Ashley Potvin and William Penuel -- "Creating Compassionate Change in School Communities"
Category: Literary
Date and Time
- Tuesday, Sep 9, 2025 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Location
Boulder Bookstore
1107 Pearl St
Details
Ashley Potvin and William Penuel from the Renée Crown Wellness Institute at the University of Colorado Boulder will speak about and sign their new book, "Creating Compassionate Change in School Communities: Leading Together to Address Everyday Suffering in Schools," on Tuesday, September 9th at 6:30pm, at Boulder Bookstore. Tickets for this event are $5 (plus a small processing fee) and are available on Eventbrite.
About the Book:
Compassion and dignity provide an essential framework for building caring and inclusive schools. Many books focus on what teachers can do as individuals; "Creating Compassionate Change in School Communities" is different. This book focuses both on how educators can cultivate compassion within themselves and lead together to cultivate humanizing school environments.
Teachers, librarians, counselors, resource specialists, mental health professionals, and social workers who are working to create conditions for compassion and dignity in schools are all leaders who can impact change. Offering concrete evidence and case studies that showcase the power of compassion to create flourishing school communities and rejuvenate education, the book will help all educators better serve K-12 students with school cultures that promote healing. Compassion can be cultivated, dignity can be affirmed, and leaders need skillful means to do so--tools and practices that can help them develop compassion for themselves and others and see their own dignity and that of others.
IMPORTANT TICKETING AND EVENT INFORMATION
*Tickets are $5 (plus a small processing fee).
*A coupon good for $5 off a copy of "Creating Compassionate Change in School Communities," or a purchase on the day of the event is included with your ticket. You will receive this coupon at the event.
