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Trial T-Level placements reflections
Reflections from T-Level industry hybrid placements from Activate Learning Oxford.
Craft and Conversation
A joint initiative run by Empathy Action and Tonbridge Welcomes Refugees, it brings together women from Syria and the UK.
Desperate Journeys coming to Tunbridge Wells
Desperate Journeys is coming to Royal Victoria Place in Tunbridge Wells, from mid-February to the end of March 2019.
My Desperate Journey by Jenny Maslin
I was excited (and a little nervous) to see what it was all about. I experienced Desperate Journeys as a participant during their launch week and co-founders Ben and Matt asked me to write about my experience.
“feeling, even if only through a simulation, eclipses all the telling in the world”
A question that we are frequently asked. The reality is there is no uniform response to each event. The feelings people who take part feel are unique. So to is their response.
Global Citizenship, Empathy & Birthdays
Teaching Global Citizenship means allowing the students to deeply feel their responsibilities to those less fortunate than themselves. St Michael’s Prep school teacher, Mrs Chugg, arranged a ‘Go Global Week’ for students.
Empathy with refugees – a volunteer’s reflections
Earlier this year one of Empathy Action’s team, Chris Hix, volunteered in a refugee camp on the Greek island of Leros. He is now helping to research and design EA’s new refugee simulation. Here, Chris shares a few of his reflections on the current situation in Greece.