Child Safety & Trauma-Informed Education Leaders Transforming Protection Systems, 2026
In this edition, we turn our attention to one of the most urgent and complex responsibilities of our time: safeguarding children through approaches that are not only effective, but deeply humane. The story of Sally Jones and SQS4KIDS offers a compelling lens into what becomes possible when personal experience is transformed into purposeful innovation.
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Sally Jones
Founder, SQS4KIDS
Some missions begin with anger. Others begin with grief. Sally Jones’s began with something quieter and far more enduring: a personal reckoning with her own childhood that refused to let her look away. That experience, and the determination it ignited, became the seed of SQS4KIDS a trauma-informed child protection program now poised to reach classrooms across the globe.
Joan Gillman
Science Educator & Environmental Advocate, The Browning School
In the bustling corridors of The Browning School, where 400 young minds navigate their educational journey, one educator stands as a beacon of inclusive excellence. Joan Gillman’s path to becoming one of New York City’s most celebrated science educators began not in a laboratory or lecture hall, but on a lower school playground where she discovered her gift for ensuring every child had a place to shine.
Rydhima Gupta
Founder of Upskill with Ridzi
In an era where education technology often prioritizes scale over substance, one educator stands apart by asking a fundamentally different question: How can technology amplify the human elements of teaching rather than replace them? Rydhima Gupta’s journey from classroom teacher to founder of Upskill with Ridzi represents more than a career transition. It embodies a philosophy that learning, at its core, remains deeply human work.
