The Shift

The Shift is a 7-day immersive transformational experience for parents, educators, and facilitators who want to transform how they relate to young people — and learn how to support autonomy, agency, and learning in more human, trust-based ways.

Many people are feeling it: the world is changing rapidly.

What once felt normal no longer feels trustworthy. And many of the models we inherited around parenting, education, learning, and power no longer make sense.

But knowing something needs to change and knowing how to live differently are not the same thing.

That tension shows up in everyday moments:

How we react under pressure.
How fear shapes our decisions.
How quickly old patterns take over, even when our values tell us something different.

The Shift was created for this in-between space.

For people who feel the world changing — and want real support to meet this moment differently

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You might recognize yourself in wanting to:

  • move beyond power struggles and relate with young people in ways that feel respectful and real

  • respond with more clarity and less fear when life gets hard

  • communicate more honestly and effectively, even in moments of conflict

  • feel steadier in your choices without needing certainty or perfection

  • unlearn inherited patterns that no longer align with your values

  • build relationships rooted in more trust, autonomy, connection, and dignity

The Shift is a place to practice that.

You might recognize yourself here

Many people feel a quiet pull toward something different.

Not because everything is broken — but because the ways we were taught to parent, relate, and support young people no longer feel right.

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What Is The Shift?

The Shift is a 7-day immersive transformational experience for parents, educators, and facilitators who want to move beyond inherited patterns of fear, pressure, and control — and practice more intentional, trust-based ways of relating to young people.

It’s part deconditioning, part relational practice, part community experience.

Through reflection, dialogue, experiential learning, and practical tools, participants explore communication, power, autonomy, consent, conflict, culture, and what it means to live their values in real life — not just believe in them.

The Shift is for people who already know the old ways no longer fit, but want support learning how to embody something different.

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What to Expect from The Shift

The Shift is an immersive, highly interactive experience — not a lecture-based training.

Over 7 days, participants engage in reflection, dialogue, experiential exercises, practical tools, and meaningful conversations designed to challenge inherited patterns and strengthen new ways of relating.

Together, we explore communication, power, trust, autonomy, consent, conflict, and culture — not as abstract ideas, but as lived practice.

This is a space for honest reflection, personal growth, and meaningful transformation.

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The Power of Community and Culture

Transformation rarely happens in isolation.

One of the most powerful parts of The Shift is the opportunity to learn alongside others who are also questioning inherited systems and exploring more human ways of relating.

Together, participants build shared language, meaningful connection, and the lived experience of practicing trust, honesty, collaboration, and community in real time.

Because the culture we want to create for young people begins with the cultures we practice ourselves.

What Transforms During The Shift?

Participants often leave with:

  • greater awareness of inherited patterns around fear, power, and control

  • stronger communication and conflict navigation skills

  • more trust in themselves and in young people

  • deeper clarity around autonomy, consent, and relational leadership

  • a stronger sense of alignment between their values and daily practice

  • meaningful connection with others walking a similar path

The Shift is not about collecting ideas. It’s about practicing transformation in real relationships.

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What Do Your Kids Do
While You’re Busy Shifting?

Kids Camp with Experienced Facilitators!

The Shift is an adults-only training - but we encourage you to bring the whole family!

We offer an incredible Kids Camp designed to provide your young people with a meaningful and enriching experience while you focus on your deschooling journey.

What’s Kids Camp all about?

  • Fun and Engaging Activities: Your kids will have the chance to explore, play, and connect with other young people in a safe and nurturing environment.

  • Experienced Facilitators: Our Kids Camp is led by skilled facilitators who deeply understand self-directed education and know how to cultivate spaces where young people thrive.

  • A Holistic Family Experience: While you’re diving into transformative work, your kids will be on their own journey of creativity, connection, and autonomy.

This setup allows everyone in the family to have a positive, growth-oriented experience -separately, but together. You’ll leave not only with new insights but also with shared stories and memories to build on as a family.

  • “The Shift changed how I see my life and my child’s life. I’m learning to trust myself — and the path we’re on — in a way I couldn’t before. I’m less caught in fear and pressure, and more able to actually listen, connect, and respond in a way that feels right for both of us.”

    Brianna

  • “The Shift helped me see how my beliefs were shaping the way I relate — to my child, my partner, and myself. I feel less reactive, more connected, and more able to stay present in moments that used to overwhelm me. It’s not just what I learned — it’s how I’m able to show up now.”

    Leila

  • “The Shift gave me a completely different way of understanding how I lead and relate — not just as an educator, but as a human. I feel more grounded, more compassionate, and more able to communicate clearly, even in difficult moments. It changed how I show up with young people — and with everyone else.”

    Jessica

Who Holds the Space

The Shift is held by Becka Koritz and Sari González, long-time collaborators and co-founders of Radical Learning.

Together, we bring over 30 years of combined experience working with children, families, educators, and communities - supporting shifts away from fear-based, control-driven ways of relating and toward practices rooted in trust, consent, and connection.

We’ve been offering The Shift since 2021, holding it many times with participants across Mexico, the United States, and Puerto Rico. Over the years, the training has evolved through lived experience - shaped by the people in the space, the questions they bring, and what actually supports meaningful, lasting change.

Our work grows out of practice - as facilitators, as humans, and as mamas of neurodivergent unschoolers (Becka to a 20-year-old, Sari to an 11-year-old). These experiences deeply inform how we think about learning, power, relationship, and what it means to live our values under real conditions.

We are also the hosts of the Radical Learning Talks podcast, an ongoing conversation about learning, relationship, power, and culture creation - grounded in lived experience and held through dialogue rather than certainty.

We don’t work from fixed answers or formulas.
We work from inside the process - paying close attention to consent, group dynamics, and relational safety, and adjusting the space in response to what’s actually happening.

Together, we bring a balance of structure and play, depth and lightness.
The Shift is held with care, clarity, and trust in people’s capacity to learn through relationship - without being pushed, fixed, or rushed.