Kindness
Students take anti-bullying pledge to promote kindness, compassion
Carroll County Public Schools’ Winfield Elementary School launched an anti-bullying campaign that’s designed to instill kindness and compassion among young students, skills lost with the erosion of character education in American schools.
“The NED Show” at MLK Elementary (Youngstown, OH) points to habits of kindness
A recent character education presentation at Youngstown’s Martin Luther King Elementary is helping young students understand the benefits of being nice, and some are already grasping the snowball effect the lessons could have on the school’s culture.
Eva Moskowitz on “Why schools should teach moral character”
Our Success Academy schools rank in the top 1% of all New York State schools. But we believe our students’ academic accomplishments are nothing if they do not also possess strong moral character.
Social-emotional learning and achievement at Valor
Valor Collegiate Academies is crediting a sharp focus on social and emotional learning (SEL) for students’ astonishing academic success, which propelled its Tennessee schools to the top 1 percent of all middle schools in the state in its first year.
On bullying and learning: A Girl Scout’s “buddy bench”
Iowa Girl Scout Nicole Frisbie knows what it’s like to face bullies, and she doesn’t want young students to face the harassment alone.
State police speak out on bullying
Defusing bullying by practicing the virtuous habits of kindness, empathy, patience, and forgiveness.