THE MISSION One Million AOK (dba Think Kindness) is a non-profit organization that inspires measurable acts of kindness in schools and communities around the country. POSITION The Board & advisory board will support the work of Think Kindness and provide mission-based leadership and strategic governance. While day-to-day operations are led by Think Kindness’ chief executive officer & program director, the …
Quarry Lane School Honors Memory of Teacher
I had the honor of presenting the inaugural Derin C. Arac Kindness Week assemblies at Quarry Lane School in Dublin, CA. Derin was a much loved and respected teacher, friend, mentor and son at Quarry Lane, and Think Kindness was lucky enough to honor Derin’s memory with school-wide assemblies on February 12th, 2018. After doing a little research, I quickly …
Kindness Music Video
One of our Kindness Crew schools, Union Hill Elementary, was recently challenged to create a ‘Buzz’ in their school. Before launching their Kindness Challenges, they wanted their entire student body to get excited about what was so “Top Secret”. So, they decided to make a music video! The students and staff re-edited the words to Vanilla Ices’ “Ice Ice Baby” …
An Intern’s Journey to Kindness
We recently received this anonymous post from a Think Kindness intern. Enjoy. As kids, we don’t realize just how heavily the weight of our future rests on our shoulders. We don’t realize how heavily our world relies on those futures. 6 Years Ago. My heart should have been pounding. I didn’t appreciate the gravity of the thing I was doing. I …
Elementary Kindness Assembly Recap
The students of Roy Gomm Elementary School begin filing in to the multipurpose room; hopping, skipping and bouncing with wide eyes and energetic chuckles. The bright tangerine, Big Bird yellow, and key lime green walls slowly begin to reverberate the roar of children’s laughter as a crowd of cross-legged kids forms on the ground in a sea of red and …