Growing Kindness Through Service and Connection At Saint Francis of Assisi School in Concord, California, kindness grows in a community where students know one another across ages and learn early that caring for others is part of everyday school life. The school is home to roughly 300 students from junior…

A Promise the School Keeps Together Every morning at Rockdale Intermediate School in Rockdale, Texas begins with a familiar routine. Over the announcements, students lead their classmates in a kindness pledge the student council helped create, with signed copies posted in every classroom as a reminder. Principal Monica Elizondo has…

School Counselor Yannine Gonzalez likes to quote Bad Bunny when she talks about her work at Moton Elementary. “He says the only thing stronger than hate is love,” she explains. “Kindness plays into that.” It’s the belief behind everything she does — the small-group lessons, the hallway check-ins, and the…

Older and Younger Hands, Building One School At John M. Palmer Elementary School in Chicago, kindness has been cultivated over time and in ways students can feel. The school serves about 750 students from pre-K through eighth grade, and for seven years it has been using Teach Kindness resources to…

A Shared Definition, A Lasting Culture