We visit so many each month and each school is so incredible inspiring! This month we are recognizing Vero Beach Elementary, located in Florida, as our school of the month. They achieved 7,183 acts of kindness in just 15 days. WAY TO GO!! We asked their principal, Cynthia Emerson to share with us her experience with participating in the Kindness …
8 Tips for Delivering a Rockstar Speech
Did you know that many people fear public speaking more than death? It’s true! As many students around the nation are diligently working on their kindness speeches for our National Kindness Speech Contest, I thought I would share with you some of my secrets. It takes time, exposure and practice to become well versed in something new, and public speaking …
How to Craft Your 2-minute National Kindness Speech
Students! Have you started working on your kindness speeches yet for a chance to win $2,500? If you’re looking for a few tips and some inspiration to get you kick started, check out this clip by our very own Miguel Rodriguez. Good luck in crafting your super awesome 2-minute speeches, we can’t wait to see what you come up with! …
School of the Month: Kohler Elementary
We have visited so many INCREDIBLE schools this semester. But, one particularly stands out, which is why we selected the tiny Kohler Elementary School in Wisconsin as our March school of the month. Their army of 300 students completed 15,214 acts of kindness in 15 days. YES. Here’s a word from Miguel, who kicked off their Kindness Challenge! When it …
3 Ways to Spark Kindness Within
Could one person really make the world a better place? My answer is, yes! Each of us has an important role in doing so, especially when it comes to kindness. Becoming a kinder person starts by looking inwardly and realizing your true potential. Here are three steps to becoming a kinder version of yourself – because kindness starts with who? …
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 …
Your New Year For Others
With so many people focusing on things they’d like to improve and achieve this year I would like to suggest something a bit different for your 2015. As you think about your goals, think also, about setting goals that are focused on helping others achieve their hopes and dreams. Perhaps you have a personal goal of reading one new fiction …
Treating Holiday Stress with Kindness
Shopping. Cooking. Cleaning. Sending out cards. More shopping. Work. Money. Family gatherings. Still more shopping… It’s no wonder that the holidays is not only the most joyous time of the year, but often the most stressful as well. We get so wrapped up in everything that we need to do, we worry about how we’re going to accomplish things, making …
Kindness is Contagious: Ideas for Teachers and the Rest of Us
Kindness is contagious. You see it all around with an act of kindness spreading at a coffee shop or with children on a mission for random acts of kindness at school. People like to be seen as good people. We like to feel like a good person. And very little can make us feel as good as performing acts of …
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
When I was growing up, our family knew our neighbors well, and they felt like extended family. As a child, I always knew that I could go to the neighbor’s house if I ever needed help, and as a teenager, I also knew those neighbors were watching to make sure I wasn’t getting into trouble when my parents weren’t around. …
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