KIND Project: Our Community Faces Outward During COVID-19

During their year-long work with Mr. K, Hawken First Graders have worked through questions on kindness: what does kindness look like? How can we show kindness? How does it feel when others are kind to us? 

We had hoped the culmination and showcase of their learning would be construction of a community kindness display in the Innovation Lab. In talking about ways to still honor their work during this time of Remote Learning, we came up with an alternate project that we'd like to open to the entire Hawken community. 

Our goal is to capture a photo of every one of our Lower School students participating in kind acts. Family members are welcome, too! Whatever you are able to do, given this time when we are all already feeling stretched and thin. Small or large, we know an essential part of our Hawken community is sharing kindness and acts of service toward others. Many of us have been missing this community rallying piece during this time of distancing and separation. We invite you to create a kind act and share that with us; we will compile all the photographs into a giant collage showcasing our community during this time.   

We would ideally like to receive as many photos from students as possible before the end of the school year (May 29). We will share out the community collage with everyone's photos once complete, over the summer. 

How to Submit Photos:

• Drop photos in this shared Google drive; or

• Email photos to Mr. K or Mrs. Delia at adeli@hawken.edu or skara@hawken.edu 

Ideas

• Visit the Random Acts of Kindness Website for ideas

• Connect with family, friends, extended relatives, or neighbors and ask what they need

• Contact your local community center to see what your city's residents may be in need of

• Visit a hospital website to see if they are collecting donations of PPE or other sanitizing materials

• Create a cheerful sign for your front window to brighten people's days when out on walks (we have provided a downloadable coloring sheet at the bottom of this page)

• Participate in a trash pick up in your neighborhood

• Plant wildflowers to attract and feed essential pollinators

• Write a letter to someone who feels isolated

• Help one of your siblings with their homework

• Pick up an extra task or chore around the house

• Play a song on your instrument from your window or front porch for the neighborhood to enjoy

• Help an elderly relative walk their dog or take out their trash on a rainy day