Kids Step Up To Help Others: June 2010

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Paying It Forward - the "Ripple" effects

I am forwarding a message I received from Stacey Gilbert who works in media at Citizen Schools....the message speaks for itself in that nearly 5 months after the South Station Kindness Bag handout, a woman was positively moved by the kids' kindness during our South Station Kindness bag giveway.

Hello Jeff......I just heard through the grapevine that Citizen Schools received a call recently that I thought you'd like to hear about. A woman left a message on our voicemail as a random act of kindness shouting out the Rogers Middle School students who handed out goodie bags at South Station last October as part of your Random Acts of Kindness apprenticeship. She went on to say what a blessing it was for students to learn about giving back and was so thankful for the Citizen Schools program and our volunteers like you! What a wonderful message, and it was all due to you and your fantastic work with the kids. Your work is having a ripple effect!

Cheers,
Stacey

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, June 10, 2010

Paying It Forward - the "Ripple" effects

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