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Ian Hockley

Dylan's Wings of Change

  • Fee range

    $1,000-$5,000

  • Based In

    Newtown

  • Travels

    Nationally

Bio & Information

When the Hockley family relocated from England to Connecticut in the winter of 2011 it was the realization of a family dream. Ian had visited the United States regularly since childhood, Nicole was from Rhode Island and Jake was born on the 4th of July; in many ways it was coming home.

They moved to the idyllic town of Sandy Hook which Ian selected after touring the beautiful neighborhoods and meeting the staff at the elementary school, knowing Dylan especially would get a fantastic start as they made their new life. This bright beginning ran full force into the American nightmare on December 14th, 2012 when Dylan was shot and killed in his first-grade classroom alongside 19 of his fellow students and six educators in one of the worst mass shootings in recent U.S. history.

Ian and Nicole created Dylan’s Wings of Change, dedicated to his memory with a mission to inspire empathy, courage & hope. everywhere. Working with experts the foundation created Wingman, a program of experiential learning activities that foster deeper conversations, stronger teams and more connected communities. Wingman is effective for humans of all ages and works especially well as a peer-led social and emotional learning program both in and out of schools.

Ian now works full time for the foundation, dedicated to spreading the message of acceptance and inclusion for all. He warmly shares Dylan’s story with the world, the 6-year old boy who had his own way of communicating, who radiated pure love and described himself as “a beautiful butterfly” to his mother. Ian addresses the epidemic of social isolation and exclusion today and the need for social and emotional programming everywhere.

SERVICES

Training Topics

  • Character Development/Education
  • Group Facilitation
  • Older Youth
  • Professional Development
  • Program Design, Development, and Quality
  • School Climate
  • Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
  • Social Emotional Learning
  • Staff Leadership
  • Staff Motivation
  • Student Leadership
  • Student Leadership
  • Team Building
  • Train the Trainers (TOT)
  • Wellbeing
  • Youth Development

Service Types

  • Facilitation
  • Keynote
  • Multi-Day Training
  • One-Day Training
  • Training of Trainers

Target Audience

  • Capacity Building
  • Direct Service
  • Mid-level Administrators
  • Upper-Level Administrators

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