Ep 162 Interview Sessions with Stu Semigran

On episode 162 I am joined by Stu Semigran, Co-Founder and President of EduCare Foundation. Stu has more than forty years’ experience as an educator, teaching in urban public schools and subsequently developing and facilitating training programs for youth and adults in educational settings worldwide. As Co-Founder and President of the EduCare Foundation, Stu has trained thousands of professionals, youth, educators, and parents in leadership development, afterschool & expanded learning programs, and social-emotional learning. Since 1990, EduCare has served over 300,000 students and 45,000 teachers & parents across more than 450 schools. Currently, EduCare is the largest provider of high school afterschool programs within the Los Angeles Unified School District. Stu has developed social-emotional development curriculum, including “Making the Best of Me: A Handbook for Student Excellence and Self-Esteem,” which is used in schools worldwide. He initiated EduCare’s Heartset®Education model that guides educators in building kinder and more compassionate classrooms and schools. In the episode you will hear: 00:30 love is the foundation of education 01:15 leading with love as our way of being 03:30 Educare Foundation - waking kids up to who they are and what their life could become 05:00 self awareness key to self compassion 06:00 Growth Heartset 08:45 facilitating transformation in others by leading with the 8 heartset skills 10:30 gifting the world responsible citizens and compassionate leaders 12:00 Stu’s personal heart mission 13:15 the cause behind an achievement gap is a love gap 15:15 how we can lead with unconditional love 18:00 use everything as a learning opportunity 22:00 stronger team through the grieving and the struggle 23:00 practice turns in to habits 26:00 hope, optimism and a willingness to learn from yesterday to make tomorrow better 27:00 an Educare Heartprint story 29:30 love is carrying us forward I hope this conversation inspires you to make love you way of being and to connect with your heartset. Thank you for listening and please do share with someone you wish to inspire. Always love Ryan Connect with Stu and EduCare Website: https://www.educarefoundation.com/ IG: http://instagram.com/Educarefoundation YouTube: http://youtube.com/EduCareFoundation Facebook: http://facebook.com/educarefoundation Twitter: http://twitter.com/educare_fdn LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stu-semigran-0bb0892a/ Connect with Always Better than Yesterday Website: www.alwaysbetterthanyesterday.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/alwaysbetterthanyesterdayuk TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@abty_uk LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/abty Discord: https://discord.gg/Apm3Ja465j Thank you to our friends at Elevate OM, proud supporters of the Always Better than Yesterday Interview Sessions. Head to www.elevateom.com for Online Marketing & Web Design services that are affordable, bespoke annd awesome.