Making Caring Common at HGSE

Our vision is a world in which children learn to care about others and the common good, treat people well day to day, come to understand and seek fairness and justice, and do what is right even at times at a cost to themselves. We believe that young people with these capacities will become community members and citizens who can strengthen our democracy, mend the fractures that divide us, and create a more caring, just world. Since 2013, Making Caring Common has worked towards this vision with families, educators, and communities by: - Working directly with schools and educators through our Caring Schools Network, Caring Schools #CommonGood Campaign, and Empathy in Schools Research Initiative; - Leveraging the power of key adult institutions, such as college admissions, to send messages to young people about the importance of concern for others and the common good; - Developing a bold new initiative to identify and create strategies for parents and caregivers that effectively de...