Kindness Challenge Week Celebration at DGS
Dunlap Grade School celebrated The Great Kindness Challenge during the week of January 25th-29th. The goal of the week was simple: Spread Kindness. The week was part of a national movement to develop empathy and foster kindness in schools and the community. You can read more at http://www.greatkindnesschallenge.org/index.html.
The week was filled with many special activities; including:
- A Kindness Proclamation by Major of Peoria, Jim Ardis
- A special respect assembly by community advocate and speaker, Carl Canon
- An all school Kindness Rocks photograph
- Daily Kindness Precepts at morning announcements
- Service and Leadership Club Student Greeters at morning drop-off
- Parent Guest Readers at lunch time that read books focused on lessons in empathy and kindness
- Kindness Matters Pencils and Bracelets
- Chain Link Fence Decorating
- Collaborative art project by all students that is now displayed in the hallway
- Kindness Technology projects
- 5th Grade production of a Kindness Video
- All school kind act paper chain
- Daily themed dress up days
- Food Truck for teachers and staff
- Kindness Kits delivered to district staff members
You can watch videos highlighting the week at DGS at:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a69ZYw2yKc4
- https://vimeo.com/153268864?utm_source=email&utm_medium=vimeo-cliptranscode-201504&utm_campaign=28749
We look forward to taking the momentum from Kindness Week to continue to develop kindness and empathy amongst our staff and students at DGS!
