Research shows that teaching social and emotional skills like kindness improves behavior and academic success. We believe it does even more than that — it creates conditions which lead to a caring environment for students, teachers and community members. Everyone benefits when individuals, schools, and communities embrace kindness.
Our Core Beliefs
- Everyone is intrinsically kind, and sometimes we need reminding.
- All children want to learn, and can learn kindness.
- Social and emotional learning and academics go hand-in-hand.
- Teaching kindness-centered skills nurtures a school culture where caring for self and others is an important community value.
Welcome Educators
For any educational context, from preschool and elementary through
the teen years, in schools large and small as well as home-school, we
provide resources to supplement, complement, and support positive
behavior goals. You'll find excellent resources like our free lesson plans, kindness project ideas, downloadable calendars and graphics, and more.Free Lesson Plans
Want to improve classroom climate? Check out our free K-8 lesson plans designed to boost social emotional learning (SEL) and promote
skills for healthy decision-making, positive relationships, and problem solving using head and heart. All lesson plans
are age-appropriate, evidence-based, aligned with Common Core &
Colorado State Standards, and offered in both English and Spanish.
Get started by downloading our new Teacher Guide (PDF)
Get started by downloading our new Teacher Guide (PDF)Kindness Project Ideas
Looking for fun kindness-based activities for your classroom? We've compiled dozens
of great ideas to engage your students, start conversations, spur random acts of kindness, and
build an overall community of kindness at your school. Visit our kindness project ideas page for details.
Kindness Resources
We offer a variety of other kindness resources that are sure to
inspire kindness in you and your students. You can download and share kindness calendars, posters, cards, and videos.
Kindness Clubs
If you really like doing random acts of kindness and don't
already have a club in your school, perhaps you should start a RAK Club.
Visit our Kindness Clubs page for helpful tips on getting started. Once you get going, we'll list your club on our website.
Kindness Research
Is there science behind kindness? There is evidence that being
kind can make a real difference to the well-being and health of
individuals who both practice and receive it. Find the latest kindness
research here.
LATEST NEWS: Science of Teaching Kindness
- Kindness Breeds More Kindness
- Elation: The Amazing Effect of Witnessing Acts of Kindness
- Can kindness movements make a difference? (BBC News)
- Can we teach kindness? (BBC News Article)
- A report on Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)
