Alberta Statistics

Roots of Empathy was first introduced into Alberta in October 2002 in 76 classrooms, 27 in Calgary and 49 in South Western Alberta.

In the 2008-09 school year in Alberta:

9,300 children in 372 classrooms in 210 schools are participating in the program across the province.
260 Alberta Instructors are delivering the program. These Instructors are supported provincially by 24 Mentors, one Senior Mentor, 37 Key Point People (local program coordinators), four Trainers and the provincial office team.
Communities in Alberta have provided much deeper financial and in-kind support this year in order to further sustain ROE in their own local regions.
In the third year of offering ROE in the northwest quadrant of Alberta, there was a 20% increase in the number of new programs and a large expansion geographically. A significant level of partnerships in the communities has been the impetus for expansion. The region has been renamed to ROE - North West Alberta to reflect this regional growth.
ROE is delivered in urban, rural and remote communities including schools with high immigrant populations, schools with high aboriginal populations and schools on-reserve.
Alberta ROE is delivering a total of 30 French language programs across the province; these include 23 programs in French immersion classrooms and seven programs in French school boards.

Since 2002, Roots of Empathy has reached 42,775 students in Alberta