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

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