Kindness Grows with Just One Seed
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Mt. Vernon Elementary School in Elizabeth, PA is joining the efforts of Gastineau Elementary School and the USDA Forest Service’s Region 10 Regional Office Wooch.een Committee (Civil Rights Action Group) in Juneau, AK to spread kindness throughout our communities. The effort will focus on why we care about sustainability and “being kind” to our natural resources, and discuss the importance of inclusivity, diversity, and “being kind” to one another.
Last year our school followed the lead of another Pittsburgh area school district and adopted "Be the Kind Kid". We are working hard to spread love and kindness among our students. This new project of "Growing Kindness" is the perfect opportunity to take our efforts to the next level..out into the community.
In honor of Earth Day, this year the students will each plant a few seeds, nurture and care for them. As the plants mature, the school is using the activity to teach components of science through the use of journaling and observation. When ready, the students will transplant their beautiful flowers into hanging baskets to be given out around the community in random acts of kindness....around 30 total. The remaining flowers will be planted in a new school "Kindness Garden" where they can watch kindness continue to grow.
We will also hold a Kindness Art Contest to develop 3 new logos that will be used to make stickers for the plant pods, hanging baskets, buttons for kids to wear, and for use in other materials. There will be one winner per grade level.
In order to properly execute this project we need the following supplies:
*Small greenhouse
*Soil
*Seeds
*Jump start germination stations
*Hanging baskets
*Mini pots
*Gardening tools
*Button materials
*Sticker materials
*Spray bottles
*Water hoses/cans
Mt. Vernon Elementary is a small school of about 200 students in grades 3-5. We take great pride in our little community school and want to spread the love. We will have a school wide assembly on April 1, 2019 to kick off our project.
We are very excited to get started and greatly appreciate any and all funding that we can get to make this project a huge success. In a world of hate...we want to spread love and kindness.
Last year our school followed the lead of another Pittsburgh area school district and adopted "Be the Kind Kid". We are working hard to spread love and kindness among our students. This new project of "Growing Kindness" is the perfect opportunity to take our efforts to the next level..out into the community.
In honor of Earth Day, this year the students will each plant a few seeds, nurture and care for them. As the plants mature, the school is using the activity to teach components of science through the use of journaling and observation. When ready, the students will transplant their beautiful flowers into hanging baskets to be given out around the community in random acts of kindness....around 30 total. The remaining flowers will be planted in a new school "Kindness Garden" where they can watch kindness continue to grow.
We will also hold a Kindness Art Contest to develop 3 new logos that will be used to make stickers for the plant pods, hanging baskets, buttons for kids to wear, and for use in other materials. There will be one winner per grade level.
In order to properly execute this project we need the following supplies:
*Small greenhouse
*Soil
*Seeds
*Jump start germination stations
*Hanging baskets
*Mini pots
*Gardening tools
*Button materials
*Sticker materials
*Spray bottles
*Water hoses/cans
Mt. Vernon Elementary is a small school of about 200 students in grades 3-5. We take great pride in our little community school and want to spread the love. We will have a school wide assembly on April 1, 2019 to kick off our project.
We are very excited to get started and greatly appreciate any and all funding that we can get to make this project a huge success. In a world of hate...we want to spread love and kindness.
Organizer
Larissa DiBattista Leuenberger
Organizer
Elizabeth Township, PA
