SESSION TYPE: Plenary SESSION TITLE: Teaching Tolerance, Creating Compassion STRAND: Whole School Issues DAY: Saturday TIME: 10:00 - 11:00 am LOCATION: Chase Center Grand Ballroom, 3rd floor

We live in a global society with connected economies, policies and cultures. But what are we doing to prepare our children to find happiness and success in such a world? Research shows that children are born with an innate sense of being able to “connect” or empathize with each other. At the same time, we are learning how critical it is to nurture this ability. In a society where media plays such a central role, what is the impact when it emphasizes conflict and differences? And how can we create classrooms that respond by promoting compassion and connectedness? Her Majesty Queen Noor will explore these questions and provide actionable ideas on how teaching tolerance can reduce conflicts —and in doing so, create better learning environments in our classrooms today that prepare our children for a better world tomorrow.

***BOOK SIGNING AT ONSITE BARNES & NOBLE BOOKSTORE TO FOLLOW SESSION (click here for schedule)

BIOGRAPHY

Her Majesty Queen Noor is an international public servant and an outspoken voice on issues of world peace and justice. She was born Lisa Najeeb Halaby to an Arab-American family distinguished for its public service. After receiving a B.A. in Architecture and Urban Planning from Princeton University in 1974, Queen Noor worked on international urban planning and design projects in Australia, Iran, the United States and Jordan. She married His Majesty King Hussein bin Talal of Jordan in 1978. Today, through her many board memberships and as chair of the Noor Hussein Foundation, King Hussein Foundation and the King Hussein Foundation International, Her Majesty plays an active role in promoting international exchange and understanding of Arab and Muslim culture and politics, Arab-Western relations, and conflict prevention and recovery issues such as refugees, missing persons, poverty and disarmament.

For more information, please see:
www.KingHusseinFoundation.org
www.NoorAlHussein.org