Better World Animals: Global Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Through Animal Stories
Let’s learn from our new animal friends about how we can see one another as unique, beautiful humans
Are you on a journey to love learning for life? Meet the Better World Animals! Each animal on our global social emotional learning (SEL) journey is here to guide us. Let’s learn about self, others, and our environment alongside our new friends: Mindful Moo, Questioning Quetzal, and Empathi the Elephant. Animals for a better world.
Meet Mindful Moo
Mindful Moo is always with us as we grow in our mindfulness practice, as we strive to listen to understand, and as we slow down in our day to day lives.
Meet Empathi the Elephant
Empathi the Elephant never forgets to strive for deeper understanding — to strive to learn new perspectives.
Meet Questioning Quetzal
Questioning Quetzal is here with us as we find new questions in our lives. As we wonder more about self, others, and our world.
Meet Patient Panda
Patient Panda is always trying to practice patience in all situations and with everyone — with self, others, and our world.
Meet Thoughtful Turtle
Thoughtful Turtle is always considering how to be a better friend, and to be more mindful in making all choices. To slow down and think things through meaningfully.
Meet Belonging Bee
Belonging Bee is always striving to create an environment where all beings feel welcome, necessary, and connected to one another. Where we all Be WE.
More animal friends will join us as we continue on this lifelong learning journey together! Stay tuned!
Hear Lifelong Learners Who Love Learning With Global Stories
Lifelong Learning. Mindfulness. Empathy. Big questions. Caring animal lovers belong here.
Know an animal lover who will love this kind of learning? Eager to dive into this learning yourself? Let’s love learning alongside animals.
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Stories for a better world. For every lifelong learner.
Too many of us (humans) grow up without support to practice understanding diverse people, cultures, mindsets, perspectives, and ways of life.
Lots of brainstorming. Not enough “heartstorming”.
When we don’t use our empathy and critical thinking muscles, our ability to see one another as unique amazing humans starts to wither away.
That leads to knots in our chests, bullying, inequity, injustice, prejudice, intolerance, family fights, and violence. Bias. Judgment. Separation. Hate.
That’s why Better World Ed exists for all of us:
To move from our heads to our hearts.
To learn to love self, others, and our world.
To learn to live the spirit of ubuntu: “I am because WE are”
Let’s engage early childhood learners with global stories and conversations that open our hearts and minds early in life, every day, and everywhere. In school, during homeschooling, and in our community learning environments.
You(th) can and will help all of us come back together. Across every line of difference and every border. With social, emotional, and academic brilliance.
Let’s untangle the knots within and between us. Let’s reweave the fabric of our communities. Let’s Be WE.