SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE GATHERING SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE GATHERING
The activities focused on connecting with our global community, partnership building, and strategic conversations around collaboration as network members reinforce the commitment to catalyzing a culture of inner wellbeing within the social change education field.
🌱 Growth of the WISE Network Community from 11 to 73 member institutions with almost 50% of member institutions in attendance for the in-person gathering
💙 Created a connected learning community and developed a framework for collaboration and resource sharing



BROAD GOALS OF THE GATHERING BROAD GOALS OF THE GATHERING
THE LOCATION: BILBAO, SPAIN THE LOCATION: BILBAO, SPAIN
The city of Bilbao has a rich history of healing through Arts and culture and is one of the greatest treasures in the Basque country. The city, located 16km from the Bay of Biscay, is its beating heart and its largest city.



ITINERARY ITINERARY
DAY 1 | WELCOMING OUR COMMUNITY
- Arrival and Welcome
- Team Building and Community Alignment
- Bienvenidos! Tapas Themed Social Hour
DAY 2 | CONNECTION AND COLLABORATION
- Working sessions
- Lunch + table talks
- Experience Bilbao in working groups
(Nature walks, Art Walk, City Walk)
DAY 3 | STRATEGY BUILDING
- Strategy Building
- Lunch-themed tables
- World Cafe – structured conversations for knowledge sharing
- Meet fellow members and celebrate WISE over an aperitif and dinner
DAY 4 | CALL TO ACTION
- Create thematic pods for continued collaboration
- Consolidating leadership groups
- Launching 2022-2023 plan
MAIN HOSTS OF THE EVENT MAIN HOSTS OF THE EVENT
Join hosts from Stanford University, University of Virginia, Mondragon, and The Wellbeing Project for a 4-day launching of our network which aims to catalyze a culture of inner wellbeing in the social change education world.
If you are not yet a member but you want to know more about The WISE Network, you are still in time to join.
Please fill out this form or reach out to our WISE Network Manager at michaela@wellbeing-project.org