Your Bird Has Something To Say. We're Going To Spend Four Days Teaching You How To Communicate Together.
FREE. Live. Communication skills. Video calling. And--for the first time--phonics & reading for parrots (and it might never happen again).
Streaming replays through the week only for registrants.
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What If, By This Time Next Week, Your Bird Was Telling You What They Want?
Not biting. Not screaming. Actually communicating. With you. About the things they care about.
That's what happens at Bird Learnin' Palooza.
We know parrots are smart. They're social. What if they are trapped in a world that doesn't understand them?
It's four days. Live, with Jen and the Parrot Kindergarten team. Step by step, beginner-friendly, designed for any species, any age, any temperament.
The methods work for all of them. Every species. Every age. Every temperament.
And the best part? Most caregivers see real change in their bird within the first 24 hours of putting what they learn into practice.
Here's What We're Teaching You Across The Four Days
This Palooza is built around four learning tracks. Each one is its own complete piece of the communication puzzle, and together, they give you the full toolkit for transforming the way your bird relates to you, to your home, and to the world.
🔔 Finding Their Voice
We begin with the simplest, most moving shift of all: giving your bird a way to say "I need you" without having to scream for it. Then — clear communication skills. Your bird will learn to use picture cards to tell you what they want.
For most caregivers, this is the track that changes everything in the first 48 hours. Your bird gets a clear, gentle signal. You get a clear, calm way to respond. And the home you both live in starts to quiet down almost immediately.
📖 The Gift of Reading
Yes, reading. For the first time ever, Jen is publicly teaching the foundations of the reading curriculum she developed with Ellie, Isabelle, and Tille, the cockatoos who became the first animals on Earth to pass university-designed reading tests.
This is a rare chance to see what your bird is truly capable of. Most caregivers walk away from this track in genuine shock at how much is possible. Once you've seen it, you can't un-see it.
📱 Parrot Video Calls
This is the work that put Parrot Kindergarten on the global map. Based on the pioneering research originated with Ellie and featured around the world by The New York Times, NPR, and the Smithsonian, this track teaches you how to introduce your bird to video calling.
You'll learn how to safely use technology to help your bird build social flock connections beyond the four walls of your home. Parrots are deeply social animals, and most companion birds spend their entire lives without ever being close to another bird. Video calls expand their world.
🎁 A Visual Calendar For Birds
Do you ever feel guilty leaving the house, knowing your bird has no way of understanding when you're coming back? Is it three hours? Three days? Two weeks?
In this bonus track, we're going to teach you how to give your bird a visual sense of time, so they know what's coming next, when you'll be home, and what their day actually looks like.
This Isn't a Recording You'll Watch Later.
If possible, you should join us live. The reason is simple: this isn't a recording you'll watch later. It's a live coaching experience where Jen teaches you the methods step by step, and you take what you've learned home to your bird between sessions.
You'll be in a room and community with hundreds of other caregivers who get it.
That's what makes it work. Jen's been building these communication and learning systems for over a decade. It's the work that put Parrot Kindergarten on the map at the New York Times, NPR, the Smithsonian, the Washington Post, and over 1,200 other media outlets. It's the subject of an award-winning feature documentary.
And the reading curriculum, in particular, is something we've never opened up like this before, and may never open again.For four days only, in June, it's free.
Show up. See what happens.
Jen Taylor-O'Connor, J.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University | Co-Founder of Parrot Kindergarten | 20-Year Parrot Caregiver
Jen understands the profound, complex bond we share with our birds because she lives it every day. As an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University and a researcher in Animal-Computer Interaction (ACI), she has spent years bridging the gap between scientific discovery and the quiet moments we share with our birds at home.
Her pioneering research on parrot literacy, communication and video calling has not only earned multiple "Best Paper" honors at top global technology conferences but has also been featured by the New York Times, NPR, and the Washington Post.
While she is a published author and a recognized expert who has lectured everywhere from London to San Diego, her true heart is in the "kindergarten" she built for her own birds.
Her own cockatoos, Ellie, Isabelle, and Tille, are living proof of her philosophy: that when we stop "training" for obedience and start "teaching" for communication, we unlock a world of intelligence most people never thought possible. She is here to help you turn that same key for your own bird.
Who Bird Learnin' Palooza Is For
If any of these sound like you, save your seat below.
Parrot caregivers of any species or experience level
Anyone whose bird is screaming, biting, plucking, fearful, or just hard to read
Caregivers who suspect there's so much more going on in their bird's brain than anyone has ever shown them how to reach
Bird parents who are tired of contradictory internet advice and want something coherent, kind, and built on real research
Save My Free Seat For Bird Learnin' Palooza
June 16 to June 19. Live, online, free.
A bird who can communicate is a calmer bird. A calmer bird is a happier bird. A happier bird is a happier home.
A home with connection and understanding.
We've spent over a decade figuring out how to make this real for regular caregivers with regular birds and regular lives.
Four days in June, we're putting all of it on the table.
For free.
We'll see you there.
— Jen and the Parrot Kindergarten Team