Ep 162 Interview Sessions with Stu Semigran

<p>On episode 162 I am joined by Stu Semigran, Co-Founder and President of EduCare Foundation.</p> <p>Stu has more than forty years’ experience as an educator, teaching in urban public schools and subsequently developing and facilitating training programs for youth and adults in educational settings worldwide. As Co-Founder and President of the EduCare Foundation, Stu has trained thousands of professionals, youth, educators, and parents in leadership development, afterschool &amp; expanded learning programs, and social-emotional learning.</p> <p>Since 1990, EduCare has served over 300,000 students and 45,000 teachers &amp; parents across more than 450 schools. Currently, EduCare is the largest provider of high school afterschool programs within the Los Angeles Unified School District. Stu has developed social-emotional development curriculum, including “<u>Making the Best of Me: A Handbook for Student Excellence and Self-Esteem</u>,” which is used in schools worldwide. He initiated EduCare’s Heartset®Education model that guides educators in building kinder and more compassionate classrooms and schools.</p> <p>In the episode you will hear:</p> <p>00:30 love is the foundation of education</p> <p>01:15 leading with love as our way of being</p> <p>03:30 Educare Foundation - waking kids up to who they are and what their life could become</p> <p>05:00 self awareness key to self compassion</p> <p>06:00 Growth Heartset</p> <p>08:45 facilitating transformation in others by leading with the 8 heartset skills</p> <p>10:30 gifting the world responsible citizens and compassionate leaders</p> <p>12:00 Stu’s personal heart mission</p> <p>13:15 the cause behind an achievement gap is a love gap</p> <p>15:15 how we can lead with unconditional love</p> <p>18:00 use everything as a learning opportunity</p> <p>22:00 stronger team through the grieving and the struggle</p> <p>23:00 practice turns in to habits</p> <p>26:00 hope, optimism and a willingness to learn from yesterday to make tomorrow better</p> <p>27:00 an Educare Heartprint