Before winter break, the 4th and 5th graders were lucky enough to participate in a kindness retreat brought to us by Youth Frontiers. This was a wonderful opportunity for our students to interact with their peers and learn from each other. They started the day by getting up, getting to know each other, and playing some fun games.
The students were also placed into groups with peers from other classes in the 4th grade. These small groups were lead by a high school student leader. Within these groups the students were asked to identify areas they believed lacked kindness throughout their school day. They came together as a large group to share these ideas. Later they got together with this same group to discuss ways they could combat those areas and find kindness instead.
The day also included story telling, singing and dancing!
To culminate the afternoon the 4th and 5th graders were asked to write on a card a way they would be kind, someone they wanted to thank and why, and someone they wanted to say sorry to and why. They were able to share their response with the entire 200 children in attendance with a microphone if they so chose. The students who shared were incredibly brave and honest, making it a very moving way to end the wonderful day!
Fun Train Game at the Kindness Retreat
Singing Together
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