Dr. Delphine Le Serre: Teaching Children Who They Already Are

Connect with Katherine Dudtschak Website: Sincerely Inc. LinkedIn: Katherine Dudtschak Instagram: Katherine Dudtschak Book: Sincerely, KatherineConnect with Dr. Delphine Le Serre Website: Delphine Le Serre LinkedIn: Dr. Delphine Le Serre Instagram: Delphine Le Serre Organisation: EdHu2050Episode DescriptionDr. Delphine Le Serre: Teaching Children Who They Already AreKatherine Dudtschak sits down with Dr. Delphine Le Serre, founder of EdHu2050, a global think tank reimagining education in the age of AI. Delphine is a physicist, behavioural scientist, former university professor, and entrepreneur ranked by Forbes among the Top 20 Women Transforming EdTech in Europe. She is also the creator of the MOON pedagogy framework, now being implemented in schools across North America and beyond.She left France at 40, enrolled her four-year-old son in a Montreal school, and then did something she had never done in her adult life: she stopped. She walked without a destination, sat in a church not for religion but for quiet, and slowly learned to listen to her own heart. What emerged from 18 months of stillness was a framework she had first needed to live herself.The MOON pedagogy organises human development across four relationships: with self, with others, with nature, and with intelligent machines. In this conversation, Delphine and Katherine explore the science of it, the soul of it, and what it means to build an education system that begins by asking a child: do you know who you are?Key MomentsHer first university lecture: "I could do that for free" — and she knew immediatelySitting in a Montreal church, listening to her own heartbeat for the first time in 40 yearsChildren are born with broader intelligence than adults; conventional education narrows itThe MOON framework: me with myself, others, nature, and intelligent machinesThree acts of courage before leaving France, each requiring her to disappoint someone she lovedQuotes to Remember"I could do that for free. That is what I said when I taught my first lecture. That is how I knew.""We can live an entire life without knowing our talents. And most of the time it's sad. And we know it."Reflection for ListenersDelphine brought a question most of us stopped being asked very young: who are you, really, and do you love what you find? She had to ask it of herself first, alone in a Montreal church with no phone and no plan. The work we most need to do for others always begins with the same question turned inward.DisclaimerThis conversation is for reflection and perspective only and should not be relied on as therapy or professional advice. Please seek qualified support where needed before making any decisions based on the information you learn through this conversation. This content is also subject to our full Terms and Conditions, which you can review on our website.