Change starts within
"Empathy at School" strengthens relational competence through its Whole School Approach.
"Empathy at School" strengthens relational competence through its Whole School Approach.
"Children don’t learn what we tell them, they learn what we model for them”, says renowned Danish psychologist Helle Jensen.
Long-term research has shown that the quality of our interpersonal relationships is crucial to our overall wellbeing – and sets the stage for successful learning and development.
At the same time, little attention ist often given to the diversity of relationships in the school environment. In “Empathy at school”, a five-year model project (2020-2025) at three Berlin schools and three control schools, Helle Jensen and her team invite all school staff to explore successful relationships in depth and strengthen their own relationship skills. The project is being evaluated both qualitatively and quantitatively by a team of researchers from Heidelberg/Mannheim University.
We aim to learn: What does a school need for relationships for thrive?
