Some activities to help support a safe and caring school environment include having students and families donate items needed by the Flemington Area Food Pantry, participate in a Kindness Spirit Week, participate in Kindness Stations completing kindness activities throughout the week, and a take home Kindness Bingo to complete with parents.
Flemington-Raritan School District encourages community members and businesses to come together and participate in The Great Kindness Challenge, Jan. 25-29. The Great Kindness Challenge is a positive, proactive bullying prevention initiative, reaching millions of students during the last full week of January every year.
Some activities to help support a safe and caring school environment include having students and families donate items needed by the Flemington Area Food Pantry, participate in a Kindness Spirit Week, participate in Kindness Stations completing kindness activities throughout the week, and a take home Kindness Bingo to complete with parents.
In order to create a consistent, positive message throughout our school and community, Flemington-Raritan School District will announce The Great Kindness Challenge Proclamation at the Jan. 25 Board of Education meeting held at J. P. Case Middle School at 7 p.m.
"A simple act of kindness can make a tremendous impact on our school. It doesn't take a lot to make a big change." Mary Pepe, Francis A. Desmares Elementary School Counselor.
The Great Kindness Challenge was created by Kids for Peace to provide schools a tool for creating a positive school environment. In 2015, 2,188,669 students participated and performed more than 100 million acts of kindness nationwide. The great Kindness Challenge is generously sponsored by Dignity Health, Kind Healthy Snacks, Little Pickle Press, ViaSat, SDGE, NRG, The Code Crew and ExaMobile. Visit www.greatkindnesschallenge.org
For more information on Kids for Peace or The Great Kindness Challenge, contact Jill McManigal at 760-730-3320.