kindness day shows way

Kindness Day shows the way Students at LCVI received a cookie with a kindness message during homeroom; they could choose to either eat it and pay forward a new act of kindness, or give away the cookie later. Don't wait for people to be friendly, show them how. – Author Unknown LINDSAY, ON – Imagine a day – a day when kindness is the way. That's what the second annual Trillium Lakelands District School Board Day of Kindness is about – a day-long immersion in a life-long dream. Schools around the Board this week are generating creative ways to raise the profile of "being nice." From pay-it-forward cards, to walls of honour, poster contests, book studies, and good deeds, students are learning what it's like to live in a world where kindness is the way. Students at Lindsay Collegiate and Vocational Institute received a cookie with a kindness message during homeroom class; they could choose to either eat it and pay forward a new act of kindness, or give it away later. Director of Education Larry Hope said the Day of Kindness is a unique idea at Trillium Lakelands DSB, generated last fall by the Superintendent of Safe Schools, Kevin Cutler. "We know that in every school, every day – in fact in each classroom at any given moment – students are being kind to one another. They'll offer a crayon, or a smile, or a hug. But we also know that too often there are other things happening – both in school and out. We refer to it as misbehaviour, bullying, or worse. The Day of Kindness gives us, as a Board, the chance to "profile" the good behaviour," he said. Schools across the Board are taking part in various ways. Some have keynote speakers to motivate students while others are generating classroom activities. One Lindsay secondary school is holding a Kindness Fair to showcase the various clubs in the school that offer services to others, or the environment. "It's great to see this idea grow – this year many schools are embedding the idea in a series of day-long events. One school is holding a "Month of Kindness," Hope said. Others are incorporating this idea into Valentine's Day activities to help extend the life of the Day of Kindness. "Part of educating a child is giving them the chance to grow character," Hope said.

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Don't wait for people to be friendly, show them how. – Author Unknown

LINDSAY, ON – Imagine a day – a day when kindness is the way.

That's what the second annual Trillium Lakelands District School Board Day of Kindness is about – a day-long immersion in a life-long dream.

Schools around the Board this week are generating creative ways to raise the profile of "being nice." From pay-it-forward cards, to walls of honour, poster contests, book studies, and good deeds, students are learning what it's like to live in a world where kindness is the way.

Students at Lindsay Collegiate and Vocational Institute received a cookie with a kindness message during homeroom class; they could choose to either eat it and pay forward a new act of kindness, or give it away later.

Director of Education Larry Hope said the Day of Kindness is a unique idea at Trillium Lakelands DSB, generated last fall by the Superintendent of Safe Schools, Kevin Cutler.

"We know that in every school, every day – in fact in each classroom at any given moment – students are being kind to one another. They'll offer a crayon, or a smile, or a hug. But we also know that too often there are other things happening – both in school and out. We refer to it as misbehaviour, bullying, or worse. The Day of Kindness gives us, as a Board, the chance to "profile" the good behaviour," he said.

Schools across the Board are taking part in various ways. Some have keynote speakers to motivate students while others are generating classroom activities. One Lindsay secondary school is holding a Kindness Fair to showcase the various clubs in the school that offer services to others, or the environment.

"It's great to see this idea grow – this year many schools are embedding the idea in a series of day-long events. One school is holding a "Month of Kindness," Hope said. Others are incorporating this idea into Valentine's Day activities to help extend the life of the Day of Kindness.

"Part of educating a child is giving them the chance to grow character," Hope said.