Kids Step Up To Help Others: February 2010

Thursday, February 4, 2010

On Line Class In Kindness (In Seattle Washington)

A friend of mine recently sent me an article (see below) about an on line class on kindness in Seattle.

Way to go Andy Smallman! Andy is the co-founder of Puget Sound Community School in Seattle, and he teaches an on-line class on kindness. As their website and articles about his class show, similar to our class on "paying it forward", Andy and his students (over 250), complete assignments based on "random acts of kindness" such as writing anonymous compliments to co-workers (sound familar students of the Rogers Middle School apprenticeship on kindness....you did something similar for your fellow students), left homegrown pears out for passers-by, cleaned street storm drains, picked up trash and slipped a $20 bill inside the next empty cup that a barista would pick up.

What a terrific class....Keep up the great work Andy and your students!
http://onlinekindnessclass.wordpress.com/
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010604939_kindnessclass27m.html

A SPECIAL THANKS TO

Citizen Schools, an incredible non profit organization which partners with schools like The Rogers Middle School in Hyde Park, MA to offer its students after school apprenticeships taught by "citizen" teachers like myself. Citizen Schools gives the "teachers" the necessary flexibility to design classes like this one that uniquely fit a volunteer's passions. http://www.citizenschools.org/.
Fidelity Cares, Fidelity's community outreach and volunteer support organization, for all of their incredible continuing support to volunteers like myself.
RandomKid, an amazing non profit organization whose mission is to help kids help others. Thank you for all of their incredible support, kindness, and creativity throughout our apprenticeship. http://www.randomkid.org/
Costco's for their wonderfully generous gift to the Rogers Middle School on behalf of the kids in the class.

Apprenticeship Curriculum

Everyday Heroes (Fall 2010) - Orchard Garderns K-8, 906 Albany Street, Roxbury MA

Class 1, 9/29, Overview, What is a Hero, CNN Heroes

Class 2, 10/6, Prepare for Hero #1

Class 3, 10/13, Hero #1 Interview

Class 4, 10/20, Prepare for Hero#2

Class 5, 10/27, Hero #2 Interview

Class 6, 11/3, Prepare for Hero #3 (Raw Art Works)

Class 7, 11/10, Hero #3, Field Trip, Raw Art Works)

Class 8, 11/17, Prepare for WOW!

Class 9, 12/1, Prepare for WOW!
Class 10, 12/8, Prepare for WOW!
12/15/2010 - WOW! Presentation 5-7pm

Random Acts of Kindnes (Fall 2009) - Rogers Middle School, Hyde Park, MA

Class 1, 9/29, The Basics of Kindness

Class 2, 10/6, The Basics Continued, Preparation for Student Leadership Conference in Maynard, MA

Friday 10/9, Student Leadership Conference in Maynard Mass

Class 3, 10/13, Review Conference Lessons, WOW Brainstorming

Class 4, 10/20, Prepare Kindness Bags for South Station Activity

Class 5, 10/27, South Station Field Activity - Hand out 350 Kindness Bags

Class 6, 11/3, Crayons to Cradle Preparation, "Celebrity" RAOK Assignments, WOW Preparation

Class 7, 11/10, Cradles to Crayons Field Activity, http://cradlestocrayons.org/giving_factory/

Class 8, 11/17, Guest Speaker, Al Toney, Sensitivity and Tolerance Consultant

11/24 No Class

Class 9, 12/1, WOW Preparation at the Rogers School

Class 10, 12/8, Final WOW Preparation & Diplomas

Class 11, Monday 12/14 530-730pm, WOW at the Rogers School, 15 Everett Street, Hyde Park, MA

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Thursday, February 4, 2010

On Line Class In Kindness (In Seattle Washington)

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