S2, Ep 4. Ashanti Branch

“Wonder & Wander” Podcast

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Ashanti Branch

Oakland, California, US

Founder, Ever Forward Club; Fulbright Scholar (India); Rotary Club Cultural Fellow (Mexico); Top-3 Finalist; LinkedIn’s “Compassion” Award; “The Masks We All Wear” – TEDxMarin talk viewed nearly 100,000 times.

(5) Big Ideas from the Episode: 

  • Who can we be with where we can take our masks off, “to be our full, authentic selves?”
  • Creating space for vulnerability.
  • Most schools talk about wellness in their mission statement, but do kids actually feel that schools care about their wellness.
  • Importance of teacher well-being.
  • Value of being fully seen and fully known.

“When my students aren’t learning, it’s not usually because they can’t: it’s because they have deep-seated barriers that are holding them back. We can’t change their past, but we can teach them to hold safe space, add to their emotional toolbox and to help each other.”

– Ashanti Branch

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