Okaw Valley Elementary School Principal Heidi Vander Burgh is a firm believer in the power of connection. During her twelve years as a Kindergarten teacher, Vander Burgh found that her students learned best when they held a strong relationship with their teacher. Mutual trust and respect between pupil and educator built an environment where the […]
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Featured School :: Hopkins Elementary School
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Each year at the end of 4th grade, dozens of students fill out their very first job applications. Pouring their thoughts into heartfelt essays, they detail some of the amazing qualities they possess. Hopeful hands submit their documents, and then they wait. A committee of teachers compares applications and essays, interviews previous years educators, and […]
Featured School :: Curran Early Childhood Education Center
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But what of the children who were still attending school in a fully remote setting? Well, their selfless principal drove the banner to their homes and made the promise with each individual student. A true example of Choosing To Be Nice!
Featured School :: Heritage School
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The dawn of social media has created a unique challenge with our youth. The anonymity of online interactions has made it far easier for kids to be cruel to each other without seeing the effects first hand. Seeing the developing issues stemming from cyber bullying amongst her fourth graders, Heritage School Principal Kathleen Pastore began […]
Somerville Elementary Students Learn to Exercise “Choose To Be Nice” Muscles
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If you want to be strong, you need to work your muscles – focusing on one at a time as you build your overall strength. (more…)
Creating a Lasting Culture of Kindness with Positive Reinforcement at Williamstown Elementary School
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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…)
