This 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 Non-violent 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 co-operation, and maximise the potential of each student as you create relationship-centred classrooms. This how-to guide is perfect for any educator, home school parent, administrator or mentor. Customisable exercises, activities, charts and cut-outs make it easy for educators to create lesson plans for a day, a week or an entire school year. This is the first complete curriculum for teaching NVC to elementary age students.
Sura Hart is the education project director for the International Center for Nonviolent Communication. Victoria Kindle Hodson is the coauthor of Discover Your Child's Learning Style. They both live Santa Barbara, California.