TikiGoddess
07-28-2008, 02:59 PM
Hi all,
I have an idea and I'm trying to figure how I can do it. My school (a pre-k to grade 2 school of about 750 students) has a character education program. Each month we focus on one character trait, like honesty, responsibility, respect, and kindness. I am a big believer in RAKs (random acts of kindness) -- one of the reasons I love Disney's YOAMD promotion is all the RAKs that are built into the promotion. Even if it is something small like giving someone a trading pin... replacing a spilled ice cream... it means so much to the person that it happens to. I try to live to that example in my life, and it's something that would be perfect to spotlight for the kids that I work with.
So here's the idea. I need help with this so please let me know any ideas or problems you might see!!
For a period of about two weeks (in November, possibly) our school would host the "Magic of Kindness Project". This could be done in one of two ways.
1. Boxes will be placed in each classroom along with slips of paper that kids can use to write down their good deeds.
*OR* 2. We send one paper home with 4 slots -- when it's finished they turn it in.
Either way, I collect the papers from each room at the end of each week and post them on the wall outside my room. I'm not sure which system would work better - slips or papers that get sent home. It has to be something that the classroom teachers won't have to do much with (they have enough to do already).
A community sponsor (don't have one yet) would agree to pay a certain amount for each RAK. At the end of the two weeks, we tally the results. Money would be given to a certain Disney charity that helps to send sick children to WDW.
An perhaps this certain Disney charity might also be interested in contacting their sponsors to match whatever funds our school raises, and to help start a webpage where people in the Disney community could post their own RAKs, to see if they could match the amount of RAKs from the school.
What do you think? I don't really want to ask the kids (or parents) at our school for money -- I'd rather the focus be on the RAKs. Do the kids need some other incentive to participate in the program? (like an ice cream party for the class with the most kindnesses...)
Does anyone know about asking companies for sponsorships? I am going to contact my principal and see if she knows of some businesses that might be interested (as we have some kids whose parents work for the big companies in our area).
What else am I missing?
Thanks for any help or support!
Kathy
I have an idea and I'm trying to figure how I can do it. My school (a pre-k to grade 2 school of about 750 students) has a character education program. Each month we focus on one character trait, like honesty, responsibility, respect, and kindness. I am a big believer in RAKs (random acts of kindness) -- one of the reasons I love Disney's YOAMD promotion is all the RAKs that are built into the promotion. Even if it is something small like giving someone a trading pin... replacing a spilled ice cream... it means so much to the person that it happens to. I try to live to that example in my life, and it's something that would be perfect to spotlight for the kids that I work with.
So here's the idea. I need help with this so please let me know any ideas or problems you might see!!
For a period of about two weeks (in November, possibly) our school would host the "Magic of Kindness Project". This could be done in one of two ways.
1. Boxes will be placed in each classroom along with slips of paper that kids can use to write down their good deeds.
*OR* 2. We send one paper home with 4 slots -- when it's finished they turn it in.
Either way, I collect the papers from each room at the end of each week and post them on the wall outside my room. I'm not sure which system would work better - slips or papers that get sent home. It has to be something that the classroom teachers won't have to do much with (they have enough to do already).
A community sponsor (don't have one yet) would agree to pay a certain amount for each RAK. At the end of the two weeks, we tally the results. Money would be given to a certain Disney charity that helps to send sick children to WDW.
An perhaps this certain Disney charity might also be interested in contacting their sponsors to match whatever funds our school raises, and to help start a webpage where people in the Disney community could post their own RAKs, to see if they could match the amount of RAKs from the school.
What do you think? I don't really want to ask the kids (or parents) at our school for money -- I'd rather the focus be on the RAKs. Do the kids need some other incentive to participate in the program? (like an ice cream party for the class with the most kindnesses...)
Does anyone know about asking companies for sponsorships? I am going to contact my principal and see if she knows of some businesses that might be interested (as we have some kids whose parents work for the big companies in our area).
What else am I missing?
Thanks for any help or support!
Kathy