Practice makes purpose
The Examina is a research-backed social reflection game that helps educators strengthen purpose, belonging and professional connection. Across four guided sessions, colleagues make space to think, talk, and be about what matters most together.
Winner of ETIH Innovation Awards for
Best Teacher Empowerment Tool
Research Backed. Experience Near
With support from the Walton Family Foundation, The Examina was piloted with more than 400 educators across 10 public schools in three Connecticut districts. Boston College’s Purpose Lab evaluated the work using measures of purpose, belonging, teacher self-efficacy and professional satisfaction.
of educators reported deeper reflection on their purpose
reported an increased sense of belonging at work
educators across a 10-school, 3-district study
Independently evaluated by Boston College’s Purpose Lab and published in the Journal of Moral Education
Built for educators at every level of school leadership
The Examina gives the people shaping school culture a practical way to strengthen purpose, belonging and professional connection. It can support a single faculty team, a whole school or a district-wide educator cohort.
TEACHERS & EDUCATORS
Reconnect with why you teach, reflect on what sustains the work and build stronger relationships with colleagues.
SCHOOL LEADERS
Create meaningful professional learning that supports faculty connection without adding another platform or initiative.
DISTRICT LEADERS
Build a scalable, peer-led practice that strengthens educator purpose and belonging across schools.
Four conversations that turn reflection into belonging.
Small groups move from the future they want to shape, to the choices they are making now, to the experiences and stories that have formed them. The cards create the structure. Colleagues create the meaning together.
VALUES CRAFTING
Think about the future you want to help create and the aspirations that pull you forward.
INTENTION SETTING
Name what matters now and choose how you want to show up in your work.
INSIGHT GATHERING
Reflect on recent experiences and notice what they can teach you.
STORY CRAFTING
Return to the stories that shaped who you are and how you understand your purpose.
