Help students develop empathy and compassion for their classmates, and earn a $100 DonorsChoose gift card!
Thank You, Teachers!
The 2020 Compassion Challenge has concluded. Thank you to the hundreds of teachers who participated! Check back soon for information about the 2021 Challenge. In the meantime, below are some entries from this past year!
Entries From This Past Year
About the Challenge
The unprecedented events of 2020 have underscored the need for us to build kinder, more compassionate communities, and that starts with early education. The Compassion Project is a national initiative to teach elementary school students the meaning of compassion and develop a foundation for greater diversity, equity, and inclusion in the classroom and in life.
Join us this November for the National Compassion Challenge, a fun and easy way for teachers to build classroom community by helping students foster empathy and compassion for their classmates, even in a virtual environment.
Compassion is when you...
SEE
someone in need.
CARE
about their feelings.
DO
something to show you care.
What Teachers Are Saying
“In times like these, I feel the need to spread kindness, patience, and compassion. Our students are in a unique position to do the same in their homes and in their neighborhoods. EVERFI’s The Compassion Project was a great program my students were using before this pandemic happened, and I can see the benefits continuing outside the four walls of our classroom.”
DeShunta Jones, Teacher
Fulton County Schools, Georgia