Biennial of the Americas Clínica #1 - How to Build a Better World: Education and Empathy
McNichols Building
09/25/2019 · 9:00AM
The importance of empathy as a social emotional skill has widely become recognized as a competency necessary for educating youth that has implications beyond the classroom environment.
This session will explore the benefits and opportunities to educate with empathy that span beyond the classroom, leading to stronger communities, broader social emotional intelligence in youth and cultivating future leadership.
Speakers:
Nicole Bruskewitz, Colombia, Coschool
Raquel Franzim, Brazil, Instituto Alana
Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl, Canada, University of British Columbia
Eldridge Greer, USA, University of Denver
Moderator: Van Schoales, USA, A+ Colorado
This clínica workshop is a part of the Biennial of the Americas 2019 Festival #BOTA19, an international event of ideas, art and culture that assembles dynamic leaders to identify unique opportunities and solutions to shared challenges across the Americas.
The 2019 theme, “Empathy in Action,” will showcase the people and ideas across North and South America that are moving beyond divisions to build solutions to important issues.
Learn more at biennialoftheamericas.org
This is a free event. Please RSVP.
Event Times
- Wednesday, September 25, 2019 9:00 AM Add to cal