Each month, the Grade 5s welcome a very special teacher into their classrooms – a baby! Roots of Empathy is a classroom program that aims to raise social and emotional awareness in school-aged children. While learning about a baby’s needs and feelings, and how he might communicate those needs and feelings, students are invited to reflect on and discuss their own reactions to various situations. As students become more self-aware, they are invited to ‘step into another’s shoes’ and discover how someone else may feel or react differently to a similar situation. Thus begins our journey toward understanding, compassion, and ultimately, empathy.
