Teaching Empathy Institute

Thank you to Sarah Lydon, Assistant Director for Alumni Communications at Lesley University, for her wonderful story on Teaching Empathy Institute and our soon to-be-released film Finding Howard.

Civics and SEL have a symbiotic relationship, and when we integrate them, we help nurture students as knowledgeable, caring and engaged citizens,

It's #NationalLovePeopleDay ! Is there someone in your life who needs a shout-out?? It's easy to lift someone's spirits..Let them know you're there. Have a great day!

https://www.facebook.com/ChiSocialChange/ Check out the #ChangeFest for our latest festival screening!! What an honor to be included in this array of powerful films!

TOMORROW, FRIDAY 9/24 at 3:30PM is our screening at @peacefilmfest !!! Visit https://peacefilmfest.org/passes/ to get your tickets!! Find out more about the Global Peace Film Festival here: https://peacefilmfest.org/2021-film-program/ #globalpeacefilmfestival #winterparkfl #findinghowardfilm #teachingempathyinstitute Winter Park Library

FREE WEBINAR Wed Sept 30, 3-4pm ET Ensuring that every student has a positive relationship with at least one school adult is more important and harder than ever. Sign up for Harvard's Making Caring Common's webinar Relationship-Mapping: Connecting to students during social distancing and beyond. This webinar will be the first installment of a new, free program for schools focused on building caring relationships and inclusive communities during the global pandemic. https://mcc.gse.harvard.edu//relationship-building-session

Online school doesn't have to be just like in-person school but with all the fun bits removed. @Edutopia presents some great strategies for keeping students engaged through the challenges of distance learning.

What can we do to build up and strengthen resilience right now during the COVID-19 outbreak? Here are some practical suggestions for helping both families and staff balance the scales:

"Dismantling a culture of punitive justice and over-policing at schools requires an all-hands-on-deck approach. It means doing some internal work firstconfronting biases and actively working against them."

https://districtadministration.com/expect-heightened-anxie/