UN Sustainable Development Goals

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  Good health and well-being

  Valuing openness to others and recognizing difference as a human asset are concepts that should be taught at a very early age; diversity education, whether cultural, sexual or other, should begin in early childhood. Violence and bullying are relationship problems that need to be addressed with relationship-based responses, through positive educational interventions that focus on the development of pro-social skills. Supporting the development of a positive school climate involves choosing interventions that will teach young people how to peacefully live together, help perpetrators of violence or bullying to better meet their needs, teach students targeted by these acts to be more assertive, and help young witnesses to develop their feelings of compassion towards others. This is how we create a caring community. These skills can be learned as part of social and emotional learning. Founded in 2010, the Jasmin Roy Sophie Desmarais Foundation's initial mission was to combat bullying, violence and discrimination against children in elementary and secondary schools. Since then, the mission has grown towards the creation of positive and caring environments for everyone, from early childhood to the elderly. Through various programs and initiatives, the Foundation works to develop healthy emotional and relational habits that encourage the development of empathy, acceptance of others, inclusiveness and kindness. We are developing awareness and education tools (guides, board games, puppet’s videos and virtual reality workshops) for identifying and managing emotions to promote better mental health and better interpersonal relationships. Finally, with our new International Education Summit, we aim to bring together researchers and world experts on different themes to exchange best practices in education and positively influence the way of doing things with the aim of promoting emotional well-being, kindness, altruism and collaboration.