cottonwood NYC. By empowering adults to support children's learning, autonomy and agency, she champions youth liberation and social justice. Sari provides innovative tools for parents and educators to radically shift the way they think about, speak to, and relate to young people, helping them to learn and thrive.

Sari is a badass communicator and great at both conflict resolution and setting firm yet loving boundaries. She is a true defender of kids’ freedom and has an amazing gift in creating intentional & conscious cultures that center the voices of young people.