Compassion Matters, created by the Dalai Lama Centre for Compassion, develops and shares teaching and learning resources with schools and other education organisations. By exploring ethics and philosophy we equip children to think critically about ethical issues, make positive changes to their behaviour, and above all, to see that compassion and its related values are the key not only to a happier, more harmonious society but also to individual wellbeing.
Working to reach 2,000 young people each year
Over 30 hours of resources for teachers and schools
Working with 60 schools and youth organisations each year
We develop teaching resources that give pupils a greater understanding of ethical values through a secular lens, but also the tools to navigate ethical disagreements in our increasingly diverse and pluralistic society. Our aim is to build and support a community of teachers and schools with compassion at the heart of their daily practice.
We seek a transformative impact on the wider schools and community through teachers and parents engaging in the materials. It is our mission is to build more compassionate, kind and caring communities and contribute to a happier and more thoughtful society.
Sample our first module
We are delighted to be able to share our first module, Compassion, with you.
Compassion in Education
Find out more about the foundation of the Dalai Lama Centre for Compassion and His Holiness' mission to see compassion and related values taught in every school.
Persons of Interest
Each of our modules features a film about an individual and their exploration of one of our themes.
Get in Touch
To enrol your school in the Compassion Matters project or if you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Compassion Matters
17 Beaumont St, Oxford, OX1 2NA
T: 01865 238059 E: contact@compassion-matters.org