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!

Categories: Featured Schools
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!
Categories: Schools
When Orchard Elementary School parent Melissa noticed adults in her Ridgewood, New Jersey community acting in unkind ways towards each other, she knew that something had to be done. She had spoken with her own three children about the need for kindness in our society, but dreamed of bringing the message to her community on […]
Our schools were busy in October launching their Choose To Be Nice Programs and setting up the activities that will teach students about making the choices that will create a lasting culture of kindness in their schools and communities. These students are learning by doing and that makes all the difference. We are excited to […]
Categories: Nice Nook
There are so many great things happening with Choose To Be Nice that I can hardly contain myself. I get so excited when I see what our schools are doing, hear from someone about how a Daily Nice changed their day, or get photos of people in their CTBN gear from all over the world, […]
Categories: Nice Communities, Perspectives on Nice
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 […]
Categories: Nice Communities
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 […]
Categories: CTBN News
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 […]
Categories: Nice Communities, Perspectives on Nice
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 […]
Categories: Nice Communities, Nice People
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 […]
Categories: Nice Thoughts, Perspectives on Nice
There are many great perspectives on being nice and we want the world to hear them. That’s why we’re launching a special feature on the blog called “Perspectives on Nice,” which is a space for you to share yours. You can write about a special experience you’ve had, an opinion about kindness, the latest research […]