To the housekeepers everywhere
My aunt won a giveaway at a resort – so she invited us and we spent the weekend there. It was wonderful! However, it wouldn’t have been as amazing as it was if it hadn’t been for the hard-working Housekeepers.
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We are more alike than we thought
My friend, Kendall Joyner and I have a fun community service project. No one told us to do it. No one told us to be kind to older people. We just do it. It is fun. It brings joy to older people.
An experimental program connecting the older and younger generation
A heartwarming experimental program offering hope!In May 2019, Australia’s first co-built educational and aged-care facility was opened in Morphett Vale, South Australia.The Montessori middle school has three classrooms to accommodate around 60 students on the grounds of Kalyra Woodcroft aged care facility in Adelaide. Continue Reading
Cleaning our town
I live in Malmesbury in Wiltshire. A kindness story I would like to share is about my 14-year-old neighbour Ben. He is the most caring individual out there. He cleans up the streets of Malmesbury and helps the elderly generation with lawn cutting and technology support. With his cleaning in our town he is out…
She was a complete stranger
My son Stephen once climbed through a small bathroom window to open the front door for an elderly lady who had accidentally locked herself out of her home. She was a complete stranger and he was just walking past her home and he saw she was distraught. – Bill Continue Reading
Enemy Pie Book Review & A Friendship Lesson
Inside: Need a friendship lesson for your grade? The Enemy Pie book is more than just a read-aloud. It’s a clever, heartwarming story with a life lesson that helps kids rethink enemies and build meaningful connections. A classroom favorite for teaching empathy, inclusion, and conflict resolution. If you’re looking for a meaningful way to explore…
Pregnant without lunch
When my daughter was in high school, she found out that a classmate was pregnant. One day she noticed that the young lady did not have any food or money at lunch time. My daughter sacrificed and gave her classmate her own lunch that day. She told me about the girl when she got home…
Where are your shoes?
Yesterday afternoon The I Have a Name Project and Let’s Be Better Humans campaign had planned on delivering cold water to our homeless neighbors. As temperatures in Phoenix climbed above 110 degrees we began loading the bus. Then, a man whom we were familiar with, approached looking a bit disoriented, very disheveled, thin and gingerly walking across asphalt that can…
Positive Relationships are Critical for Students to Succeed at School
TranscriptTeacher: You had so much to offer yesterday. You okay? Aiden: I’m tired. Teacher: So what’s going on? Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond: Strong relationships are central to the learning process. What the science of learning and development tells us is that we need to create learning environments, which allow for strong, long-term relationships for children to become attached to school and to the adults…
That’s what friendship is!
My daughter’s wedding was Saturday. I can’t even begin to write all the stories of kindness, but on the day of, I had so many things to do it was impossible. I had to pick up the cake, macarons, candles, baskets, all in different towns. I left early, drove out, got there, and didn’t have…
Three acts of kindness…
I was so excited that my childhood friend from Sweden was in Sydney with her family and making the effort to fly to Melbourne to see me. On the morning of her arrival, I set off to drop my son at school before going to the airport. He was driving and as we sat at the…
Snowball Toss Activity to Relieve Stress for Students in the Classroom
Inside: If your students seem stressed or restless, try the Snowball Toss activity. It’s a quick way to help kids relax while seeing you as a cool and understanding teacher who always knows how to brighten their day! Take a 60-Second Brain Break to Relieve Stress and AnxietyIt can be difficult to get students to…
