Arrowhead Promotes Kindness

Arrowhead Elementary School students and staff focused on positive character traits during a series of events held throughout January.

With the help of talented actors from Theater Three, the Three Village School District students learned how to stand up to bullying during two in-school productions. “Class Dismissed: The Bullying Project,” which was viewed by the fourth- through sixth-graders, focused on acts of bullying within a school setting and via social media. “Stand Up, Stand Out,” which was shown to the kindergarten through third-graders and involved live actors and puppets, put a twist on familiar fairytales and addressed how the characters dealt with bullying.

During the week of the Great Kindness Challenge, students and staff members dressed according to different theme days and completed as many acts of kindness as possible. These included partaking in activities at the kindness stations in the cafeteria and working with social worker Judy Forgione to create outdoor “kindness rocks,” which included students’ thumb prints symbolizing their commitment to the cause.

Photo provided by the Three Village School District.