HI, I’m

Rachael Barillari

As a project manager, curriculum writer, and author, I specialize in neuroeducation, social-emotional learning (SEL), and arts integration. My passion lies in creating joyful, whole-person learning experiences that use the arts as a powerful tool for engagement and expression. A former middle school teacher in Baltimore City Public Schools, I cherished being “Ms. B” to my students and witnessed firsthand the need for more hands-on, inclusive learning opportunities. In addition to my work in education, I am a Certified Health Coach (IIN), a HeartMath® Certified Trainer, and a Columbia University Almaworks Startup Accelerator participant with my brand, Soul Stori.

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OUR VALUES

  • HEART-MIND CONNECTION

    We value education that connects heart wisdom to the brain, emphasizing emotional intelligence as an embodied practice and encouraging the act of compassion, for ourselves and our community.

  • COMPASSION

    We understand the current reality educators face and believe honest conversations

    are essential to helping the educational landscape evolve.

  • EMBRACING ENVIRONMENTS

    We believe it is the right of every student and educator to access educational spaces that are anti-oppressive, culturally sustaining, stimulating, and where self-expression is valued. We consider a meaningful education to be one that is relevant, enriching, and affirming to one’s experience of the “real world” and is not a “one size fits all” set of standards or activities.

OUR FOCUSES

  • For Educators

    Helping educators of all kinds build integrative curricula that reflect their community’s highest values and support children’s holistic development.

  • For Children

    Creating children’s books and paired learning tools that uphold the values of the heart-mind connection, profound wonder and respect for the natural world, compassion for self and others, and unique self-expression.

  • For Education Pioneers

    Sharing Founder and Creative Director Rachael Barillari’s own soul story of building alternative schools through the Build a Better School podcast. Here Rachael shares her roadmap for how to begin this work and resources for fellow education pioneers.

Resume & Portfolio

Explore samples from Rachael’s rich portfolio of teaching experiences, curriculum development, digital course creation, emotional intelligence research, multimedia projects, and more.