Issue #10 - Transforming Education Newsletter from the Global Citizenship Foundation
“Each of us deserves the freedom to pursue our own version of happiness. No one deserves to be bullied.”— Barack ObamaBullying is a global issue many students face in diverse forms across the world. Anti-bullying interventions that are not grounded in the acts of recognizing and managing emotions are ineffective. Therefore Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) in education can play a vital role in addressing bullying in schools and beyond. The 10th edition of the Transforming Education Newsletter commemorates the upcoming ‘International Day against Violence and Bullying at School including Cyberbullying’
— with an article authored by Dr. Nandini Chatterjee Singh, Dr. Neelima Chopra, and Renuka Rautela from UNESCO MGIEP in the .ed Magazine — a quarterly curated issue-based digital magazine for educators. SEL includes a range of skills recognizing and managing emotions, empathy, compassion, mindfulness, and critical inquiry. Empathetic children — exhibit compassion and positivity— effectively counter bullying in schools and beyond. Read this article
of the week to know how SEL can address and prevent bullying through self-awareness and empathy. Also, check out the 🗓 upcoming global events
, our 💫 author spotlight
, along with the 🗞news and updates
from the Global Citizenship Foundation below.Do scroll towards the end of the newsletter to know how you can help me and my team :)
🌟 Featured Article
Social and Emotional Learning – An Antidote for Bullying in the Classroom
Explicit integration of social and emotional learning offers an opportunity to transform education - not just in terms of its outcomes but also in terms of the individuals it can produce.
Mrs. Murthy* is a primary school teacher. Today at lunch, she noticed her student, Jayant*, sitting alone at a far corner of the cafeteria. Jayant was a recent addition to her class and had joined the school after his parents moved to the city. Mrs. Murthy decided to have a conversation with him. After gently probing him, Jayant told her that some students from the class often teased him on his appearance and made fun of his language. On chatting with him further, Mrs. Murthy realized that Jayant was being bullied at school. She was shocked. She wondered how her friendly, warm, and affectionate bunch of 6-year-old kids were capable of such actions? As she gathered her thoughts in support of Jayant, she also found herself faced with…[Read Full Story Here]
🎫 Upcoming Global Events
📆 November 29, 2021
🏛 Hosted by UNESCO
🎟 Ticket: Free Entry
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💡 Online Event: Introducing the Equality and Equity Toolkit
📆 November 30, 2021 (Multiple Dates Available)
🏛 Hosted by Connect
🎟 Ticket: Free Entry
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💡 International Conference: World Class Leadership International Conference, Québec Canada - Conference — 10times.com
📆 December 2-13, 2021
🏛 Hosted by World-Class Leadership International Conference
🎟 Ticket: Paid Entry
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💫 Author Spotlight
He is the Senior Director of Strategy at The Urban Assembly, USA. He previously served as the SEL Coordinator for District 75 in NYC, where he shaped SEL’s approach for students with severe cognitive and behavioral challenges.
Learn more about David Adams here.
🤩 Global Citizenship Foundation Events and Updates
💫 Just Launched! .ed Magazine Issue: Mainstreaming Social and Emotional Learning!
The .ed Magazine is an issue-based quarterly digital publication that brings changemakers, policymakers, educators, and thought-leaders together to contribute to this initiative. This latest edition focuses on mainstreaming Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), including SEL strategies, challenges, approaches, models, and ideas for educators to deliver more impactful and effective SEL.
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— Aaryan Salman
Editor, .ed Magazine
President, Global Citizenship Foundation