"Creating a Ripple of Kindness"
A Presentation for Schools, Teams, and Community Groups
Is your school, team, or community group looking for an enrichment opportunity to enhance your school’s social emotional curriculum and community core values? The Joseph Middlemiss Big Heart Foundation “Creating a Ripple of Kindness” presentation has been shared in schools and youth centers throughout the state. Carefully adapted to meet the developmental needs of all students- grades K-12- this presentation (30 minutes for Grades K-2; 60 minutes for Grades 3-12) leaves the audience empowered to make a positive difference by choosing KINDNESS.
“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.”
~Mother Theresa
Grades K-2 Presentation:
(Approximately 30 minutes)
A presentation that takes the students on a simplified “kindness journey,”
highlighting the book Heartprints by P.K. Hallinan.
Grades 3-12 Presentation:
(Approximately 45-60 minutes)
A more in-depth presentation that focuses on the theme of how
one act of kindness has the power to change lives.
The presentation highlights the book Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson.
The presentation has been especially effective in:
*Promoting the core values of kindness, friendship, empathy, and inclusion
*Highlighting the impact individual choices play on the well being of larger communities
*Teaching lessons of perseverance and entrepreneurism
Schools have also used the presentation as:
*A kick off to school-wide kindness initiatives and activities.
*An enhancement to anti-bullying programs
*An addition to Buddy Bench implementation
