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Teaching Kindness

Rivier School in Spiritwood Demonstrates Kindness

May 11, 2020 | 10:40 AM

“In a world where you can be anything, be kind.” (Author Unknown)

On the first Tuesday of each month, Rivier School in Spiritwood focuses on demonstrating a little more kindness. This has not ceased during remote learning as a result of COVID-19. Staff and students alike are encouraged to share a smile, good humor, forgiveness, and lend assistance to their families, friends and community.

The “Together/Be Kind Tuesdays” project was born during a School Community Council meeting and kicked-off this past fall with a school wide “Be Kind” t-shirt sale. Students, staff and family members are encouraged to wear their “Be Kind” shirts on the first Tuesday of each month to develop a sense of unity and remind everyone to put forward extra effort on those days. It was already evident that acts of kindness were happening but the idea of focusing more specifically on spreading kindness, learning about kindness, and showing acts of kindness within our school and in our local and surrounding communities was appealing to everyone.

Rivier School received a $1000.00 grant from Sasktel Be Kind Online in the fall of 2019 to help fund some of their activities This grant made it much easier to implement motivational activities. A portion of the grant was also used to purchase a large number of books about kindness to add to the school library.

Over the past couple of months, the school has continued to promote “Be Kind” Tuesday through social media and email. Given the isolation that some are feeling during this extraordinary time some students have lent their digital communication skills to grandparents by setting up Skype accounts and other video conferencing opportunities. The Grade 4/5 students, under the direction of their teacher, made Easter cards that were delivered electronically to the residents of the Spiritwood Idylwild Lodge and were encouraged to visit grandparents at the lodge through the window. Others have assisted their parents to drop off groceries for those that are not able to go out. Of course, now that spring has truly arrived, many students are assisting with yard work and chores on the farm. In June, a “Community Clean-up” was planned but many students have already done this with their families.

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For their part, the Rivier School staff continues to reach out to students with messages of hope, supplemental learning lessons and activities while continuing to encourage an extra dose of kindness on a regular basis.