"Download our Toolkit for Promoting Empathy in Schools. You can download the toolkit in Spanish, French, and Korean, too.

The Start Empathy Toolkit is the product of interviews with more than 60 educators and leading social entrepreneurs. We asked quite simply, “What works?” We wanted to know what it would take to create a classroom where kids’ social and emotional needs are met and how to cultivate the kinds of skills that are critical for success in today’s (and tomorrow’s) world. The result is not a prescription or a formula, or a silver-bullet fix. Consider this a living set of tools: tools that will grow and evolve over time, as each of us adds our own. We encourage you to think beyond your classroom walls to what it takes to mobilize your entire school community. Together, let’s creatively reimagine what changemaking education can look like.

The toolkit contains the combined wisdom of dozens of teachers, organizations, and people who live this everyday: tips and tools, lesson plans and examples, and, most importantly, insights that can help inform everything from how you design your classroom to your daily interactions with students and colleagues. Some exercises can be done in as little as two minutes, while others can take the form of months-long class projects, applied to a range of subjects. Others simply offer a strategy you can adapt to your existing lesson plans, and tips that are proven to improve teacher and student performance alike. Some you may be familiar with, and others may be new. We invite you to test these in your classroom, and use them to generate ideas of your own."

«Les histoires liées aux droits de la personne sont tout autour de nous. Nous explorons des histoires du passé et des enjeux contemporains, du Canada et d’ailleurs dans le monde.»

«Cette ressource du Musée canadien des droits de la personne explore de nombreuses histoires liées aux perspectives autochtones (éducation aux traités, Couverture témoin, droits autochtones de l'ONU, Mincome, réconciliation, vétérans, etc.) et à la justice sociale (BLM, misogynie, racisme, génocide, antisémitisme, Holodomor, réfugiés, etc.).

Chaque histoire contient des informations, des artefacts, des images et des questions pour orienter votre réflexion. Elle est également liée à d'autres histoires connexes pour une exploration plus approfondie.»