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When students at Williamstown Elementary are “caught” demonstrating the Choose To Be Nice value of the month, they get a ticket. They don’t turn it in for a prize or take it home to show off to their parents, however. Instead, they slip it into a black box hanging on the wall. By the end […]
Grade School Principal Relies on Students to Build Cycle of Nice
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On any given day, a lonely child quietly waiting for the end of recess might go unnoticed on a busy playground. (more…)
New Jersey Students Practice Team Work and Helping Community
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Students usually avoid a trip to the principal’s office, but recently a group from St. John the Apostle School couldn’t get there fast enough. And no one was more surprised than the principal herself. (more…)
Middle School Uses Choose To Be Nice to Build Unity
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Middle school students sometimes act sillier than they should and when they do, accidents can happen. Like spilling coffee all over a piece of artwork that their teacher had spent a long time on. (more…)
Memorial School “Catches” Nice Students
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Students at the Memorial School in Medfield are on the alert because they know that they could get called out for their behavior at any time. When they make a good choice or do something nice for someone, they may just get recognized for it. (more…)
Jaworek School Integrates Choose To Be Nice into Classroom Activities
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When it came time to pick the next “high five” winner in her classroom, Jaworek Elementary School first grade teacher Justina Mailly turned to her students. She asked them to not only name someone but also support their opinion with evidence. (more…)
Featured School: Riverview Elementary School, Marion, IN
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Riverview Elementary School is an urban school with 415 students in preschool through 4th grade. Principal Lendon Schwartz introduced the Choose To Be Nice SEL School Program as a way to focus on character traits. He led the way by making the Choose To Be Nice promise himself. Since implementing the curriculum and extra activities, […]
A Choose To Be Nice Treasure Hunt
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The Charlton Elementary School Choose To Be Nice Club has many creative events that show students how to be kind. The goal is to have fun while learning about kindness and putting those lessons into action. One of those special activites was a treasure hunt with stations where students had various activities related to […]
