At Choose To Be Nice, we believe a better world is possible. We believe that each of us has a choice of how we want to “be” in this world. It can be hard to be nice when there is a lot of negativity around us. Thank you to Dr. Dennis Becker for writing about […]
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Harvey Silver Linings
School started in Port Aransas Independent School District, a small public school district on the coast of Texas known for its Legacy of Excellence, on Monday, August 21, 2017. The week before, at our annual staff professional development week, we had introduced Choose To Be Nice and each of our three schools were making plans […]
Choose To Be Nice Club
by Lori Pacheco In the spring of 2015 I had the honor of meeting Dina Creiger at the MESPA conference on Cape Cod. I loved the sweatshirts she was selling and just had to have one. Thus, my addiction to Choose To Be Nice had begun. I came back and bought a Choose To Be […]
Choose To Be Nice to Donate 15% of Sales for Hurricane Relief Efforts
They Need Our Help The cleanup efforts have only begun in Florida and there is still so much to do in Texas. Our hearts go out to all the people who have been affected by these hurricanes and flooding and we want to do something for them. So, we will donate 15 percent of all sales […]
High School Choose To Be Nice Club Makes Everyone Feel Welcome
Imagine what it’s like to be a student in a big high school with no one to talk to. It can be lonely and discouraging. Thankfully, I work with a wonderful group of students who care and want to make a difference not only for those students but everyone around them. We started a Choose […]
Creating Kindness Buckets to Teach Children About Choose To Be Nice
Some people look at a bucket and see something that can carry things. I look at a bucket and see an opportunity for kindness. Even a small bucket can carry a whole lot of happiness with just a little bit of effort. It started when I was invited to KPMG for their “Take Your Daughters […]
Choose To Be Nice Week Brings out the Best Ideas
We had so much fun watching all the wonderful ways people celebrated the first Annual Choose To Be Nice Week. It was an action-packed week of rallies, special events and messages of motivation and inspiration. What a great way to honor and highlight all the great things students have been doing in the Choose To […]
Choosing to be Nice: 5 Ways Books Build Empathy in Children
What’s your perspective on nice? We want to share. This is your column to offer your views. We welcome contributions. Our guest post this week is from Stefanie Paige Wieder, M.S.Ed, Senior Director of Product at Barefoot Books and a child development expert with over 20 years of experience working with children and families and developing […]
Finding Ways to Celebrate Choose To Be Nice Week
We are so excited to be working on plans for the first annual Choose To Be Nice Week taking place June 5-9. Our Choose To Be Nice schools will celebrate with a fun-filled week of special activities as they honor what they’ve been doing all year to build a lasting culture of kindness. Through our comprehensive […]
How to Make Friends out of Strangers
I was just looking for a quick caffeine fix when I went into the Wellesley Starbucks the other day. Luckily, the unexpected happened. I stumbled into a conversation with strangers. That just doesn’t occur very often around here in Greater Boston. People pretty much avoid eye contact and saying much of anything to an unknown […]
