Open Circle is nationally recognized for our comprehensive and exemplary educator training programs and for our curriculum that helps transform entire school communities.
Founded in 1987, Open Circle was originally developed by Pamela Seigle and supported until June 2021 by Wellesley College in the Wellesley Centers for Women. Open Circle has continued our work with school communities as an independent organization.
Open Circle has reached an estimated 2 million students and trained more than 14,000 educators at over 16 states, 90 districts, and over 300 public, independent, parochial, urban, suburban, and rural schools across the United States. The training and programming reached educators and students as far as China and Uganda.
In 2013, Open Circle’s highly effective program was recognized by CASEL in its exclusive Guide to Effective Social and Emotional Learning Programs.
Updates in the curriculum and our training programs are ongoing in an attempt to reflect our ever-changing landscape in schools and throughout the country.