Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the
second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind.
Henry James
The Mitchell School is participating in The Great Kindness Challenge again this year. It is one school week (January 22-28) devoted to performing as many acts of kindness as possible. Developing the habit of kindness has the power to increase tolerance, unity and respect for all. This is the fifth year that our school has proudly participated in this proactive, positive, nation-wide bully prevention program.
You will see one of the checklists below in your child's red folder on January 22. We have many fun activities planned for the week. Keep scrolling; links to videos, songs, a booklist, and more information about The Great Kindness Challenge are shared below. Thank you for supporting this initiative in our community.
We welcome any and all participation from parents, caregivers, and community members.
VIDEOS
(YouTube videos -- be ready to close out of the advertising pop-ups)
Kind-Hearted Hand - The Great Kindness Challenge Theme Song
Kind-hearted Hand song WITH lyrics
Kindness Matters! Easy Ways YOU Can Make Your School a Kinder Place! (This is a good way to introduce the Great Kindness Challenge to your students)
Kindness Matters! Easy Ways YOU Can Make Your School a Kinder Place! (This is a good way to introduce the Great Kindness Challenge to your students)
Advertisement from an insurance agency in Thailand -- Thai Good Stories by Linaloved
Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch - Eileen Spinelli
John’s Whistle - Lili Ferreiros and Sonja Wimmer
The Lion and the Mouse - Bernadette Watts
Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters - John Steptoe
Because Amelia Smiled - David Ezra Stein
Each Kindness - Jacqueline Woodson
The Invisible Boy - Trudy Ludwig
The Kindness Quilt - Nancy Elizabeth Wallace
Have You Filled a Bucket Today - Carol McCLoud
The Giving Tree - Shel Silverstein
The Golden Rule - Ilene Cooper
More about The Great Kindness Challenge from their website:
Because Kindness Matters
The Great Kindness Challenge is proudly presented by Kids for Peace, a global 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Kids for Peace was co-founded in 2006 by Danielle Gram, a high school honors student and Jill McManigal, a mother and former elementary school teacher. What started organically as a neighborhood group of kids wanting to make our world a better place, has grown into an interconnected network of young peacebuilders worldwide.
In 2011, the elementary school that Jill’s children attended asked Kids for Peace to help create a more positive, unified and respectful school environment. As a result, The Great Kindness Challenge was designed and piloted with three Carlsbad, California schools. Because of our innovative approach and wildly successful results, word spread, and a kindness movement was born!
At the heart of The Great Kindness Challenge is the simple belief that kindness is strength. We also believe that as an action is repeated, a habit is formed. With the Great Kindness Challenge checklist in hand, students have the opportunity to repeat kind act after kind act. As kindness becomes a habit, peace becomes possible.
The Great Kindness Challenge is a grassroots movement that is making our schools, communities, and world a kinder and more compassionate place for all. Working together, we joyfully prove that KINDNESS MATTERS!
Team Kindness
Our team is joyful, tenacious, committed and kind. In true grassroots fashion, our big-hearted team consists of mostly volunteers who work passionately around Jill’s dining room table. We have one simple goal: to create a culture of kindness for all.
