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
Meet Ajai Gopi, The Design Enthusiast Leading Change In Farming #LeadYoung
Ajay Gopi greets you with a shy, heart-warming smile. As is usual, the now twenty-year-old is accompanied by his camera – photography is one of his greatest passions. As he happily chats away, one is hardly likely to suspect that he is quietly working to revolutionise Indian farming systems. In fact...
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...