Kindness Club

Kindness-Leadership Squad: 

Goal/Purpose: to provide students with leadership skills and planning opportunities to promote a school climate of kindness and inclusivity. 

• Approximately twelve 5th grade students  

• Must fill out an application to be considered. 

• School staff provides input (counselor, 4th grade teachers, PE, Music and Library specialists). 

• Strong candidates will show a combination of enthusiasm, responsibility, creativity, leadership and kindness towards peers. 

• Meets approx. 3 times a month on Wednesday mornings before school. 

• Receives lessons in leadership skills and public speaking. 

• Plans and develops kindness projects and spirit events for the school. 

• Takes turns reading weekly announcements. 

• Participates in kindness spirit events such as: High-5 Fridays, Unity Day, Honk for Kindness, Kindness Hunt, Great Kindness Challenge, etc. 

• Receives training on how to support K/1st grade students at recess, and then will be assigned recess duty (one day a week). 

• Each Kindness Squad Leader is assigned a buddy class to keep up-to-date on Kindness events. 

 

Kindness Club: 

Goal/Purpose: to provide 5th grade students opportunities to promote a school climate of kindness and inclusivity. 

• All interested 5th grade students who apply. 

• Meets once a month during lunch recess or before school. 

• Participates in kindness spirit events such as: High-5 Fridays, Unity Day, Honk for Kindness, Kindness Hunt, Great Kindness Challenge, etc. 

• Receives training on how to support K/1st grade students at recess, and then will be assigned recess duty one day a week (optional). 

• May be given additional opportunities to assist the leadership team with specific projects/tasks (optional).