Education
Guided by compassion we can create education settings that are caring, nurturing, and inspiring.
Essential Reading
Books on a Compassionate Education
Our Founding Organizations
Organizations Working on Compassion in Education
Watch
Videos about Compassion in Education
Our Founding Supporters
People Working on Compassion in Education

Adrian Bethune
Founder
Teachappy

Amara Jones
National Coordinator
Compassion Connectors - Sierra Leone

Amy Manning
Principal
Clark County School District

Andre Henry
Founder
Small Axe Media Group

Angela Lori
Teacher and researcher
University of Seville

Angélica Milena Barros Bernal
Universidad Tecnologìa de Pereira

Ashanti Branch
Founder & Executive Director
Ever Forward - Siempre Adelante

Asi Sharabi
CEO
Wonderbly

Astrid Kendrick
Assistant Professor
University of Calgary

Bruno Cignacco
Professor, researcher, author, consultant
Bruno Roque Cignacco

Caroline Mehl
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Constructive Dialogue Institute

Ciara Byrne
CEO
Green Our Planet

Clemette Haskins
Senior Fellow
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education

Corina Van Waveren
Co-Founder
Humanity Web

Dania Javaid
Graduate Student
University of Nebraska Lincoln

David Vago
President
International Society for Contemplative Research

Dawn Courage Popatia
Educator/Coach/Writer
Independent

Debbie Ling
Compassion researcher and educator
Monash University

Derek Gladwin
Assistant Professor of Language & Literacy Education
University of British Columbia

Dolly Anadkat
Learning Specialist
Tulane University School of Medicine

Douglas Otieno
Executive Director
TINADA Youth Organization (TiYO)

Gabriela Jaeger
Co-Founder & Programmes Director
Global Changemakers

Godfree McIntyre
Chaplain, Pastor, Life Coach & Trainer
Claremont School of Theology

Haifa Dia Al-Attia
Advanced Leadership Initiative Senior Fellow
Harvard University

Haleh Hashemi Toroghi
Doctoral Researcher
Brunel University London

Harriet Broadfoot
Researcher and Teacher, Early Childhood Education
Durham University

Helen Maffini
Director of MindBE Education
MindBE Education

Hirofumi Yokoi
Japanese Coach, Speaker, Writer, and Thinker about Learning Leadership / Doctoral Candidate
The University of Pennsylvania

Jason B Allen
National Director of Partnerships
National Parents Union

Jason Marsh
Founding Editor in Chief and Executive Director
The Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley

Jason Pandya-Wood
Dean of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences
University of Nottingham Malaysia

Jelena Popovic
Mindfulness Director
The Peace Alliance

Jennifer Seniuk
Owner, Art Therapist
Belly Eye Art Therapy Inc.

Jessica Larsen
Associate Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Clemson University

Jonny Miller
Founder
Nervous System Mastery

Joyce Cordus
Mindfulness and compassion trainer and meditation facilitator
freelance educator, mindfulness - and compassion trainer

Karen Bluth
Academic

Kathryn Lovewell
Founder, Creative Director, Author
Kind Mind Academy

Kingsley Mbwogge
National Coordinator
Compassion Connectors & CENCORDEC Cameroon

Laura Talmus
Co-founder and Executive Director
Beyond Differences

Lene Søvold
Clinical Psychologist, Mental Health Advisor, Independent Researcher

Linda Ryden
Creative Director/Founder
Peace of Mind, Inc.

Linda Tropp
Professor of Social Psychology; Director, Psychology of Peace and Violence Program
University of Massachusetts Amherst

Lorraine Hobbs
Founding Director
Youth & Family Programs, UCSD Center for Mindfulness

Luis Miguel Gallardo
Founder and President
World Happiness Foundation

Meg Madden
Consultant
Heartsong Consulting

Michael Gayner
Chief Operating Officer, Coach, & Consultant
Global Compassion Coalition

Nad Pating
Wellbeing and Mindfulness Advocate

Nadia Odjo
Director/Founder
BRITE Initiative Incorporated

Neelama Eyres
Director of Program Development
CCARE Stanford University

Peter Waiswa
National Coordinator
Compassion Connectors - Uganda

Phil Lupton
CEO
Elm Education

Renee Jain
Founder and Chief Storyteller
GoZen! and TeenToks

Robert Crammond
Research Director
Transformative Enterprise Research Group, University of the West of Scotland

Robert Thurman
Writer
Tibet House US,

Robin Banerjee
Head of School of Psychology
University of Sussex

Ruchika Sikri
General Partner
Wisdom Ventures (previously: Head of Well-being and Mindfulness Learning at Google)

Sam Crowell
Council Member, Senior Researcher, and Faculty
Earth Charter International Education Center, UN University for Peace

Sarah Wolfenden
Coach & Reader in Academic Development
Brunel University of London

Scarlett Lewis
Founder
Choose Love Movement

Sean Oakes
Teacher & Dharma Institute Manager
Spirit Rock

Seewan Eng
Executive Director
Mindful Schools

Stephan Leeds
Founder, Executive Committee Chair
PurposefulEDU, GSoLEN

Susan Dzimbiri
Pediatric Nurse & National Coordinator
Compassion Connectors - Malawi

Susan Henderson
Executive Director
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund

Tasneem Behardien
NLP Coach, Facilitator and Craftivist
Cape Town Stitch to Resist and Alchemy of Becoming

Tchiki Davis
Founder
The Berkeley Well-Being Institute

Uwalaka Uchechukwu
National Coordinator & President
Compassion Connectors - Nigeria & Compassion Champions Initiative

Yousra Moghani
Dentist & Coach

Zainal Sanusi
Director
Sejahtera Centre for Sustainability and Humanity

Zoe Weil
Co-founder and President
Institute for Humane Education
































