As a teacher, have you ever been in a situation where a death in your school community has occurred? Experiencing grief is something we will all confront at some point in our lives, but navigating a death in the school community, when you also need to support your students, can be really challenging.

The book, Grief and Loss in Schools: A Resource for Teachers was published earlier this year and is written by author Hazel Edwards. If that name sounds familiar to you, you might have her best-known book on your shelves at home, There’s a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake. We sat down with Hazel to hear more about her new book for teachers and the topic of grief and loss more broadly.

Hazel is a former teacher and wrote this book based on her own experience and research. Her goal with this book is to work towards removing the uncomfortable feeling associated with grief and loss. As you’ll hear in this episode, the book is filled with practical advice and suggested learning activities to open up conversations and help teachers work through such a difficult time with their students.

Host: Dominique Russell

Guest: Hazel Edwards