The Dream a Dream Foundation's work in India is truly transforming the education space across the country. Vishal Talreja and Dr. Connie Chung stop by to talk about the amazing stories they collected while writing the book, "When We Thrive, Our World Thrives - Stories of Young People Growing up with Adversity."
Dream a Dream empowers children and young people from vulnerable backgrounds to overcome adversity and thrive in a fast-changing world. Since 1999, they have helped over 3 million young people thrive in the 21st century through innovation labs and strategic partnerships with governments in five states across India. Vishal Talreja is the co-founder and Trustee of Dream a Dream, and Dr. Connie Chung is the former Associate Director of Harvard Graduate School of Education's Global Education Innovation Initiative, and recently has worked with the OECD Education 2030 project. Highlights from their conversation with Rod and Jal include: an introduction to the Dream a Dream organization and how their work is creating real change in India; the inspiration for Connie and Vishal's book collaboration; how they are trying to rewrite what success looks like in the classroom and what that shift might mean for society at large; the amazing power of storytelling; and a lightning round featuring lessons from COVID and some great reading recommendations (see links below).
Trauma-Responsive Schooling: Centering Student Voice and Healing
Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education
What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
Decade of Anxiety – Transformed by Faith, Courage and Authenticity
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