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40 Empathy Activities & Worksheets for Students & Adults

While many of a child’s everyday activities, such as playing, going to school, and interacting with caregivers, will provide natural opportunities to develop these critical traits, there is plenty we can do to proactively develop a child’s kindness and empathy.

Likewise, imagine how different classrooms, offices, organizations, and homes around the world might be if more adults stopped to consider how they might demonstrate more empathy and kindness in their regular interactions.

To this end, this article will walk you through a range of fun activities, exercises, and worksheets to help both children and adults develop the capacity for kindness and empathy in everyday life.

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This Article Contains:

How to teach kindness to children, 7 kindness activities for elementary students, preschoolers, and middle schoolers, world kindness day activities.

• How to Teach Empathy to Children & Adults

3 Empathy Worksheets for Students & Adults (PDFs)

Other fun empathy exercises for the classroom, a take-home message.

How do you teach something as important as kindness to children?

This likely sounds like a very daunting task. The good news is that kindness is a natural human response that likely won’t need much prodding or encouragement. However, it is something that should be practiced regularly to ensure that it will stick with kids throughout childhood and into adulthood.

Kindness can be taught at home or in the classroom, and preferably, it’s taught in both contexts.

There are many strategies for teaching kindness—far too many to include them all here—but below are six solid strategies to start with (Proud to be Primary, 2017).

Brainstorm ideas as a class (or a family)

Children (and adults) are more likely to be engaged and involved in something they helped create or develop (Dirks, Cummings, & Pierce, 1996). With this concept in mind, brainstorming ideas on how to be kind as a class should instill a sense of ownership in kids that helps them feel excited about practicing kindness.

You can brainstorm as a large group with open-ended questions like, “What was something kind you saw someone do lately—big or small?” Write down the students’ responses on a whiteboard or chalkboard and break them into two categories (big vs. small), but be sure to emphasize the importance of small acts of kindness in addition to grand gestures.

You can also have students brainstorm independently by passing out a notecard to each child and instructing the students to write down something nice that someone else did for them lately and how it made them feel. Once the students are done, collect the notecards and read them aloud in order to help the students understand acts of kindness.

Random acts of kindness

Once students understand what acts of kindness are, introduce them to the idea of random acts of kindness. Sharing this idea with students can encourage them to show kindness to their friends and families in unexpected ways.

One method is to use complimentary notes or positive sticky notes. Provide the class with a supply of sticky notes and explain that anyone can take a sticky note at any time and write down a compliment for another student. They should sneak the sticky note onto that student’s desk when he or she is not looking to make it truly random and fun.

Another method is to use thank-you notes. Give your students some time to write down their appreciation for someone who recently did something nice for them, and encourage them to deliver their notes as soon as they can.

Acts of kindness challenge

Challenging your students to a competition can be an effective motivator for increasing kindness. In this challenge, students will recognize when someone does something nice for them unexpectedly and surprise others with random acts of kindness themselves.

Give the students a goal to meet, such as performing three kind acts per week or noticing five kind acts per week. To keep them excited about the challenge, give them star stickers to add to a classroom chart or a paper cutout to stick on a bulletin board when they meet their goal.

While you are encouraging students to be kinder to others, make sure to practice some kindness yourself. Give each student at least one compliment before the end of the day. Before letting your students go for the day, tell them that you purposely complimented each of them during the day and that you noticed a positive change in the classroom mood.

Explain that these positive changes are common outcomes of practicing kindness.

Read books about kindness

Depending on how old your students are, you might want to read them one of these age-appropriate books about practicing kindness.

For kindergarteners to second-graders, Nancy Elizabeth Wallace’s The Kindness Quilt is a good book to read and discuss.

For more advanced readers, Carol McCloud’s Have You Filled a Bucket Today? will teach students the idea that everyone carries an invisible bucket that can be filled with compliments and kindness.

Classroom lessons

Classroom lessons on kindness can also have a big impact on how kind students tend to be. There are many lessons out there of various lengths that utilize different methods of teaching kindness.

For ideas on how to incorporate classroom lessons on kindness into your teaching, the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation has several useful lesson plans and curriculums targeted toward a range of different year and age groups on their website.

Rewards and positive reinforcement

Finally, you can use  rewards and positive reinforcement to encourage more kindness in the classroom. This can be as simple as a moment of praise or a sticker, or something more personal like a kindness card or a certificate of kindness.

You can even recruit the other students to help you pass out rewards for students caught being kind.

Many of these can be adapted for use in the home as well as the classroom.

However, the most important thing to remember when it comes to teaching kindness is to model the behavior you hope to see in the children—be kind yourself, and they will be more likely to mirror that kindness (Radke-Yarrow & Zahn-Waxler, 1984).

A quick Google search will reveal dozens, if not hundreds, of kindness activities for children and students. We’ve listed some of our favorites below.

1. How are you?

How Are You? is a very simple activity, but its potential to encourage a positive emotional state should not be underestimated. Integrating it into your lessons is as easy as asking a single question at the beginning of class:

“How are you feeling today?”

Not only will this let the students know that someone cares about how they are feeling, but it also signals to them that sometimes they’ll be feeling something negative—and that there’s nothing wrong with that.

We can all use this reminder that we are human and are all subject to emotions and feelings that we’d rather not have.

This reminder can be especially helpful for teenagers, who are likely dealing with more intense and varied emotions than people of other age groups.

After asking this question, you can instruct students to turn and talk to their neighbor, or share with the whole class.

Starting the day with this activity can get students in the right frame of mind to be more kind and empathetic towards one another, and it can alert you to potential problems with specific students.

2. Group circle

Before beginning this activity, choose a “talking piece”—this is an object that is passed around the group and signals that the holder has exclusive speaking rights. You can use a stuffed animal, a small beach ball, or any object that is easy to hold and pass around.

If you can, remove the desks or tables from the classroom. If this is not possible, you can either push the desks and chairs to the perimeter of the room, arrange the chairs in a circle, or sit on the floor with the whole class.

Tell your students that in the Group Circle , only one person may talk at a time and everyone else must listen quietly and respectfully.

Show the class the talking piece and explain that only the individual holding the talking piece may speak.

• First, have the students pass the talking piece around the circle as a way to check in with each student. This is a good opportunity for everyone to practice holding and passing the talking piece, as well as an opportunity for students to say a few quick words about how they are feeling or what is on their mind.
• As the teacher/facilitator of the activity, introduce a topic or ask a question that you would like the circle to respond to. However, after you have sparked the conversation, make sure to take your seat in the circle, and become a member rather than a leader.

This activity can be a good way to start the day, end the day, or simply encourage community and kindness at any time.

It is especially useful after something particularly emotional or traumatic happens, whether that event took place in the classroom, in your city, or on another continent.

The Group Circle exercise helps students relate to one another, and it can encourage students to accept and share feelings that may be difficult to talk about. This lesson outline also contains tips and suggestions to help you get started.

3. Nice things

This is a quick and easy activity you can try with children of nearly any age. It’s an especially good idea to use this positive, mood-boosting activity to start class (or your day, if you’re at home).

Instruct each student to turn to one of their neighbors and tell him or her something good. Specifically, you can have them finish one of these positive “talking stems,” or prompts:

• One nice thing in my life is…
• Something nice that happened is…

Encourage the kids to be creative with their “nice thing,” but if they’re having trouble coming up with something, assure them that the nice thing can be as small as eating something they liked for dinner last night.

Once all students have shared a nice thing with their partners, open it up to the entire classroom. Ask for volunteers who would like to share their nice thing with the class, or volunteers who have given their neighbors permission to share their nice things for them.

This is an excellent activity to get kids in a positive mood, and it’s appropriate for kids of all ages—even teenagers can find at least one good thing in their lives.

Sharing the nice thing will put the students in a more positive frame of mind, and sharing something personal and positive with others will make them feel heard and affirmed by others.

4. Silent appreciation

Given the nature of the silent appreciation activity , it will only be suitable for classes where everyone has at least some writing ability—so it likely won’t work for a classroom of preschoolers.

First, you will need to put together a handout with sentence stems (or prompts) on it:

• One cool thing I’ve learned from you is…
• I admire your personality because…
• I am so grateful that you do/are…
• I have confidence in you when…
• Some great things about you are…
• I think it’s great the way you… 
• I enjoy spending time with you because…

Make sure to leave plenty of room for students to finish these sentences, especially if they are younger writers. Next, pass out the handouts and ask each student to write only their name at the top of the paper.

Collect the handouts and pass them out once again, randomly this time.

Make sure each student received a different student’s handout.

Instruct the students to be silent for a few minutes while they write something about the person whose handout they received. They can respond to just one sentence stem or several if they have more good things to say about the person.

After the few minutes are up, have each student pass the handout to another student (not the handout’s owner, yet).

Encourage the students to complete whichever sentence stem calls to them, whether another student has completed it or not.

After doing a few rounds of this, pass all of the papers back to their owners and give them a chance to read all of the nice things their peers have written about them.

If you’d like to continue the positivity, you can ask for volunteers to share one or two of the nice things on their handout. It will make the reader feel good, the writer feels good, and encourage everyone to be a little more positive.

5. Thank you post

Another activity that can help students practice their writing while injecting a little positivity into the classroom is called Thank You Post .

First, create a “postbox” to leave in the back of the classroom. This can be an opportunity to get creative and make a postbox that reflects the class, or you can have the class help you create the box. For example, you could have the class vote on a theme for the postbox, or each student could pick out one small space on it to decorate however he or she would like.

Wherever you place the postbox, make sure to leave small slips of paper or sticky notes nearby.

Tell students that they can use the box to write down positive messages, thank-you notes, or messages of appreciation or encouragement to their fellow students or the teacher, teaching assistant, or another adult in the classroom.

The students may need some examples of what to write. Model what a good appreciation message sounds like by reading a few sample messages out loud with the class.

You have a couple of options when it comes to reading the notes of appreciation:

• You can open up the Thank You Post every few days and read all the notes, or “mail”, to the class;
• You can take out a few notes and read them to the class every day (early in the day to encourage positivity in the classroom or late in the day to end class on a positive note); or
• You can give students a set amount of time to contribute to the postbox, then distribute the notes to their intended recipients at the end of that period (i.e., the last class before winter break or summer vacation).

You can choose any of these methods or create your own method that works for your class. The important thing is that each student should eventually get to hear or read a note of thanks or appreciation that someone has written about him or her.

This activity encourages students to be kind to one another and to be on the lookout for positive things to write down and slip into the Thank You Post.

6. Here’s to…

If you have a particularly chatty class or a class that hasn’t mastered writing yet, this Here’s To… activity can be a good substitute for the Thank You Post .

Your students will likely need some modeling to get comfortable with this activity, especially if you have a lot of shy kids in your class. Plan at least a couple of weeks of modeling these mini “toasts” before encouraging your students to join in.

There are many ways to start a Here’s To (Student) toast, but three positive sentence stems might include:

• I truly enjoy how . . .
• Here’s to ___, for their amazing. . .
• I’d like to give a mention to . . .

Use sentiments like these to thank students for their contributions, praise them for a job well-done, or call out an act of kindness .

Eventually, your students may pick up on what you’re doing and start making their own Here’s To… toasts. However, you may need to specifically encourage them to join you in calling out fellow students for praise or thanks.

This activity can be a great way to end the day. Spending just a few minutes on it at the end of class can boost everyone’s mood, give students a chance to publicly appreciate one another, and send students home riding a wave of positivity and kindness.

7. Partner up

It’s as simple as assigning each student a partner—you can let the students pick their own partners, you can choose a companion for them, or you can alternate between both methods.

If your students tend to stick with their existing friend groups or cliques, assigning a buddy rather than letting them choose may be more effective.

You don’t have to use the word “partner”; instead, pick a word that fits well with your class’s interests.

If you have a lot of young kids who aspire to become pilots, you can use the term “copilot.” If your classroom is an older one with a good sense of humor, you can say they’ll pair up with a “wingman” or “wingwoman.”

Whatever terminology you choose, the activity is the same—students will work with their partners and turn to their partners first when they need help.

For example, if a student missed a day of class and needs copies of handouts or lecture notes, she should first ask her partner.

Or, if a student is having trouble with a concept that’s being taught, he should first check in with his partner to see whether he or she can explain it before asking another person.

You’ve probably noticed a theme—whatever issue or problem a student is having (unless it’s an emergency), he or she should first work one-on-one with a partner to attempt to solve it. If that fails, the student can ask the teacher.

To make sure students get a chance to work on their relationship skills with a wide range of people and personalities, have them switch buddies regularly. They can find a new partner each week, every other week, every month, or any period of time that works for your class.

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It’s an international day of kindness recognized by countries around the world that encourages everyone to look beyond the boundaries of race, religion, and politics and to appreciate the humanity in all of us.

World Kindness Day is the perfect time to practice kindness, whether it’s toward family members, friends, coworkers, or strangers.

While many of the activities and exercises are perfect for World Kindness Day, the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation also has a list of 10 easy activities you can do to celebrate the holiday.

The activities are:

• Compliment the first three people you talk to;
• Write a handwritten note to a teacher;
• Say “good morning” to the person next to you on the elevator (or bus, or subway, or street);
• Pick up litter. Spend 10 minutes cleaning a park or your neighborhood;
• Place uplifting notes in library books, on restroom mirrors, on someone’s locker, or on a coworker’s computer screen;
• Dedicate 24 hours to spreading positivity on social media;
• Hold up inspiring signs during rush hour;
• Leave a generous tip;
• Send flowers to a friend;
• Set an alarm to go off three times on World Kindness Day. When the alarm sounds, stop what you’re doing and call, text, or email someone simply to tell them how awesome they are (The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation, 2013).

If that’s not enough for you, here are five more ideas from The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation (2016):

• Positive Sticky Notes: Leave sticky notes with positive messages (i.e., “You are amazing, smart, and talented”) on your friends’ (or strangers!) lockers or your coworkers’ desks;
• Thank-You Letter: Write (and send!) an anonymous letter to someone you respect in your school, workplace, or other community space;
• RAK Bulletin Board: Create a bulletin board in your school or workplace and provide plenty of paper in fun shapes or designs on which people can write about the random acts of kindness they have received or benefitted from;
• RAK Calendar: Download the random acts of kindness calendar sheet here and share it with your students. Challenge students to complete all 30 acts of kindness or at least one in each of the five categories (On the Playground, In the Hallway, In the Classroom, Towards Adults, and Towards Kids);
• Custodian Appreciation: Have your students write letters and put up signs showing their appreciation for the people who keep the school clean and tidy. Encourage your students to make a special effort to keep the classroom clean to lighten the custodians’ workload.

For more ideas on how to celebrate World Kindness Day with random acts of kindness, take a look at the many ideas listed on the Random Acts of Kindness website .

How to Teach Empathy to Children and Adults

While kindness involves acts of goodwill, smiles, and positive words, empathy is about earnest listening, relating to one another, and putting yourself in someone else’s shoes (Hall, Schwartz, & Duong, 2021).

There are many ways to introduce, discuss, and encourage empathy in the classroom, including tackling empathy directly by including it in the curriculum (Crowley & Saide, 2016).

For example, if you teach language arts, have the class define empathy and identify characters in literature that demonstrate empathy. Or, if you teach public speaking, highlight the importance of empathizing with one’s audience—students should think about who their audience is and how to best relate to that audience before stepping to the podium.

You could also take some concrete steps to inject your classroom with a culture of empathy, steps like (Crowley & Saide, 2016):

• Reading stories from the perspective of characters similar to your students;
• Following a student schedule for a day;
• Surveying students frequently to help students understand what is in the minds of their peers.

Just as modeling kindness is vital to teaching the concept to students, so is modeling empathy. The most important thing you can do to encourage empathy in your students is to use empathy yourself, whether with your students, other teachers, or even with fictional characters.

Show your students how to be empathetic towards others, even if you don’t agree with that person or are not necessarily sympathetic towards them.

As noted earlier, it is vital to start teaching kindness and empathy early on, but adults are also capable of increasing their capacity for empathy. The following resource is a good source of information on teaching empathy to adults:

• This PDF from Dr. Lawrence J. Bookbinder and Jan Johnson makes an excellent handout for an empathy-building class or for clients in counseling who want to increase their empathy. It defines empathy, describes why it’s an important trait to have, and explains how to practice it, how it will benefit those you care about, and how it will benefit you personally.

While it’s important to instill kindness and empathy  as early as possible, it’s never too late to learn how to be more empathetic. There are many worksheets and activities for students, adolescents, and adults to enhance their capacity for empathy.

Below is a list of some worksheets and exercises that work well for students and adults.

Practicing empathic listening

This is a very useful exercise that can encourage empathy in people of all ages. Therapists are advised to begin with an explanation of what empathetic listening involves – use these main elements to give a good flavor for the approach as a whole:

• Keeping one’s comments and opinions to oneself – concentrate on not talking while the other person is talking;
• Maintaining good eye contact and pay attention while looking directly at them;
• Pausing where required;
• When the other person stops talking try to paraphrasing key words or translate what he or she said – this is reflecting what you believe you have heard to ensure a clear understanding exists;
• Remaining focused on the other person as they talk;
• Considering their perspective – that is, listening in order to fully understand what the other is saying rather than preparing your reply;
• Communicating non-verbally with encouraging body language (such as nodding), while being aware of their non-verbal cues; and
• Identifying or reflecting the speaker’s feelings, for example, you can say, “You sound angry,” or “You seem to be upset.”

Listening might sound like an easy thing to do, but there is a big difference between listening without paying much attention and active listening (Robertson, 2005). Active listening is the best way to connect with another person and is vital for healthy relationships.

The second part of this worksheet takes this general description of active listening and encourages you to apply it in your life.

Step One is Practicing Pausing/Wait Time , and it works well with subgroups of three people if you are working with a larger group. Once participants are in triads, each will have a distinct role:

• The Speaker receives a prompt: “ Something I’ve been thinking about recently… ” and gives a response.
• The Interviewer listens. Once the Speaker has finished, they pause. If the Speaker doesn’t say anything further, they will then share a paraphrased version of what they said, and pause again.
• The speaker may say something else – if not, the Interviewer should offer an open-ended question before pausing once more. All in all, the conversational exchange should go on for around a minute and a half.
• The third participant, the Observer, watches the interaction between the other two participants, taking in-depth notes to provide constructive feedback later. They should note the duration for each pause in seconds, and the worksheet provides a space for this.

Some of the key benefits of this exercise are also found in reflecting on the activity after each participant has had a turn at each role. Prompts for discussion include:

• What is the purpose of waiting for 3-5 seconds before speaking?
• What did you notice about the average time Listeners waited before responding? and
• How did the speaker react when the listener waited?

There are a further two parts to this exercise – Practice Paraphrasing , and Reflecting Feelings. Together, they offer a valuable and comprehensive approach to honing the Empathic Techniques introduced above.

If this exercise interests you, here are a further five steps to practicing empathic listening in a real-life situation:

• Choose a person with whom you are having relationship difficulties or a person who holds different beliefs from your own, and really try to step into their shoes. For example, try to imagine you are doing someone else’s work. You can see whether your ability to empathize increases once you understand the other person’s point of view;
• Think about the conversations that you have had with that person. Consciously check your interpretations of what the person is saying;
• You can begin by focusing on the person, and before moving forward, think about what would happen if you framed the conversation with the question, “I just want to make sure I understand you. Can I clarify?” Rarely do people say no to this;
• Clarify what you’ve heard by reflecting the meanings and feelings of the other person. You can check if you fully understood the other by asking;
• When you are speaking, you can ask the other person if he or she wouldn’t mind sharing what they’ve heard you say. Then, if you feel misunderstood, you can consider how to correct his or her perception.

The full worksheet is available as part of a subscription to the Positive Psychology Toolkit© , however this shortened version – Listening Accurately Worksheet – is available for download.

Empathy bingo

Print out the handout found on the last page of this Empathy Bingo PDF, or copy the words to pieces of paper. The twelve squares should read:

• One-Upping;
• Storytelling;
• Shutting Down;
• Sympathizing;
• Interrogating;
• Explaining;
• Correcting;
• Fixing It; and
• Empathizing.

If you’re leading a group through this exercise, you can simply read through the dialogue between two people (labeled “A” and “B”) and instruct the group to decide which square corresponds with which conversation.

If you’re working through this worksheet on your own, have a friend write down the dialogues on a separate sheet of paper (so you don’t inadvertently see the correct pairings) and work through the activity by matching the reactions to the conversations.

The dialogues include back-and-forths such as:

A: I’m worried about having enough money to pay my bills this month.

B: I’ll loan you the money.

A: Look at my scar from the cycling accident.

B: That’s nothing, you should see the one I have on my knee.

A: I got caught in traffic for two hours in 100-degree weather and no air conditioning.

B: That reminds me of the time . . .

As you can see, each of these dialogues displays a reaction we may have when someone shares with us.

None of the three examples included here showcase empathy, but each dialogue models a particular type of reaction so that you have a chance to see them in action.

In case you’re wondering, the first dialogue corresponds to “Fixing It,” the second corresponds to “One-Upping,” and the third corresponds to “Storytelling.”

This exercise can help you or a group learn about the different ways we can respond to a friend in need of empathy, and why empathy is usually the best choice.

What is empathy? Worksheet

This empathy worksheet is great for students and younger children due to the simple language and child-oriented depictions of empathy, but the message of this worksheet can be useful for older students and adults as well.

Completing this worksheet will help students learn what empathy is, how to spot empathy, how to practice empathy, and why it’s important.

The handout offers the following description of empathy:

“Empathy is understanding and caring about what other people are feeling.

It is about putting yourself in their position so you can feel the same way as them. If another kid’s balloon blows away, you may empathize with him because you can understand his feeling of sadness.

Maybe, you might also feel a bit sad too. Feeling happy, sad, or another way because someone else does is empathy.”

After this definition of empathy, the second page provides space for the student to answer some prompts that will get him or her thinking about empathy.

These questions/prompts are:

• Write about a time when you felt happy or sad because you felt  what someone else was feeling;
• Do you think empathy is a good thing? and
• Write some ways you might strengthen your empathy by caring for others.

Responding to these prompts will encourage students to think of themselves as capable of empathizing with others, to think about how to practice empathy going forward, and to think critically about why empathy is so important.

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Aside from all of the activities and exercises mentioned already, there are a few other fun exercises that can help your students build empathy.

Among them, an Empathy Race, Book Synopsis – and Storytelling .

Amazing empathy race

This activity involves the whole school, including staff members. Students are divided into teams and follow clues to activity stations that are set up throughout the school, with envelopes containing prompts and materials for the students to work with.

There are many different activities you could use here, but one good example activity is to provide students with a clue about a staff member. When they guess who the staff member is, they head to that person’s office to collect the next activity—conducting an interview and listening with compassion to the staff member.

This is a large-scale exercise, to be sure, but the payoff can be enormous in terms of enhancing empathy in the entire school.

Sculpting stories

This exercise involves students interviewing a person of their choice (inside or outside the school) and creating visual representations of what they learned. This will encourage students to practice active and compassionate listening, to put themselves in another’s shoes, and to share their stories with others.

Empathy book synopsis

Here’s another exercise that involves sharing stories: an Empathy Book Synopsis .

This involves instructing each student to select a character from a book they love (or one that you assign) and write a short book summary, or synopsis, focusing on this character and his or her experiences.

This activity will allow students to practice synthesizing events from a person’s life into feelings or needs—an important skill for any future literature and writing courses—as well as effectively relating to others in the real world.

If students have easy access to technology, a video can be substituted for the speech or write-up.

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There are plenty of resources out there for helping children and students to become kinder, more empathetic people. Adults can also learn these traits. It’s never too late to focus on building empathy and kindness in ourselves and in our communities.

The challenge of helping students (and adults) build kindness and empathy can seem overwhelming at first, but there are many practical ways to do it, and the outcome can be enormously positive for all involved.

What are your thoughts on teaching kindness and empathy in the classroom? How do you teach your children or students to be kind, or how do you work on building those traits in yourself? Let us know in the comments section below. We would love to hear from you.

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A small act of kindness can go a long way, especially say UBC Okanagan researchers, towards bolstering student health and wellness.

Dr. John-Tyler Binfet, associate professor in the School of Education and Dr. Sally Stewart, associate professor of teaching in the School of Health and Exercise Sciences recently published a study that explores how the inclusion of a kindness assignment in an undergraduate course impacted student perceptions of themselves, their peers and their campus.

While there have been several studies that have assessed the effects of kindness on wellbeing, there has been limited research into how university-aged students understand and enact kindness, says Dr. Binfet.

Thousands of university students returned to class across Canada in September, and Dr. Binfet notes that while living in the times of COVID-19 every act of kindness goes a long way.

"We know being kind yields a number of wellbeing benefits, such as stress reduction, happiness and peer acceptance, and we know mental health impacts learning," says Dr. Binfet. "The post-secondary environment is often the last training ground to prepare students for life so we want to understand how we can prepare students for optimal mental health as adults."

For the study, volunteer students provided self-reports to determine the extent they see themselves as kind in online and face-to-face interactions, and how connected they felt to their peers and the campus. The students were then asked to plan and complete five kind acts for one week.

The participants completed 353 kind acts with the main themes of helping others, giving, demonstrating appreciation and communicating. Students that completed at least three of the five planned acts of kindness self-reported significantly higher scores of in-person kindness and peer connectedness.

"This research can help students realize that there is evidence behind how and why people are kind, and that kindness does impact health and wellbeing," says Dr. Stewart. "It also has an incredible impact for teaching in higher education as it provides insight into where students are at with their practice and understanding of kindness in order to build the groundwork for inclusion of this topic within educational practices and course content areas."

While there are on-campus wellbeing resources available to students at most post-secondary schools, this research demonstrates that by including wellbeing initiatives into coursework, it's easier for more students to engage in those activities and receive benefits without added effort. The study also demonstrated that a curriculum-based kindness intervention would be well received by students.

"We found that the students loved the assignment," says Dr. Stewart. "For some, it helped them realize that kindness is a skill that they can learn to do better and that there are many ways to be kind. For others, it helped them realize that they already do kind things. It reinforced their desire and intention of doing more kind acts."

For years, Dr. Binfet's research has focused on elevating the discussion of kindness, and he has previously completed studies on how children and adolescents perceive and enact kindness.

"With this research, we now see alignment in how university students and school-age participants define kindness -- to them it means actions that can improve the lives of others. Often, it's simple things such as being polite and helping others," says Dr. Binfet.

The research was published in the Journal of Further and Higher Education and supported by a humanities and social sciences research grant.

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• Each of us has the capacity to show up kindly and make a difference in the world of another.

Kindness is about showing up in the world with compassion and acting for the greater good of all. While being nice is about being polite, pleasant, and agreeable and doing what we think we should, kindness goes a step beyond.

Kind humans know that life is hard, messy, and complex. Yet they understand that people are doing their best with the tools, resources, and experience they carry. Charles Glassman captured this by saying, “Kindness begins with the understanding that we all struggle.”

Many people view kindness as a weakness, but it's quite the opposite. It is a sign of strength. It is moving from "me" to "we," seeing the bigger picture, and loaning someone your strength and support. Supporting someone by doing whatever you can, wherever you are, with whatever you have is a sign of who you are—a kind human.

Kindness is doing the things that may go without acknowledgment and thanks. Authentic and intentional kindness doesn’t expect anything in return. We can practice kindness for kindness’ sake, not for the personal gain or the approval of others.

Kindness is a universal language that can bring people together regardless of age, race, ethnicity , religion, status, and identity . The good news is that it’s completely free too! I don’t think the saying “kindness makes the world go ‘round” came about without reason.

Benefits of Kindness

Most of us will have heard that "doing good is good for you" or "it’s better to give than to receive." It may be a surprise to learn that the research genuinely supports this. When we show up for others kindly, the benefits go both ways. Practicing kindness for the sake of kindness is one of the greatest gifts we can give to others and ourselves.

Research shows that being kind boosts the production of the feel-good hormones (serotonin and dopamine ), which give feelings of satisfaction and well-being, and activate the pleasure and reward areas in the brain of the givers and receivers. Endorphins, the body’s natural painkiller, can also be released and contribute to a "helper’s high." Kindness also fosters our sense of belonging and helps us build and strengthen our relationships (Hamilton, 2017).

Research shows that performing acts of kindness and helping others improves the happiness of the helper (Curry et al., 2018; Hamilton, 2017). A study by Rowland and Curry (2019) found that people who performed kindness activities for seven days experienced greater happiness. The increase in happiness was true whether the social tie was a friend, family member, stranger, or themselves. As you might expect, the more kind activities one does, the greater the boost in happiness. Even just observing acts of kindness had positive effects on one’s happiness.

In his book, The Five Side Effects of Kindness , David Hamilton discusses how we experience the effects of kindness throughout our entire nervous system . He suggests that kindness is good for the heart because the warm feelings we get help to generate oxytocin , which can reduce our blood pressure and stress hormone, cortisol. He also supports the idea that kindness is contagious and how acting kindly can create a ripple effect and inspire others to do the same.

Ways to Practice Kindness

Here are some ways you can practice kindness:

• Be kind to yourself. In my last post , I talked about how we could all use a gentle reminder about being a little kinder to ourselves. For many of us, showing up kindly starts with repairing the relationship we have with ourselves. I provided some restorative and practical ideas for how we can start to show up kindly for ourselves. When we are kinder with ourselves, we are kinder to others.
• Practice the kindergarten basics. Manners, turn-taking, including others, and comforting that friend who fell and scraped their knee. A kind environment is the compound of many small, kind acts.
• Show gratitude . When we feel grateful, we need to share this with others. Recognize and bring attention to what uplifts you. Tell someone they are doing a great job. End your work week by emailing someone who helped you out that week. Text or call a loved one to tell them they make a difference in your life.
• Listen to understand, not respond or problem-solve . So often, when others are talking, we think about how we will reply or what solutions we will provide. The truth is that being present, and listening, is a form of showing the kindness that can make another feel heard, understood, and truly felt. Next time you ask someone how they are, hold space and really listen to what they have to say.

Being kind is about showing up as your true self and inviting others to come as they are, too. It is meeting yourself and others with compassion and understanding in the present moment. Each of us can be why someone believes there are good people in this world.

So, kindness might not make the world go 'round (we have momentum and gravity to thank for that), but kindness does certainly make the world a better place.

Think about the power that a kind gesture, a kind hand, a kind word, or a listening ear can have on someone in a moment when they feel like their world is crumbling. Think about the way that it can make an already-good day that much better. Now think about the positive impact on the giver’s physical and mental health. The power of kindness is remarkable.

We may never know just how big of an impact our small acts of kindness have on someone else. But we know that kind humans doing kind things are exactly what this unwell world needs more of.

Although it may not be your first time hearing this one, I will leave you with this final ask:

“In a world where you can be anything, be kind.” —Unknown

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Curry, O. S., Rowland, L. A., Van Lissa, C. J., Zlotowitz, S., McAlaney, J., & Whitehouse, H. (2018). Happy to help? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of performing acts of kindness on the well-being of the actor. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 76 , 320-329. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2018.02.014

Hamilton, D. (2017). The five side effects of kindness: This book will make you feel better, be happier & live longer . Hay House UK.

Rowland, L., & Curry, O. S. (2019). A range of kindness activities boost happiness. The Journal of Social Psychology, 159 (3), 340-343. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2018.1469461

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Students participate in “acts of kindness” assignment.

This year, as part of the HSC 209 Public and Community Health course offered on campus, enrolled students were tasked with a unique assignment to complete by the end of the term—perform two acts of kindness. Even more unique was how the assignment came to fruition.

“The idea was inspired from the students in HSC 209,” explained Kimberly Wise, associate professor of Athletic Training and clinical education coordinator. “I posed a question on the midterm examination to assist with student learning and/or my teaching technique: name one positive aspect about HSC 209 as well as one change you would incorporate to the course.”

[This] assignment ties into the course by showing the impact our positive actions breathe towards the health of others, especially when dealing with mental health and the lack of resources within a community.” James Davis

Wise said the overwhelming response from students was a desire to be more involved with the community. So, after reflecting over spring break, she created “Acts of Kindness.”

The “Acts of Kindness” assignment was designed to not only answer students’ desires to become more involved in the community, but provide a deeper understanding of how Christianity and healthcare work together. In this way, students were also able to put into practice the three tenants of the University’s Christian mission of faith, learning and service through the form of showing kindness to others.

As a part of the assignment, students completed two acts of kindness of their choice—something helpful or unexpected for an individual or the greater community—with no expectation of receiving anything in return.

Some of the projects completed by students included, donating blood during a blood drive, participating in Locks of Love hair donation, crafting goodie bags for the homeless, helping the University’s Ecostewards Club on the Unity Trail, cleaning up trash on campus and more.

While they worked to complete their assignments, students began to recognize just how closely these simple acts of kindness tied into the larger course topic of public and community health.

“[This] assignment ties into the course by showing the impact our positive actions breathe towards the health of others, especially when dealing with mental health and the lack of resources within a community,” said James Davis, a junior health and exercise science major from Kersey, Pennsylvania.

"‘Public and Community Health’ is a broad topic but narrowing it down to Acts of Kindness opened my eyes,” added Alec Engelmore, a sophomore health and exercise science major from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. “These acts of kindness can alter someone’s day or maybe even someone’s life.”

“It's important to be the positive change that you want to see in the community,” explained Michael Francus, a sophomore health and exercise science major from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. “It gives us a chance to make somebody who may be having a rough day smile.”

This assignment has inspired me as a person to keep striving to be the best person I can be and be able to give more of myself to others." Cameron Burrus

And the more students participated in the assignment, the more they wanted to do for others.

“I was strongly impacted by this assignment because helping others proved to be such an enjoyable way to spend a few of my afternoons,” shared Cody Lowden, a junior health and exercise science major from Lebanon, Pennsylvania. “I plan on continuing going out of my way to help others as I move forward.”

“This assignment has inspired me as a person to keep striving to be the best person I can be and be able to give more of myself to others,” added Cameron Burrus, a sophomore health and exercise science major from Chesapeake, Virginia.

The HSC 209 Public and Community Health course introduces students to “the core functions of public health with an emphasis on community, epidemiology, public and environmental health and current trends of population health” and is offered during the spring semester.

“I’m extremely proud of the HSC 209 cohort,” said Wise. “The assignment was not driven by ‘points to elevate their grade,’ but rather they responded by giving their time, compassion and love to the community.”

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We all live in a world caught up in momentum. We go through each day interacting with other people and getting work done without putting much thought into being kind. Acts of kindness are a way for us to be deliberate with our kindness.

What are Acts of Kindness?

An act of kindness is a good deed a person can do to show compassion and love to another person. The gesture is done out of the goodness of a person’s heart, with zero expectation of reciprocation.

Acts of kindness can be done towards someone you know like a family member or friend or even to a complete stranger. A good person might do an act of kindness towards another person to make someone feel happy, appreciated, or valued.

There’s also an element of paying it forward . Sometimes people do acts of kindness to lead by example so that others will follow suit and be kind to others. When you do something kind to another person, often people will tell someone else about it or take action and do something kind for someone else. Thus, spreading a positive message about being kind-hearted.

When is Random Acts of Kindness Day?

Random Acts of Kindness Day is February 17th. However, people should make an effort to practice kindness year round.

Why Acts of Kindness Are Important

1. makes everyone happy.

It’s easier to experience a bad or a neutral day than a happy one. But acts of kindness can turn an ordinary day into an extraordinary one. Life is filled with hardships as it is. But doing a simple kind act can make someone smile. Depending on how big or small your act is you could really help push someone’s life in a positive direction.

2. Lowers stress levels

Anger, sadness, and anxiety can really weigh us down. When you’re hateful, you hurt yourself more than you hurt others. And to be honest, hateful acts can hurt others a lot too. But when you practice acts of kindness, your energy changes which becomes less harmful to you. Most of your problems are caused by you even if it was simply your reaction to a problem. By putting more positive energy into the world, you get more positive energy back. Thus, acts of kindness can lower stress levels and help you deal with stress . 

3. Makes people feel appreciated

There’s so many people out there who feel underappreciated. Overworked moms, people with disabilities, homeless people. Some marginalized groups of people fail to be treated with respect and dignity. While others might get taken advantage of. Acts of kindness are a thoughtful way to show people that they’re appreciated, valued, and treated like human beings. 

4. People tend to focus on the negative

Name one thing that went poorly today. Now name one thing that went positively today. You probably were able to come up with the negative thing quickly but struggled to think of the positive thing. That’s because people are wired to find threats and dangers. Damn that reptilian brain of ours. It takes about five positive interactions to counteract one negative interaction. So we’ve got to do good over and over and over again to push that negativity aside. 

5. It doesn’t harm anyone

Acts of kindness don’t hurt people. They enrich people’s lives. They make people feel all gooey on the inside. It makes people feel cared for. It’s so easy for a bad mood to spew out hateful words or to unintentionally hurt someone with our actions. But acts of kindness are all good. So spread them around. Try to encourage others to do the same. 

6. Most people are suffering

People don’t always talk about the reality of the world. But truth is, most people in the world are suffering. Some people don’t have clean water, others live on the streets, others are in broken relationships, struggling with anxiety , grieving the death of a loved one. You name it. Everyone has a whole wave of challenges they go through. That’s why acts of kindness are so important. Because for a brief moment, it lets people know that things are going to be okay.

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• Give back with community service
• Take the neighbor’s dog for a walk or offer to babysit
• Leave sticky notes with sweet messages around the house to your spouse or kids
• Put random acts of kindness ideas into a jar and pull out a new one every day to try
• Donate or give an old cell phone to someone who may need one
• Clean up dog poop around the area you live or in parks around your home
• Pick up plastic bags left around grocery stores or littered around parks and dispose them
• Create a free library for your local community such as a “take a book, leave a book” program
• Give your seat to someone random on a crowded bus
• Leave a positive comment on a blog post or YouTube video
• Make or bring someone in need a warm meal
• Leave a surprise note or encouraging note for a fellow colleague struggling at work
• Bring someone a hot chocolate or coffee on a cold day
• Clear out your food pantry and donate non-perishable food to a local shelter
• Check in on an elderly neighbor and offer to fix things around their house or buy them groceries
• Write letters of appreciation to companies whose services or products you’ve been enjoying
• Offer to clean at a local homeless shelter
• Have an extra umbrella available for colleagues at work or strangers on a rainy day
• Be generous and give an extra tip to someone working in the service sector
• Sign up to be an organ donor
• Let a car merge ahead of you in a drive-thru or on a highway
• Offer to carry a stranger’s grocery bags to their car
• Call or message an old friend you haven’t heard from in a while and check in on how they’re doing

Practice acts of kindness each day and you will dramatically change your life. You’ll remove the hurt and pain you feel on bad days. These kind acts don’t need to be expensive. Even simple gestures can make a difference. Focus on being kind to others to help take the focus off of your own pain and suffering. You won’t believe how helping other people can improve your own daily struggles. 

Which of these acts of kindness will you be trying today? How often do you practice acts of kindness?

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21 Bulletin Board Ideas to Cultivate Kindness

In our schools, we teach students to be kind and polite. We want to set the bar high so that children are friendly and kind to each other. The classroom kindness bulletin board is a wonderful tool that can be used to reinforce these behaviors throughout our classrooms.

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As a teacher, you are always looking for new and innovative ways to promote kindness in your classroom . A good kindness bulletin board will improve relationships within your classroom and the school in general, and instill an ethos of kindness and generosity among the pupils. Your kindness bulletin board should be relatable for the students and present real-life examples that will allow them to develop a more positive mindset.

An attractive bulletin board display is also a great way to motivate and inspire students . Your kindness bulletin board should face your students when they are seated, and be readily accessible for walk-in traffic. Interactive bulletin boards should be at a height where students can access materials easily.

Examples of Kindness Bulletin Boards

Be a rainbow.

In many cultures, rainbows symbolize hope and better things to come. Encourage your students to be there for someone who is going through a hard time, with this lovely rainbow bulletin board.

How Full Is Your Bucket?

Based on the book Have You Filled a Bucket Today? By Carol McCloud, the concept behind this bulletin board is to show children how easy it is to show kind behavior by filling the invisible ‘buckets’ of other people.

Tree of Respect

A kindness tree is a lovely, interactive bulletin board where pupils can make their own leaves to add to the tree. The ‘leaves’ can be a variety of shapes, such as hearts or hands, and can have various messages of kindness, depending on the topic you are teaching. The great thing about the kindness tree is that leaves can be added throughout the year on top of existing leaves. 

Plant the Seed of Kindness

Modeling kindness on a daily basis is an important behavior to teach our students. A bulletin board encouraging them to plant the seed of kindness every day will help to spread this message within your classroom. You could match this up with a topic about gardening, or as in this example, bees and plants. 

We Rise By Lifting Others

Teach your students the importance of teamwork and collaboration with this bulletin board idea, featuring the famous quote by Robert Ingersoll. Your class could make a balloon display with each person creating a balloon about helping others, which can be represented on the wall/door display.

Take What You Need – Give What You Can

The concept behind this clever bulletin board is for pupils to write positive messages for each other, and trade them for a message they themselves need to hear. You can start the board by 

writing a few for the students to choose from, and the class can then take over, writing a new message whenever they take one for themselves. 

Be The I in Kind

This is a great interactive kindness bulletin board that students will be keen to take part in. The word KIND is spelled out in huge letters, with the letter ‘I’ missing. Students can then stand in place of the ‘I’, therefore becoming the ‘I’ in kind. This is an ideal board to have in the corridor or even the entrance to the school so that as many people as possible have the opportunity to be reminded how easy it is to make kindness a part of your day. 

Kindness is Never Wasted

Why not combine your recycling topic with a kindness bulletin board with a ‘kindness is never wasted’ slogan? Pupils can bring in recycling from their homes and spell out the words using them, creating a perfect interdisciplinary project!

Be the Reason Someone Smiles Today

Being rewarded for a good deed with a smile is a great incentive for children to go out of their way to be kind. This bulletin board will remind your class that they should be aiming every day to find a way to make someone in their life smile.

It’s Cool To Be Kind

A great option for the winter months or heading into Christmas , there are lots of visual options for this bulletin board. Penguins are always a popular choice with any age group, or you can ask your class to make their own snowmen by creating white circles with words of kindness on them.

Lend a Hand

This colorful interactive bulletin board will make a stunning visual centerpiece in your classroom. Students can decorate their own paper hand before compiling them all on a wall display. 

Throw Kindness Around Like Confetti

This simple kindness bulletin board has a great visual appeal. It can be used to promote a growth mindset in your classroom and encourage pupils to be kind to as many people as possible.

A snowflake bulletin board is an excellent interactive option that will make a great craft lesson too. The pupils can make their own snowflakes, from a template if needed, and then compare them to see that every snowflake is indeed unique. 

Advent Calendar

A kindness advent calendar will make a fantastic whole-school bulletin board, and allow as many students as possible the chance to be inspired by it. Your class can each write an inspirational message to go behind one of the doors, for children from the rest of the school to see as they walk past.

Encourage friendships within your class with this bee-themed kindness board. This would also make an excellent door display if you don’t have much room on the walls in your class.

In A World Where You Can Be Anything, Be Kind

A lovely concept to teach children from an early age, this slogan should be at the center of every classroom. We have the perfect template for this bulletin board here at Teach Simple – colorful and eye-catching, it makes a perfect display for either your wall or door. 

Be Somebody

Being kind to everyone is the ultimate behavior we are looking for from our class, and this bulletin board conveys this message beautifully. Having this board in your classroom will help to encourage positive attitudes from your students and may reduce instances of bullying.

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Random Act of Kindness

February 17th is Random Act of Kindness day, which gives you the perfect opportunity to create this bulletin board in your classroom.  The timing of this day means you could merge this with any Valentine’s activities you were planning with your class. Each envelope contains an act of kindness that the student has to carry out at some point in their day. If possible, they should try to get a photograph of them carrying out the act, and the photo can then go up on the board too. 

Kindness Calendar

A great way to start the new year , the kindness calendar has a new ‘kind’ activity to be carried out each day, from helping out at home to recycling unwanted toys. You could get your class to come up with the activities at the start of the month, and then get them to report back each day on whether or not they achieved them. 

Make the Days Count

A bad habit of school pupils (and teachers!) is counting down the days to the next holiday. Encourage your class to live each day to its fullest with this bright bulletin board. 

Kindness Is Cool in Our School

A great bulletin board to have at the front of the school so that the kindness message gets across to all students, teachers, and visitors to the school. The school of fish contains messages written by students on how to be kind to others. 

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The great thing about bulletin boards is that they can be updated, without the need to be completely replaced. Many of the ideas above will allow you to add pupil content to the board as the year progresses, without starting from scratch.

Absolutely not! Although younger learners will benefit hugely from these displays as they are learning about kindness for the first time, all students can benefit from being encouraged to be kinder to each other in their day-to-day lives.

These simple but thoughtful kindness bulletin board ideas will give your class a way to be kind to each other and make it easy for students to acknowledge to others that they are being kind. By incorporating a kindness bulletin board in your classroom, you will see an improvement in positive interaction between your students and improve friendships overall.

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Canton Repository Kid of Character: Ashton Scheibe, Fairless

NAME – Ashton Scheibe

SCHOOL – Fairless Middle School

RESIDENCE – Brewster

AGE – 13 1/2

PARENTS –  Kurt Scheibe and Melanie Scheibe

SIBLINGS – Briella Scheibe 

SCHOOL ACTIVITIES – Scouts, drama

NOMINATION – “Ashton is constantly soaring to excellence in the classroom. He is considerate, helpful and courteous to all those around him. He takes ownership of his learning and always has a positive attitude even in the face of difficulty. He is also very witty and has a great way of making those around him laugh.”

PLEASE TELL US WHY YOU PERFORMED THE ACT OF KINDNESS –  Just because to me it felt right to do, and the act of it made me feel better on the inside.

DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE VIDEO GAME, BOOK OR TV SHOW? – My favorite video game is Grounded. My favorite books are the “Percy Jackson” series, and my favorite show is “Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous.” 

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP? – A marine biologist.

IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT SCHOOL, WHAT WOULD IT BE? – I would change that if a few students were being loud, then they would need to get quiet, rather than a larger group needing to be quiet.

IF YOU COULD HAVE A SUPERPOWER, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND HOW WOULD YOU USE IT TO CHANGE THE WORLD? – I would have the power of telekinesis, because I would be able to help cops to solve crimes and be able to change the crime industry for the better.

Other nominations

Mila Petti, fourth grade, Alliance Intermediate School – Mila is an enthusiastic learner that shows initiative as she looks for new ways to get involved in the classroom. She is kind and helpful to everyone she encounters and is always more than willing to lend a hand. 

Jayden Beegle, fifth grade, Alliance Intermediate School – Jayden embodies every part of what a caring citizen is.  He is kind, compassionate and always willing to help others. He is also a hard worker in the classroom each day at school.   

CANTON LOCAL 

Rebekah Gray, sixth grade, Canton South Middle School  – Beka is an exceptional student, showcasing unwavering dedication and perseverance in all her endeavors, which is evident in her diligent work ethic and active participation in class discussions. Beyond her academic feats, Beka fosters a warm and inviting atmosphere among her peers with her genuine kindness and sense of humor, making her not only a stellar student but also a wonderful friend and classmate. 

Akire Martin, sixth grade, Canton South Middle School  – Akire embodies the qualities of an exemplary student, consistently demonstrating the four PBIS pillars of resilience, respect, responsibility, and safety. Her infectious enthusiasm and perpetual smile create a vibrant classroom environment, a testament to her positive influence. Akire approaches each lesson with unwavering dedication and gives her utmost effort, serving as a remarkable role model for her peers as a true Wildcat. 

FAIRLESS LOCAL 

Brylee Hardman, seventh grade, Fairless Middle School  – Brylee is so helpful to all of her peers. She is so polite and greets others with a smile. She is always on task and is dependable. 

Ashton Scheibe, eighth grade, Fairless Middle School  – Ashton is constantly soaring to excellence in the classroom. He is considerate, helpful and courteous to all those around him. He takes ownership of his learning and always has a positive attitude even in the face of difficulty. He is also very witty and has a great way of making those around him laugh. 

JACKSON LOCAL 

Amelia Leggett, fifth grade, Lake Cable Elementary – Amelia is an exemplary student who works hard and is consistently kind and helpful to her fellow classmates. Her strong work ethic and compassionate attitude toward others makes her a truly deserving nominee for this award. 

LAKE CENTER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 

Allen Kisamore, sixth grade – Allen consistently displays the character traits of truth and wisdom. Allen shows integrity in all that he does including his truthful words and wise actions. Allen displays wisdom and maturity daily, from speaking up for someone when others don't, to knowing when to walk away and not be a part of something. Allen sets a wonderful example for his peers! 

Seymour L'Bert-Kaalima, seventh grade – Patience, persistence and kindness are words that would describe Seymour's interactions with his peers. He strives for excellence in his academics but also sees his classmates and treats them with respect and kindness.   

LAKE LOCAL 

Presley Wright, eighth grade, Lake Middle/High School – One word that comes to mind that describes Presley Wright is genuine. She is one of the sweetest, most selfless, and caring individuals I have ever had in 10 years of teaching. She is the first to say, "Good morning!" and never misses the chance to wish a "Have a great rest of your day, Mr. Rife!" without fail. Presley Wright is the type of person that wants everyone to succeed, and she will help others reach success all while accomplishing her own goals. She is the epitome of what it means to be a Blue Streak, and I am so proud to know her! Keep being YOU, Presley!   

Levi Erb, eighth grade, Lake Middle/High School – Levi Erb is an outstanding individual for so many reasons. He always has a positive, optimistic attitude and treats others with respect. Levi puts forth his best effort in everything he does, whether it is in the classroom or in an athletic setting. You always know what to expect from him, and that is approaching all situations with a great attitude. He is a pleasure to have in class, and I look forward to seeing his future successes!   

LOUISVILLE 

Mya Tillett, fifth grade, Louisville Elementary – Mya is a hard worker who consistently goes above and beyond to produce high-quality work. She is not only responsible and organized in her academic endeavors but also always willing to help her peers and teachers.  In addition to being a diligent student, Mya participates in cheer and soccer.  She approaches all tasks with determination and a strong work ethic. She is not afraid to tackle challenging assignments and always strives to complete her work to the best of her ability. Her positive attitude and willingness to assist others make her a valuable member of any academic community. 

MARLINGTON LOCAL 

Analiah Rouse, fifth grade, Lexington Elementary – Analiah puts time and effort into always doing her best work and striving for more. She is kind to others and enjoys helping whenever she can. 

James Favazzo, fifth grade, Lexington Elementary – This student has stood out as a person of character with his respect for others and his willingness to help others find success. Jimmy meets challenges head on, giving it his all. 

Nora Krabill, seventh grade, Marlington Middle School – Nora is an exceptional student, role model, and person. She comes to class each day with such a delightful attitude and works hard to always show her best work. She is kind and respectful to her classmates and teachers and always sets good examples for others to follow. 

Brian Cain, seventh grade, Marlington Middle School – In addition to being a great student, Brian does the little things to make the world around him better. He goes out of his way to clean up all areas, acts as a positive role model, and uses his sense of humor to brighten others' days. 

Kendall McPeak, sixth grade, Massillon Intermediate School – Kendall McPeak exemplifies strong character daily through her kindness and conscientious ways. Kendall is hardworking, helpful, and respectful to all. She has big goals and knows what it will take to achieve them. Kendall possesses empathy towards others and is always willing to listen. We couldn’t be more proud to have her represent our school as a true kid of character. 

Mason Margulis, sixth grade, Massillon Intermediate School – First and foremost, Mason excels in the classroom! He is very conscientious about his schoolwork and grades. Second, he is an excellent athlete. He has excelled in wrestling due to his determination, strength, quickness, and mental toughness. He is also a great baseball player. Mason has a kind heart for the "underdogs" in the school. He befriends them, has conversations with them, helps them, and is a good friend. He exhibits traits that make a great student: self-disciplined, organized, responsible, hardworking, curious, and respectful. Mason demonstrates these things daily making him so deserving as a kid of character. 

NORTH CANTON 

Adelyn Palsa, fifth grade, North Canton Intermediate School – Adelyn Palsa is a standout fifth grader who is kind, respectful, flexible, and willing to take on a challenge. Adelyn is a natural leader, a role that she takes seriously, and teachers know that she can be counted on to help others. North Canton Intermediate School is very proud of Adelyn! 

Luca Chavez, fifth grade, North Canton Intermediate School – Luca Chavez demonstrates behavior that sets the standard for others and is often the first student to lend a helping hand. When his classmates think of kindness, they think of Luca. He is also very trustworthy, responsible, cares deeply about everything he does, and has a heart of gold. 

OSNABURG LOCAL 

Lydia Parker, sixth grade, East Canton Middle School – Lydia shines as a model student in the school community. She exemplifies leadership by consistently offering her assistance to teachers and classmates. Through her words and actions, Lydia inspires her peers to achieve their full potential. Her initiative is evident in her creation of a newspaper club, where she successfully gathered like-minded individuals to join the committee. We are all very proud of you, Lydia! 

Xavier Gooch, eighth grade, East Canton Middle School – Xavier has demonstrated outstanding character throughout the year! He is mature beyond his years, yet so quiet and humble. He is always polite and respectful to his teachers and peers. In class, he stays on task, works hard to do his best, and is always striving to achieve more. His all-around good character will take him far in life and set a good foundation for future success. We are all very proud of you, Xavier! 

PERRY LOCAL 

Kenzi Elson, fourth grade, Lohr Elementary – Kenzi is a role model for the younger students in our building both in and out of the classroom. Kenzi works hard academically, while always being willing to help others. Outside of school Kenzi is active in sports, showing great sportsmanship in both games and practice. 

Joesiah Stephens, third grade, Knapp Elementary – Joesiah has grit and determination to be the best student at TC Knapp. He is a quiet leader in the classroom. His peers and teachers admire him because he models respect, responsibility and integrity. He is a positive influence on all who work with him daily. 

PLAIN LOCAL 

Taylor France, eighth grade, Oakwood – Taylor France is involved in the Dance Program and is respectful, kind, and hardworking. She works well with others, is patient, and a good listener. 

J.P. Larson, sixth grade, Glenwood – J.P is an extremely respectful and hardworking student. He goes above and beyond to push himself to excel to his highest possible potential. He has a positive attitude and is a role model in the classroom. 

SANDY VALLEY LOCAL 

Stella Hetrick, eighth grade, Sandy Valley Middle School – “Be nice to everyone; don’t judge someone until you know the person inside.” This is the advice Stella Hetrick believes is important and why her teachers chose her as a Kid of Character. If she could change one thing about the world, she would make the world a more positive place. In addition to being a kind person, Stella plays volleyball and basketball for SVMS, and she is a hard worker and supportive teammate. When she’s not at school, she enjoys taking walks and watching “The Gilmore Girls” and “The Good Place.” Stella is certainly a shining star among her peers! 

Abram Stout, eighth grade, Sandy Valley Middle School – With determination and hard work, Abram Stout demonstrates strong character in all aspects of his life. Doing his best in all of his sports – such as track, baseball, and football – alongside excelling in academics are his top priorities. Others look up to him because he leads by always having a positive attitude and demonstrating a commitment to excellence. In his free time, he enjoys all things Marvel, playing video games with his friends, and going to the zoo. One thing he would change about the world is to reduce crime. We’re lucky to have Abram at SVMS! 

ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 

Ceapri Mabry, seventh grade – Ceapri is a hard worker, extremely kind, and a great role model. You can always count on her to do the right thing! She is truly a pleasure to have in class. 

Laterrion Davis, eighth grade – Laterrion is kind and respectful to his classmates and teachers. He is a conscientious student who takes his schoolwork very seriously. He can always make you laugh and is a great addition to our class! 

STARK COUNTY CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS 

Madison McGathey, fourth grade, St. Michael – Madison shows up for school every day with a smile on her face and a "Good Morning!" She usually has a funny story to tell about her siblings, whom she loves and cares for dearly. Her sense of humor brings laughter to children and adults alike. She is a wonderful role model for others in that she works hard, overcomes obstacles, participates in band, choir, dance, and at Mass. She is a sponge for learning and eagerly reads and asks questions when she "just needs to know." She connects her learning to past experiences and makes connections to the real world.  She is a good friend to many of our fourth-grade students and they enjoy working with her, sitting by her, and reading with her. Madison is an excellent example of someone with character! 

Zachary Winn, fourth grade, St. Michael – Zachary is a wonderful student in and out of the classroom. He is cheerful, willing to help, and does the right thing even when others aren't. He works hard in class and is an active participant during lessons. Zachary has a wonderful character and is a joy to have in class. 

Claire Gantz, eighth grade, Tuslaw Middle School – Unstoppable! Grit is passion and perseverance over time. Grit is a predictor of success, and Claire has it in spades. 

Chris Lamp, eighth grade, Tuslaw Middle School – Mature beyond his years, Chris Lamp exudes confidence without arrogance; leadership without dominance; and quietude without the indifference often associated. He is the student you would energetically recommend to employers. 

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KAIT) - Baum-Walker Stadium has been selected as one of 16 NCAA regional sites.

Arkansas, selected as a host for the second consecutive season, will host regionals for the 11th time in program history and the 10th time under head coach Dave Van Horn. Each regional field features four teams, playing in a double-elimination format. All 16 regionals are scheduled to be played from Friday, May 31 to Monday, June 3 (if necessary).

Arkansas is one of five SEC programs, along with Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Texas A&M, that will host a regional.

The full 64-team field, top-16 national seeds, first-round regional pairings and site assignments will be announced at 11 a.m. CT Monday, May 27, on ESPN2. The committee will set the entire 64-team bracket through both the super regionals and the first round of the Men’s College World Series and will not reseed the field after play begins.

Selection of the eight super regional hosts will be announced on www.NCAA.com/mcws , at 9 a.m. CT Tuesday, June 4.

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