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A festival of webinars, films, resources and events that explore the theme of 'Home' and develop the skill of empathy in students aged 5-18 years old.

I want my school involved!

Join us from 26th February - 1st March 2024

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Empathy is the most essential skill to teach right now

It allows us to connect and make sense of ourselves as well as those and the world around us - whether we agree with them or not. Empathy is not just to be a desired skill, it is ultimately vital for success as it underpins the skills of great leadership, creativity and communication.

View the Schools Information Pack

Empathy
is the skill to understand another and the ability to create space for someone to reveal their authentic self whilst reserving judgement.

The 2024 theme

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Themes included and covered:
Connecting across cultures
Our planet and climate
Homelessness
The refugee crisis
War & peace
Chasing your dreams
Empathy & Wellbeing
and more...

We'll be bringing together stories from many different people and perspectives across the week. Sparking conversations, questions and learning that will be supported further through film, storytelling and our events.

Please note - our programme is age-differentiated and will be labelled as such across resources and events.

Building the #EmpathyGeneration since 2020

175K

Students engaged with our programmes

40+

Countries reached across 6 continents

1M+

Student reach across schools

Making the intangible... tangible.

Over 5 years we have helped hundreds of schools and thousands of students understand how to empathise and strengthen it as a useable daily skill.

The number one way to develop and improve empathy is by increasing the diversity and quantity of experiences you have - which is where we come in.

Our week long festival has curated events, resources and films to truly engage and inspire empathy. This is inclusion in real time!

Registered schools get access to:

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Empathy can be taught.
It can be learnt.

Our 2022 pilot study showed:

Students were more responsive to the feelings of others and displayed increased emotional empathy.

Students were able to demonstrate signs of increased self-compassion and heightened self-esteem.

Students were seen to display a greater desire to care for and connect with others.

In partnership with

See more about our research

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"The best, most moving and impactful work I have ever experienced in the youth sector"

Colin Falconer, Chair of youth charity - WeBelong

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Teacher Testimonials

Having engaged in Empathy Week for a number of years at my previous school in Hong Kong, I was delighted to be able to introduce my new community at Thomas’s Clapham to it this year. Our pupils (and staff!) were thoroughly engaged with the films, which were beautiful not only in terms of their visuals, but in the stories they told. The films and the high quality and accessible resources provided a springboard for thoughtful discussions about a whole range of social issues and provided pupils with the opportunity to develop empathy for others and themselves.

Kirsty Whitwood

Deputy Head - Wellbeing and Health

Thomas's Clapham

London

Empathy Week was a wonderful opportunity to heighten our students’ awareness of this important skill. I’ve really noticed that since then, both the word ‘empathy’ and its value – that we should all appreciate the perspectives and experiences of others – has become much more a part of our school language and culture.

Kathryn McDonald

Director of Pastoral Care K-12

Arden Anglican School

Australia

We can't recommend Empathy Week enough to all schools and all ages. Our primary age pupils gained so much through their engagement with the five thought-provoking films and the project we undertook following these. The whole experience has embedded in our practice a real focus on empathy and our children have benefited hugely. We will definitely be involved again this year and going forward and we encourage all to join us.

Paula Ayto

Primary School Headteacher

Reid Street Primary School

Darlington, UK

Learning and building on Empathy skills within Primary School is incredibly important. It challenges our children to think about situations and points of view that are new to them and helps them to explore their own feelings and emotions when dealing with different situations that they might not ordinarily be exposed to. Empathy week has been a great springboard into many important discussions with our students.

Charlotte O'Toole

Primary School Teacher

Sara Village School

Saudi Arabia

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