acts of kindness
Acts of kindness are submitted to the counselors office by anonymous community members. They are then read out loud at the assembly and at the end we all find out who the kind person was. A small token is awarded to the person and we all celebrate as a community. Below you can read three of the many stories we have celebrated.
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A student with a broken arm was alone in the hallway after all other students had gone to class. He was struggling with his books and another student was walking by in a hurry. She stopped after passing him, turned around and walked back. She said, “Can I help you?” She helped him get his materials put away in his locker and waited to walk to class with him. I know that she didn't think anyone was watching but I saw it. I felt proud!
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Last month, a MS teacher had gone out surfing at the beach “Los Patos”. The waves were very big. Suddenly the leash that connects the surfboard to his ankle broke. The wave carried his board towards the shore where it would be slammed with a lot of force against the rocks. He thought his board would be destroyed and he swam to shore as fast as he could. When he got there he discovered that someone had been watching the situation and had rescued his surfboard before it hit the rocks. The teacher was super grateful and went up to thank the friendly stranger only to realize that that person holding the board was a CMS student. |
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A few days ago a student was hanging out on the Four Square area and saw an elementary teacher on her way to the Doctor’s office carrying a student who had fainted. The middle school student immediately acted, he run to open the hallway doors and removed any obstacles so that the teacher and the patient could make it safely to the Health Office. He acted kindly and urgently, demonstrating cold temper and sympathy in an emergency situation. The elementary student recovered and he’s back at school. |
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