Spreading Kindness Around Minnesauke

From Three Village School: Kindness was sprinkled throughout Minnesauke Elementary School like confetti as students, staff and families recently took part in the Great Kindness Challenge.

The initiative commenced with a schoolwide assembly, where the students learned about the different activities planned for the week and enjoyed a kindness fashion show. During the weeklong Great Kindness Challenge, students participated in a variety of kindness activities and lessons in their classrooms. A “kindness station” was set up in the cafeteria, where students wrote thank-you cards and positive affirmations, which were then hung on a bulletin board that said, “Give what you can” and “Take what you need.” Additionally, students donated spare change for Liberia to help build a health clinic and wore spirited outfits on choreographed days, including sports day for “everybody wins with kindness” and superhero T-shirts for “kindness is a superpower.” The students also received a special guest visit from the members of the Stony Brook University football team, who cheered on the students as they arrived at school during the week.

Photo courtesy of the Three Village Central School District