The Compassionate Classroom: Relationship Based Teaching and Learning

by Sura Hart, Victoria Kindle Hodson

The Compassionate Classroom is a long awaited how-to guide for educators who care about creating a safe, productive learning environment. With 45 years combined teaching experience, Sura Hart and Victoria Kindle Hodson merge recent discoveries in brain research with the proven skills of Nonviolent Communication and come to a bold conclusion - when compassion thrives, so does learning.

Learn powerful skills to create an emotionally safe learning environment where academic excellence thrives. Build trust, reduce conflict, improve cooperation, and maximize the potential of each student as you create relationship-centered classrooms. This how-to guide is perfect for any educator, homeschool parent, administrator or mentor. Customizable exercises, activities, charts and cutouts make it easy for educators to create lesson plans for a day, a week or an entire school year. The Compassionate Classroom is the first complete curriculum for teaching NVC to elementary age students.

Genres: Education, Nonfiction, Professional Development, Psychology, Teaching

208 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2004

About the author

Sura Hart is an internationally recognized trainer with the Center for Nonviolent Communication (CNVC) and is the contact person for CNVC’s efforts to integrate NVC into U.S. schools. She designs and facilitates trainings and curricula for students, parents, teachers and school administrators around the globe. Sura has been a classroom teacher in public and private schools and has created after-school programs on leadership, effective communication, healthy sexuality and conflict resolution for at-risk youth. Sura lives in Seattle, Washington.

Reviews

[Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good book

I would have like some more specific examples of what an NVC lesson plan would look like. Three more words.

[Ckrippner · Rating 5 out of 5]

A perfect book for ANYONE who is looking for more compassion in their life, family, or world! The book is presented well with bulleted key points and activities. The best chapter was Relearning the Language of Giving and Receiving. Highly recommended!

[Aruna Kumar Gadepalli · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book that deals with the teaching/learning using various aspects that are inherent in human beings that needs to be nurtured and used effectively for the teaching/learning in the joyful environment.

[Joe Brummer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is another of those books I think it a must read for educators. While the lessons are geared for younger kids, the learning applies to any age. I highly recommend this book!