Compassionate Communication

SHTL Harvest Monday March 23, 2026

Starting point: 

1. The educational environment you come from.
2. Concerns about the class.
3. Expectations about the course.
4. Your goal for the course.

INTRODUCTION VIDEO:

• How were you raised?
• What were the key elements in your education/training?
• What was the reality/context like in which you were raised?

Share

• What do we have in common? What do we share?
• Do I learn anything from my classmates’ sharing?
• What does education mean to me? (Short words: What does it mean? What does it make you think?)
• Group the words into categories. What do these words tell you?
• Write a sentence:
• For me, education is_______________________
• Make three conclusions that you “think/feel” about education. Is there a relationship between what I feel and what I think? Are these two aspects of education connected?
• Have you ever heard the term “Popular Education”? Where? In what context? In which population?
• What does Popular Education mean to you?

COURSE PURPOSE: To incorporate new awareness and self-connection skills into personal development, enabling them to engage with others from a culture of compassion and care.

Our methodology is based on self-knowledge as a precursor to empathy, deep listening, and assertive communication.