Students in Canada who have received 16Guidelines (16G) training and recognized the value of these tools to transform relationships positively have been inspired to share them and take them further into their professional fields. As one testimonial describes: The 16 G's represent mindfulness; and in my hectic life I need all the tools I can get to remind me to be mindful!

by Sonya Janssens

As a registered Early Childhood Educator, I recognized the positive potential of incorporating the 16 Guidelines into the McMaster Children's Centre preschool program. I knew that these universal concepts could foster language, social skills, empathy and emotional awareness in young children, regardless of their age, gender and ethnicity. Collaborating with my fellow educator Linda Manazzone , we created a simple framework that complimented the daycare centre's Reggio Emilia inspired curriculum. Many of our ideas were influenced by Denise Flora's creative and thoughtful Ready, Set, Happy! children's manual.

by Denise Flora

Kadampa Center in Raleigh, North Carolina has been using 16 Guidelines as the curriculum for the children's Sunday classes for four years now under the coordination of Valerie Jones. About 30 children from infants through teens attend in five concurrent children's classes during the weekly teachings. Last year a new classroom building was moved onto the property to help accommodate the need for classroom space. This spring two new co-coordinators have stepped up to take the program forward: Erin Sloan and Linda Saah. About 25 teachers and assistants volunteer with the program. Personally, this is my home center, and I have been helping to lead the 4th grade through 12 year old class and supporting teacher training.

by 16 Guidelines staff

The first three months of 2011 have been very active with more than 100 people attending workshops in Mexico, including doctors, teachers, psychologists, mothers, and therapists.