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    The Charter for Compassion is a cooperative effort to restore not only compassionate thinking but, more importantly, compassionate action to the center of our lives. Compassion is the principled determination to put ourselves in the shoes of the other.As we practice compassion, we grow stronger in caring for others, ourselves, and the Earth. One of the most urgent tasks of our generation is to build a global community where people of all ages, races, nations and ideologies can live together in peace, health, and towards building a better future. In our globalized world, everybody has becomeourneighbor,andthe Golden Rule has become an urgent necessity. What place does compassion have in education? Cultivating compassion in educational settings, and creating the kind of culture where it is a norm of student and staff behavior, may seem at first a noble ideal: a nice-to-have, something to be undertaken only when all other priorities are met.Yet we now have the evidence to show that a school’s ability to foster real learning, indeed to fulfill its fundamental purpose, depends on its ability to do just that. More and more schools and educational organizations/groups are acting on this evidence and creating compassion-filled learning environments. Students and adults alike thrive when their social and emotional needs are met, when they feel a sense of belonging, when they feel their voices are welcomed and heard. Choosing to uphold the principles of compassion is central to a school’s ability to create a caring and inclusive culture and climate, to nurture a strong moral identity among those who walk through its doors, and to invite deep participation and learning. What’s more, compassionate action is foundational to effective collaboration, and to advancing the common good—attributes that, in today’s increasingly connected world—arecentraltosuccess. A compassionate school begins with the adults on campus walking their talk and modeling compassion to all.

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    The Charter for Compassion is a cooperative effort to restore not only compassionate thinking but, more importantly, compassionate action to the center of our lives. Compassion is the principled determination to put ourselves in the shoes of the other.As we practice compassion, we grow stronger in caring for others, ourselves, and the Earth. One of the most urgent tasks of our generation is to build a global community where people of all ages, races, nations and ideologies can live together in peace, health, and towards building a better future. In our globalized world, everybody has becomeourneighbor,andthe Golden Rule has become an urgent necessity. What place does compassion have in education? Cultivating compassion in educational settings, and creating the kind of culture where it is a norm of student and staff behavior, may seem at first a noble ideal: a nice-to-have, something to be undertaken only when all other priorities are met.Yet we now have the evidence to show that a school’s ability to foster real learning, indeed to fulfill its fundamental purpose, depends on its ability to do just that. More and more schools and educational organizations/groups are acting on this evidence and creating compassion-filled learning environments. Students and adults alike thrive when their social and emotional needs are met, when they feel a sense of belonging, when they feel their voices are welcomed and heard. Choosing to uphold the principles of compassion is central to a school’s ability to create a caring and inclusive culture and climate, to nurture a strong moral identity among those who walk through its doors, and to invite deep participation and learning. What’s more, compassionate action is foundational to effective collaboration, and to advancing the common good—attributes that, in today’s increasingly connected world—arecentraltosuccess. A compassionate school begins with the adults on campus walking their talk and modeling compassion to all.

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    The Charter for Compassion is a cooperative effort to restore not only compassionate thinking but, more importantly, compassionate action to the center of our lives. Compassion is the principled determination to put ourselves in the shoes of the other.As we practice compassion, we grow stronger in caring for others, ourselves, and the Earth. One of the most urgent tasks of our generation is to build a global community where people of all ages, races, nations and ideologies can live together in peace, health, and towards building a better future. In our globalized world, everybody has becomeourneighbor,andthe Golden Rule has become an urgent necessity. What place does compassion have in education? Cultivating compassion in educational settings, and creating the kind of culture where it is a norm of student and staff behavior, may seem at first a noble ideal: a nice-to-have, something to be undertaken only when all other priorities are met.Yet we now have the evidence to show that a school’s ability to foster real learning, indeed to fulfill its fundamental purpose, depends on its ability to do just that. More and more schools and educational organizations/groups are acting on this evidence and creating compassion-filled learning environments. Students and adults alike thrive when their social and emotional needs are met, when they feel a sense of belonging, when they feel their voices are welcomed and heard. Choosing to uphold the principles of compassion is central to a school’s ability to create a caring and inclusive culture and climate, to nurture a strong moral identity among those who walk through its doors, and to invite deep participation and learning. What’s more, compassionate action is foundational to effective collaboration, and to advancing the common good—attributes that, in today’s increasingly connected world—arecentraltosuccess. A compassionate school begins with the adults on campus walking their talk and modeling compassion to all.

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    The Charter for Compassion is a cooperative effort to restore not only compassionate thinking but, more importantly, compassionate action to the center of our lives. Compassion is the principled determination to put ourselves in the shoes of the other.As we practice compassion, we grow stronger in caring for others, ourselves, and the Earth. One of the most urgent tasks of our generation is to build a global community where people of all ages, races, nations and ideologies can live together in peace, health, and towards building a better future. In our globalized world, everybody has becomeourneighbor,andthe Golden Rule has become an urgent necessity. What place does compassion have in education? Cultivating compassion in educational settings, and creating the kind of culture where it is a norm of student and staff behavior, may seem at first a noble ideal: a nice-to-have, something to be undertaken only when all other priorities are met.Yet we now have the evidence to show that a school’s ability to foster real learning, indeed to fulfill its fundamental purpose, depends on its ability to do just that. More and more schools and educational organizations/groups are acting on this evidence and creating compassion-filled learning environments. Students and adults alike thrive when their social and emotional needs are met, when they feel a sense of belonging, when they feel their voices are welcomed and heard. Choosing to uphold the principles of compassion is central to a school’s ability to create a caring and inclusive culture and climate, to nurture a strong moral identity among those who walk through its doors, and to invite deep participation and learning. What’s more, compassionate action is foundational to effective collaboration, and to advancing the common good—attributes that, in today’s increasingly connected world—arecentraltosuccess. A compassionate school begins with the adults on campus walking their talk and modeling compassion to all.

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    What is the Charter for

    Compassion?
    The Charter for Compassion is a
    cooperative effort to restore not
    only compassionate thinking but,
    more importantly, compassionate
    action to the center of our lives.
    Compassion is the principled
    determination to put ourselves in
    the shoes of the other. As we
    practice compassion, we grow
    stronger in caring for others,
    ourselves, and the Earth. One of the
    most urgent tasks of our generation
    is to build a global community
    where people of all ages, races,
    nations and ideologies can live
    together in peace, health, and
    towards building a better future. In
    our globalized world, everybody has
    become our neighbor, and the
    Golden Rule has become an urgent
    necessity.
    What place does compassion
    have in education?
    Cultivating compassion in
    educational settings, and creating
    the kind of culture where it is a
    norm of student and staff behavior,
    may seem at rst a noble ideal: a
    nice-to-have, something to be
    undertaken only when all other
    priorities are met. Yet we now have
    the evidence to show that a schools
    ability to foster real learning, indeed
    to fulll its fundamental purpose,
    depends on its ability to do just
    that. More and more schools and
    educational organizations/groups
    are acting on this evidence and
    creating compassion-lled learning
    environments. Students and adults
    alike thrive when their social and
    emotional needs are met, when they
    feel a sense of belonging, when they
    feel their voices are welcomed and
    heard. Choosing to uphold the
    principles of compassion is central
    to a schools ability to create a
    caring and inclusive culture and
    climate, to nurture a strong moral
    identity among those who walk
    through its doors, and to invite
    deep participation and learning.
    Whats more, compassionate action
    is foundational to effective
    collaboration, and to advancing the
    common goodattributes that, in
    todays increasingly connected
    worldare central to success. A
    compassionate school begins with
    the adults on campus walking their
    talk and modeling compassion to all.
    How can we get involved?
    There are at a number of ways you
    can get involved with the work of
    the Charter:
    Read, sign and act on the
    Charter for Compassionate
    Schools. There is great need for a
    Charter for Compassionate Schools
    that translates the principle of
    compassion to the uniqueness of
    the school world and acts as a
    rallying cry and unifying vision for
    schools and educational
    organizations across the globe.
    Join our network. If you are a
    principal, teacher, youth
    group, educational organization,
    early childhood professional,
    consultant, writer, musician or
    artist, or other specialist who
    works in education join with our
    other 150 partners in forming an
    accessible network of
    compassionate education
    specialists. Each partner has a page
    on our website that links back to
    your own site.
    Contact the Charter for
    Compassion to become a
    volunteer. Visit our website to
    learn more about the Charter and
    our city initiatives, and partner
    sectors.
    Contribute to the Education
    Blog. Share what you are doing in
    your teaching and learning.
    Get our free mobile
    Compassion App. Enter and
    access a world of compassion and
    record your thoughts and actions
    for caring for the others, yourself,
    and the Earth.
    Engage in the Compassion
    Relays and Games. The Relays
    are year-round and are a great way
    to engage everyone in compassion
    and increase momentum for the
    Games in September.
    www.charterforcompassion.org

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