Social-emotional learning is a hot topic. Today, Erick Roa shares with us about his contribution at Empatico and The Kind Foundation. Erick serves as Head of Partnerships at Empatico. He takes us through the grant application and award process as he has experienced it, and gives advice for schools that might be interested in the grant process. Erick shares with us about how students can develop social-emotional skills through the free Empatico software platform. 

Listen and take note of how schools can learn to apply to foundations for grants and increase their chances of receiving an award. Empatico has set an ambitious goal to connect one million students worldwide by 2020, and your school can be a part of their success.

Quotes:

14:14 “My advice is - sometimes you have to take a risk (and ask for what your school needs); (be sure that you) know a little bit about what the organization’s values and mission are.”

20:13 “What we’re able to offer at Empatico are very discreet opportunities for children to build skills within the larger umbrella of social and emotional learning.”

Here are some resources mentioned in our discussion:

Empatico.org - https://empatico.org/

Skin in the Game by Nassim Nicholas Talebhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Skin-Game-Hidden-Asymmetries-Daily/dp/0241247470

Empatico blog - https://blog.empatico.org/
https://blog.empatico.org/2019/01/six-steps-to-become-an-empatico-district-part-1/

Where to learn more about Erick Roa:

Twitter - @erick_g_roa

Erick on Linkedin - linkedin.com/in/erick-roa-278a25b3

Where to learn more about Enrollhand:

Website: www.enrollhand.com

Our webinar: https://webinar-replay.enrollhand.com

Our free Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/schoolgrowth/