Wednesday, April 18, 2012 – 10:00 – Monday, April 23, 2012 – 10:00
Dr. Kim Schonert-Reichl, Associate Professor, HDLC, has been nominated for a YWCA 2012 Woman of Distinction Award in Education, Training and Development.
From the YWCA website:
“An applied developmental psychologist in the Faculty of Education at UBC, Kimberly endeavours to make social-emotional learning a fixture in BC classrooms. She has dedicated her career to studying resiliency, empathy and well-being in children and adolescents. She was instrumental in developing the Middle Year Development Instrument, which has provided school districts and communities with the ability to analyze and understand impacts of environmental conditions on child development. Kimberly continually approaches her projects with the intention of taking theory to practice, connecting sophisticated research with practical and effective programs. She widely shares her knowledge, from the Ministry of Education to influential world leaders such as the Dalai Lama, and as well, sits on numerous educational committees including the Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP).
Connecting the Community Quote:
“My research has shown the importance of providing children with quality after-school programming that strengthens their capacity to develop important social and emotional skills and to make meaningful and supportive relationships with peers and adults. I choose to support healthy choices for youth because the YWCA is offering programs that can lead children on a successful path to becoming competent and contributing citizens of tomorrow.”
For more information on the awards go to: http://www.ywcavan.org/content/Women_of_Distinction_Awards/201