Building Empathy
In the fourth week of TREE's Grade 3 Conflict Resolution curriculum, the focus is on Empathy. How to build empathy for another person, and how to show empathy to another…
Becoming an Active Bystander: Online Bystandership
When thinking about being an active bystander, we often think of examples from when we are at school, our workplaces, or in public. What is more difficult to think of,…
Becoming an Active Bystander: 5 D’s of Bystandership
When seeing harm happening in our communities, it can be difficult to know what we can do about it. It often takes time to know how to intervene, and can…
Becoming an Active Bystander: Positions and Terms
It is not uncommon to hear about harm of different kinds on the news. We hear stories of physical, mental, and emotional violence in different ways – both targeted and…
Reframing Self-Care
Lately, I’ve been holding so much appreciation for the ways in which we talk about self-care at TREE. In the third week of our Grade Six curriculum, we discuss stressors…
Exploring Peace: Israeli/Palestinian Youth Navigate Conflict in Powerful Documentary
The world has united in many ways to support Ukraine and voice their concerns for the ongoing violence that Russia is imposing on them. It can be difficult to comprehend…
“Calling In” Versus “Calling Out”
Whether it be at a family gathering, in a classroom, or out in public, we are all likely to experience that moment when someone around us says something that is…
Online training
How Students Can Get Engaged with Online Learning
During the past two years, we have had to change our lifestyle to accommodate our health and those around us. We changed the way we socialized, the way we greet…
Meditation
Finding Balance Through Yoga: Small Gestures Can Make Big Waves
“Finding balance” is an expression we hear all the time. The phrase is only two words, and sounds simple enough, but it can be easier said than done, particularly when…
Peace Comes from Within: A Self-Care Reminder
Over the years, I've learned self-care is a broad spectrum of methods and ways to support yourself, and thanks to being with TREE, I’ve had the chance to really improve…