Rayleigh Elementary class recognized for abundance of kind acts in February

“I think it’s really cool because we’re the Kindest Class in Canada and Canada’s a really big country,” said student Troy Grundmann.

The class had a bit of a head start over others across the country. In November, Mrs. Tweed was approached by the contest founder Cole Levitt, a former teacher at Rayleigh Elementary. She focused on broadening her students’ horizons to be kind to people outside their friend group.

“We talked a lot about sending meaningful compliments to each other, not just, ‘Hey, that’s a nice shirt.’ More like, ‘You’re a great friend because you’re always there for me.’ So really touching base and really trying to send a compliment that would include everyone in the class, not just your best friend,” said Mrs. Tweed.

Students reported all of their kind acts, and ones from their classmates, on the platform Depths of Comfort. The month-long contest encouraged students to look beyond themselves and the students bought in.

“Once we were playing basketball, me and my friends, and then we invited a whole bunch of other people to come play,” said Autumn Narver from Mrs. Tweed’s class.

Grundmann added, “When we were playing basketball, somebody fell and I helped them up.”

“One time, my friend wasn’t feeling really good. She was really upset. She didn’t really have someone to play with, so I started to play with her,” said Caiden Belli.

As a reward, the students will get a pizza party later this month thanks to Pizza Hut. However, it won’t be the end of their kindness quest.

“I think what our next step would be is to ask the kids where they want to go from here,” noted Mrs. Tweed. “How can we make our school a kinder place? How could we even go into the community and spread that kindness out there?”

by Chad Klassen

Rayleigh Elementary class recognized for abundance of kind acts in February

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