Classroom resources for your school

Try our first module – Compassion

A new way to explore

secular ethics for your

school

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 socio-emotional learning, academic skills and mental well-being. Above all, we support children to see that compassion and its related values are the key not only to a happier, more harmonious society but also to individual wellbeing.

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young people using our resources so far in 2018

Over 30 hours of resources for teachers and schools

Working with 30 schools and educational charities since September 2018

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.

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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.

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Persons of Interest

Each of our modules features a film about an individual and their exploration of one of our themes.

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Our new module Wisdom is now live!

by James Slattery | 20th November 2018 | Uncategorised | 0 Comments

We are delighted to announce that our new module exploring Wisdom is now live.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s thoughts about ethics education

by James Slattery | 23rd October 2018 | Uncategorised | 0 Comments

An extract for His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s book ‘Ethic for a New Millenium’ outlining his vision for ethics education for young people.

Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock to feature in Wisdom module

by Eamonn | 21st August 2018 | Uncategorised | 0 Comments

We are delighted to announce that Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock will be the subject of our next module, Wisdom.

Compassion Matters pilot at The Dragon School, Oxford

by Eamonn | 11th August 2018 | Uncategorised | 0 Comments

We are delighted to announce the successful piloting of the Compassion Matters course at the Dragon School during the 2017-18 academic year.

Executive Director appointed

by Eamonn | 11th July 2018 | Uncategorised | 0 Comments

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Jimi Slattery as the new Executive Director of its Compassion Matters (CM) programme, bringing an ethics education grounded in compassion and related values into UK schools.