“Roots of Empathy taught me how to have empathy for others and feel for others. When someone is being bullied, I feel for them, and stand up for them.”

Grade 2 studentCanoe Cove

“Empathy is one of the most important skills to teach young children. It is also incredibly difficult to do. Having a baby teach them that we must respect other people's feelings is one of the best [ways] of doing it. The days where we had ROE were some of the best days of the school year.”

Kindergarten/Grade 1 TeacherGulf Shore Consolidated School, North Rustico

“Roots of Empathy can teach the world that everybody has feelings and they can all be hurt, just in different ways.”

Grade 3 StudentCornwall

“I always have Roots of Empathy because it ties in well with my curriculum. Activities/responses are well delivered and relevant to the lives of the kids. It helps them to establish a trusting relationship with our public health nurse as well.”

Grade 3/4 TeacherSouris

“This program is so amazing. For me personally it was something that I found very beneficial. I am a second time mother, having a toddler at home as well as a newborn it can be hard to give the amount of one-on-onetime the first baby received. This program gave us the opportunity to take time aside just me and Myles and bond...”

Volunteer ParentEast Royality