Peyton: Creating a two-way stream of inclusion and cultural understanding
When new immigrant and refugee students started coming to her school, Peyton Klein saw the possibility for mutual learning and support.
Ashoka Fellow Mary Gordon Wins Canada's Innovation Award
Gordon envisioned empathy as a peace pill that could go beyond the classroom to the boardroom and the war room
Branson Commits To Cultivating Tomorrow's Talent: Ashoka Responds
When I read Virgin Group founder Richard Branson’s recent article on McKinsey on Society, my first thought was that the tycoon is actually far more articulate about what should be considered the most urgent priorities for social impact than many of my bleeding-heart colleagues have been over the...
The Babies Teaching Kindness in Class
Naomi isn’t your average teacher. For one thing, she’s only seven months old. But in many schools across Canada babies like Naomi are a regular feature at the front of class. It’s because of an education program called Roots of Empathy, which is designed to encourage kids to be kinder. The idea is...