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Posts Tagged ‘caring’
Special-needs students and their schoolmates model respect and caring
Every Monday afternoon at Burke Middle School in Pico Rivera, California, something special happens in the library.
Doonesbury does CC! Week: Installment #5
Next up, the Pillar of Caring. Is Uncle Duke equal to the task?
Fwd: Say something nice
This video by Improv Everywhere shows how much fun being nice to people can be.
Cara-what?
An easy and reliable gadget to keep keys safe and in one place, our carabiner has the same gate mechanism as the heavy-duty ones used for mountain climbing and ropes safety. Ours aren’t designed for climbing, but this lesson plan explores the mountaineering origins of carabiners and the pillar of Responsibility.
Budget cuts don’t have to ruin summer
Drastic reductions in public funding for summer school and summer job programs mean summer break is broke for thousands of kids across the country.
Teaching kids to open their hearts: Part Two
In the second part of the documentary Children Full of Life, Mr. Kanamori confronts his students about bullying. Finally, it is through their letter writing that the children take responsibility for their mistakes.
Teaching kids to open their hearts: Part One
The documentary Children Full of Life tells the moving story of Toshiro Kanamori’s 4th grade class in Kanazawa, Japan. Mr. Kanamori teaches his students how to care for one another by having them write letters to their classmates and read them aloud.
Teaching kids to care for animals and one another
As Manager of Humane Education at the Arizona Humane Society in Phoenix, Dr. Kris Haley uses the Six Pillars of Character to teach kids about having empathy and compassion for animals – and each other. We love hearing about new applications for CHARACTER COUNTS!, so we asked Dr. Haley a few questions.
Photographer stands up to bullies
Jennifer McKendrick, a photographer from Indiana County, PA, became a Facebook celebrity in August when she refused to photograph school bullies for their senior portraits.