In this inaugural episode of the Caring, Character, and Community podcast and webinar series, Hardin Coleman interviews Karen Bohlin about the importance of developing a caring and compassionate framework for guiding a leader’s and community’s response to crisis. Dr. Bohlin was the head of Montrose School for 18 years, is the founder and Director Emerita of the LifeCompass Institute, and is the creator of The Practical Wisdom Framework for school leaders.
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“Caring, Character, and Community” Podcast and Webinar Series
To prepare the next generation to become caring and effectively engaged citizens requires a multi-faceted approach. It includes a focus on personal development, professional development, program development and implementation, and on systems change. As part of the CCSR’s focus on personal and professional development of educators, parents, and community leaders, we are pleased to announce our upcoming podcast:, “Caring, Character, and Community.”
Semester One of this series will focus on how leaders integrate the ethic of caring, their own and others’ character development, and a commitment to serving the needs of others to guide and inform their leadership in times of crisis. Part One will focus on PK-12 leaders, Part Two will focus on Higher Education Leaders, and Part Three3 will focus on leaders of youth-serving, community-based leaders. Each part will include four4 podcasts and an interactive webinar, during which listeners can participate in a Q&A with the leaders who have shared their stories in the podcasts.
Part One, Episode One: Karen Bohlin discusses the importance of developing a caring and compassionate framework, a compass, for guiding a leader’s and community’s response to crisis.
Dr. Karen E. Bohlin was head of school at the Montrose School in Medfield, MA for 18 years, and is a Senior Scholar at Boston University’s Center for Character and Social Responsibility. Before serving as head of school, she was a high-school English teacher, Executive Director of the CCSR, and Assistant Professor of Education at Boston University College of Education and Human Development. Under Dr. Bohlin’s leadership, Montrose School relocated from rented space in Natick to its permanent 14-acre Medfield campus. Along the way, she helped raise $30 million for capital investments and need-based financial aid, and solidified Montrose as a leading independent school for girls with an international and national reputation for excellence. An international leader in the field of character education, Bohlin brought her unique, visionary leadership to the school, prioritizing the intellectual lives of teachers and helping young women develop the habits of mind, heart, and character they need to lead and engage with the world. She is currently a Principal for the Practical Wisdom Group, which provides professional development opportunities for educators.
September 14, 2021 CCC Season One, Part One, Episode Two Brenda Cassellius, Superintendent of the Boston Public Schools shares with us how centering on the needs of children, with commitment to caring, helps organize the efforts of adults in the community to help children flourish-- even, and especially, in times of crisis.
September 21, 2021 CCC Season One, Part One Episode Three Julie Lawton, Chief Academic Officer of YueCheng Education in Beijing PRC shares the a story of how creating a school that is centered on caring and compassion facilitates positive outcomes in times of crisis
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