Empathy is a skill.
We help schools teach it.
Social-emotional learning and disability awareness curriculum, coaching and training that helps every student feel seen, valued and included. PreK through high school.
96% of educators would recommend us to a colleague
Every dot is a student.
Each of these 2,400 points stands for about 390 of the 932,370 students we've reached. Move your cursor to turn the crowd.
In classrooms in 49 states.
Kids in every kind of school, from rural Vermont to the Bay Area to Denver Public Schools.
Learning to see each other.
When empathy is taught, a room full of individuals becomes a community. That's the circle in our logo.
One perspective at a time.
Every lesson, workshop and conversation adds another dot.
See our impactWhat brings you here?
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See the work in action
Our story on film, plus Sam's conversations on inclusion, ableism and the future of special education. YouTube channel →
Flip the perspective
This is what our lessons do in classrooms every day. Tap a card to see a moment through a new lens.
Illustrative examples of the conversations our curriculum is built around.
300+ lessons. Never scripted.
Flexible social-emotional learning and disability awareness lessons for every grade, built around great books, games and real conversations. Search the library.
Educators see the difference
From our independent 2020–21 evaluation across 97 partner schools in 9 states. See the full impact →
of educators would recommend Changing Perspectives to another educator.
Started by a teacher who knew what it felt like to look different
Sam Drazin was born with Treacher Collins Syndrome. Growing up as a student who looked and felt different inspired him to teach. As an elementary teacher in Vermont, he saw how much kids needed classrooms built on empathy.
In 2013 he founded Changing Perspectives to give every school the tools to make that happen.
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From the blog
Ideas, research and resources for building inclusive schools.