Roots of Empathy – Parent and Baby Volunteer
Roots of Empathy is a programme for primary school children. The programme’s aim is to increase empathy – the ability to understand how another person feels.
Read full details of the Roots of Empathy Programme below and in this information leaflet.
Please fill in the form below to sign up you and your baby as volunteers on the Roots of Empathy programme.
Email [email protected] if you would like more information. Holly, Claire or Pamela would be delighted to hear from you!
Applications are currently open for Roots of Empathy in Killarney and Ballinasloe for our programmes starting in October and November 2024! Fill in the form below and we’ll be in touch.
Register Your Interest
Roots of Empathy was a brilliant programme from start to finish and exceeded my expectations. Not only did it highlight all the progress my baby was making but it also gave Freddie lots of meaningful interactions and confidence. He enjoys social situations and I think its down to our monthly visits to our Roots of Empathy classroom. Holly our Co-ordinator made the whole experience so enjoyable and always rang in advance to make sure we were both comfortable with the lesson! I also loved an excuse to get out and about and getting all the photos in a book at the end of the programme was great to have for him when he grows up! Thanks Roots of Empathy
More information
Roots of Empathy is a programme for primary school children. The programme’s aim is to increase empathy – the ability to understand how another person feels.
Children learn to care for and respect each other, which leads to a reduction in bullying and aggression.
At the heart of the programme are a neighbourhood baby and parent who visit the classroom every three weeks over the full school year.
Here’s how it works:
- Babies must be between 2 and 4 months old between September and November 2024 to take part in the programme.
- In other words – Babies born between June and September 2024 are the perfect age to do the programme!
- Our programmes will be starting between September and November 2024, and will continue through to the end of the school year – we ask families to commit to the entire programme.
- The programme helps children to learn about a baby’s needs and how babies develop, and lets children observe the loving relationship between a parent and baby.
