The Abbotsford School District is putting out a call for parents with newborn babies to sign up for the Roots of Empathy program, which helps teach school children about proper prosocial skills development.
Nine times throughout the school year, these parents are expected to bring their two- to four-month-old baby into an Abbotsford school, where the baby will actually be turned into an educator for the students.
The Abbotsford School District explained that by observing and analyzing the infant's body language, the students learn to develop empathy and other similar skills.
This program was originally launched in Canada in 1996 and has since grown to reach more than one million children throughout 11 countries, according to the Roots of Empathy website.
Any Abbotsford parents interested in participating in this program can contact Abbotsford School District YCW-social emotional learning instructor Leslie Carter at leslie.carter@abbyschools.ca.
