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Kindness
Counts
A collaborative
effort to encourage more kindness in the world
Project: Kindness Counts - a collaborative effort to encourage more kindness in the world
Dates: August 5, 2001 - June 20, 2002
Purpose: To encourage students to do "random acts of kindness" for those around them and to observe acts of kindness being performed in the world
Subject Areas: Language arts, character development
Grade Levels: All grade levels are welcome
Project Summary:
Everyday,
we hear about terribly violent acts happening all over the world.
Through this project, students will focus on the random acts of kindness
that happen each day but are often overlooked. Students will submit
accounts of random acts of kindness that they observed that day.
It could be an act of kindness performed by that student or by someone
else. The student could be the recipient of the act of kindness or
simply an observer.
In addition to submitting accounts of kindness in the world, students will also write a story displaying how acts of kindness can help change the world. Not only will this develop their writing skills, but it will also encourage the students to find ways to help others in this world. Students will also be asked how their views of kindness have changed throughout the project: Are they more aware of kindness? Do they find themselves performing more random acts of kindness? By the end of the project, students will be more aware of performing acts of kindness for others, will be more appreciative when acts of kindness are done for them, and will have developed their writing skills.
In order to
participate, students need only submit accounts of acts of kindness they
have seen and write a story that includes acts of kindness being performed.
All accounts and stories are due by July 25, 2001. Upon receipt of
the assignments, students will be contacted (via email) and asked how their
awareness of acts of kindness has changed due to this project.
Number of Participants: Open
Project Coordinator: Laura Stoffel
Juliette Low Elementary
School District #59
1530 S. Highland Ave.
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
Email: lstoffel@elk-grove.k12.il.us
How to Register:
Teachers: please email lstoffel@elk-grove.k12.il.us
and provide your name, school, school address, grade taught, and email
address.
Individuals: please email lstoffel@elk-grove.k12.il.us
and provide your name, age, parent/guardian name, school, school address,
and email address.