Dalai Lama Centre // Educate the Heart
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When a child is born we do everything we can to
protect them, nurture the, love them
a child's heart and mind are fragile
as they grow we want to teach them everything we know
we send them to school to fill their minds with wonderful knowledge
to give them the tools they need for life
at school they get a taste of how things are like in the world outside
there is friendship, romance, disappointment, embarrassment
discrimination and bullying
But are tools we give them enough to prepare them for this world?
We have an enourmous responsibility and an amazing opportunity
If we truly want to prepare them for the world outside
we must also educate the heart
because to navigate the world outside with compassion, acceptance and tolerance
we need to teach them compassion, acceptance and tolerance
this can begin in our schools, and it can start today
it can happen in hockey practice, in dance class and day camps music lessons
and is already happening around the world with astonishing results
if we want our children to grow into socially and emotionally capable young people
we must ask for a balanced education
that puts importance on educating both the mind and the heart
A landmark study of over 270,000 students found that social and emotional learning programs
strenghen social and emotional skills and improve overall attitudes and behaviours
They also saw an increase of academic scores by 11 percent
Prepare the for this world. Educate the heart.