Dave Secomb is the Principal of Tokyo International School in Japan and compassionate systems Master Practitioner. He first began working with compassionate systems while based at the International School of Zug and Luzern in Switzerland and introduced the approach in Japan because of its power to support pedagogies that are responsive, inclusive and dedicated to deep learning, alongside models of Professional Growth that focus on teacher well-being at the core of personal development. Teachers at Tokyo International School have been introducing compassionate systems tools to their students, including the stock and flow example shared here. 

The context for this example is a Grade 2 class. Students were inquiring into their own personal beliefs and values as part of a unit of learning around the different role models that individuals and societies choose. In this example the students were challenged to consider any actions or behaviours that would contribute to their chosen values and any that would stand in the way of them. Through this, the students began to develop an awareness of the complex systems that they are a part of.