Kindness
OH students show commitment to kindness to raise funds for school security
Students in Geneva, Ohio schools are showing off their commitment to kindness for all to see.
Thrive charter schools’ unique approach is inspiring students, fueling explosive growth
San Diego’s Thrive charter school network is growing exponentially, from a single location with a class of 45 in 2014 to nearly 700 kids spread across four campuses this school year.
Las Vegas students focus on kindness, respect on anniversary of deadly shooting
On the one-year anniversary of a deadly shooting in Las Vegas, students in the Clark County School District are spending the week focused on kindness and respect.
‘Start With Hello’: Sandy Hook Promise teaches kids to connect with kindness
Students across America are learning to relate to their classmates on a more personal level, including those they wouldn’t ordinarily associate with.
Buddy Bench helps students put kindness into action at VA elementary school
The buddy bench at Jackson-Via Elementary School in Charlottesville, Virginia is catching on.
TX teacher’s coffee cart helps special needs students build social skills
A first-year special education teacher in Texas is getting a lot of attention for a creative idea she came up with to help students overcome their disabilities to practice communication and other life skills.
Study shows kindness activates brain differently when nothing expected in return
A new study of brain activity shows genuine acts of kindness activate the reward network in the brain in a unique way when there’s nothing expected in return.
Act of kindness during PE class sets off ‘chain reaction’ in NE community
A single act of spontaneous kindness at Gering Junior High School recently sparked a chain reaction that’s snowballing into something much bigger in the rural Nebraska community.
Landmark Harvard study reveals six things that contribute to long, healthy lives
A Harvard Medical School study that tracked 800 people through their entire lives recently revealed six things that made the biggest impact on their happiness, health and longevity.
