Kalyan Balaven: Take Heart Now
Spiritual Tools for Centering and Compassion
Kalyan Balaven serves as the Head of Dunn School, where he is deeply committed to fostering authentic humanity in education. Balaven strives to teach and lead in an era increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence.
Balaven is the founder of the Inclusion Dashboard Consortium and the Santa Barbara Inclusion Lab, two initiatives dedicated to helping schools measure and strengthen belonging within their communities. Through these efforts, he provides valuable tools that enable educational institutions to create more inclusive environments.
Every second Wednesday of the month, (remove through the end of the year)The Guibord Center’s “Take Heart Now” series brings you inspirational and experiential presentations from notable leaders in our community.