A Bit of Good News - You can't go wrong with kindness and compassion
September 21, 2023 - Vol. 2, Issue 36
A curriculum of kindness
The third grade students at Watson Elementary School in Chilliwack, British Columbia, study math and English, just like kids all over the world. But since 2017, they've also participated in something called the Kindness Project.
The project involves reading books and writing cards about kindness. The students then host bake sales to raise money and use those funds to help others. One year, students raised $400 and gave away small gifts to strangers. During the pandemic, they put together care packages for front-line workers. Several students even volunteered to clean up a forest.
The project has been so successful that the school expanded it to include second and fourth graders.
“I think what I want most for them is to know that it doesn't matter where you come from or how old you are, you can do something that is good,” teacher Jennifer Thiessen said.
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