In 2019, after fifteen successful years co-leading the Teaching for Experience Workshop based on the work they did leading CITYterm (a semester program that served as a laboratory for transformational learning with students), Erica Chapman founded the DKDK Project alongside her long-time collaborator, David Dunbar.

The DKDK Project is a consulting and professional development organization committed to refining our collective understanding of transformational learning - what it is and how it happens - alongside like-minded practitioners. The DKDK Project works collaboratively with schools and other learning-focused organizations to build capacity and to design learning ecosystems. We are most interested in fostering the conditions necessary for both students and adults to experience transformational learning.

Erica's work at CITYterm is featured in Ken Bain’s latest book, Super Courses: The Future of Teaching and Learning (Princeton University Press).

Erica Chapman, Founder

Erica Chapman is the founder and principal consultant at the DKDK Project, an organization committed to redefining learning opportunities for students through strategic partnerships and transformational teacher development. In addition to her work at the DKDK Project, Erica is the Special Assistant to the President of Sarah Lawrence College. Her work at Sarah Lawrence College is focused on supporting the launch of new educational ventures.

Erica is the former Dean of Faculty at The Masters School, where she supervised talent development and spearheaded the implementation of a mission-aligned teacher evaluation system. Prior to becoming the Dean of Faculty, Erica was the Director of CITYterm, a semester program for high school students. At CITYterm, Erica led all aspects of the program, including the interdisciplinary, project-based curriculum.