A Throwback to Kindness Week

Spread Kindness Like Confetti

January 22, 2018 marked the beginning of Kindness Week at Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School. This was the third year Pilibos participated in the Great Kindness challenge, a week long challenge that promotes kindness among the elementary and middle school students that take part in it. The elementary students received a 50 item checklist, which served to encourage them to spread and promote the act of kindness at school and at home. Ms. Sevan Sherikian and Ms. Isabel Avakian were the ones who organized this and played a great role in encouraging these kids to not only exhibit acts of kindness during the week of January 22-January 26, but everyday. “I hope that students realize the importance of expressing kindness to others throughout their day...Whether that is by doing kind deeds, by complimenting a friend, or by thanking someone. It is important to realize the positivity that kindness can produce in all our lives,” says Ms. Sherikian. Some of the activities the students took part in during this week were bingo, coloring, “kindness checklist,” and “kindness quote.” Middle school students went to lower elementary classes and read books to them. Upper elementary students prepared “kind notes” and raided middle and high school classrooms passing out their post-its filled with kind words. We are very thankful to have teachers like Ms. Sherikian and Ms. Avakian, who try spreading important morals, like kindness, to kids of all ages through activities that interest them.

Don’t forget to celebrate World Kindness Day this year on November 3rd!

Written By: Soseh Hovasapian

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