Roots of Empathy is an innovative classroom-based program that aims to reduce aggression through the fostering of empathy and emotional literacy. A local mom/dad and baby will visit the class room once a month. The program is designed for elemetary school grades. The Roots of Empathy programmer/ Ontario Early Years facilitator presents the program curriculum, acitivities and partners with the school. With the support of our local schools, Brass Bell FRP/OEYC and its sites have sucessfully offered this program in most regional schools on an ongoing basis.
From the Roots of Empathy web site:
"The focus of Roots of Empathy in the long term is to build capacity of the next generation for caring and compassionate citizenship and parenting. In the short term, Roots of Empathy focuses on raising levels of empathy, resulting in more respectful and caring relationships and reduced levels of bullying and aggression." 
