Blog - Roots of Empathy

Baby on green blanket in a classroom. People sit around him watching him.

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Volunteering was the highlight of my week

By Cheryl Jackson I arrive at my Grade Four Roots of Empathy classroom a few minutes early and wait in the hallway for the door…

Cheryl JacksonJanuary 29, 2020

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Wishes from the heart

Our Roots of Empathy students fall in love with their baby teacher. And every year, toward the end of the program, we ask them to…

Louisa RoyJanuary 8, 2020

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Romario

We can’t get enough of Romario. Romario is a Grade 7 student in Toronto. He came with his teacher and classmates to our 2019 Research…

Louisa RoyDecember 10, 2019

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The power of a tiny teacher

Often there are times in Roots of Empathy when a student hangs back, and doesn’t want to participate fully. We’re fine with that – we…

Cheryl JacksonDecember 4, 2019

Mary Gordon receiving honourary degree in Ireland

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Mary Gordon receives honorary degree in Ireland

Roots of Empathy's Founder/President Mary Gordon had a homecoming to Ireland - one of the first countries to embrace Roots of Empathy. The National University…

Cheryl JacksonNovember 13, 2019

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The seed that became Roots of Empathy

The Baby Celebration in Toronto in 2019 shows how the kernel of an idea way back, planted in 1996 has grown. We are proud…

Cheryl JacksonNovember 11, 2019

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Five Inspiring Innovators

Five Inspiring Innovators October 7, 2019 How great is this? HundrED.org, an organization based in Finland, names the most inspiring education innovations in the world,…

Cheryl JacksonNovember 11, 2019