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Build the conversation skills your community needs today — taught and measured across your campus.

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Our approach

Built Around Your School

At most schools, discussion is mission-critical — and yet discussion skills are usually left to chance. We partner with schools to build those skills deliberately: shared language and classroom routines, with evidence of growth to show for it — built around your mission rather than bolted onto it.

Every engagement looks different, because every school is different. Some communities start with a single workshop or a Conversation Comeback summer read; others grow into multi-year partnerships with customized curriculum and impact assessment. Across 100+ schools and counting, we’ve learned that thoughtful capacity-building takes time — so we plan that arc with your leadership team from the start.

While the bulk of our work serves K-12 schools, founder Liza Garonzik leads a small number of engagements with companies and nonprofits each year. The world needs adults practicing these skills, too.

Tell us where your community is headed. A real person reads every note and replies within two business days, usually faster.

Case Studies

Real Schools, Real Impact

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R.E.A.L.® at Villa Duchesne A Case Study of R.E.A.L.® Discussion at Villa Duchesne School of the Sacred Heart, St. Louis MO

St. Louis, MO

Villa Duchesne School of the Sacred Heart

“R.E.A.L.® Discussion has elevated our discussion practices in a consistent way across the humanities. We have a responsibility to teach our students the deeply human art of face-to-face discussion within a community grounded in relationships.”

Alice Dickherber

Head of School

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