*included as a part of The BE KIND School
Character Education Delivered to Every Classroom in Your School
The BE KIND Academy™ is a premium program that offers academic lessons, project-based learning units, multilingual videos, and The BE KIND Classroom Activity Cards™ that align with national standards. There are over 30 different content areas covered in the lessons. The lessons link character education, academics, health and wellness, and online safety and responsibility. The BE KIND Academy has many great elements that engage students in self-reflection, social awareness, and academic excellence.
The BE KIND Academy classroom resources are available to participating school classrooms via an online portal that is accessible by all desktop, tablet, and mobile devices. Access The BE KIND Academy resources whenever and wherever you choose.
What’s included in The BE KIND Academy?
Academic Lessons
Included as a part of The BE KIND Academy™ are more than 1000 printable academic lessons that cover over 30 content areas and align with national standards. Lessons include crafts, indigenous communities, character education, fitness challenges, and games and puzzles. These lessons are based on national health, school counselor, and academic standards and focus on the ten skills presented in The Be Kind Pledge™: be encouraging, be supportive, be positive, be helpful, be honest, be considerate, be thankful, be responsible, be respectful, and be a friend.
Project-Based Learning Units
The collaborative, project-based learning units engage students in creative stories related to The Be Kind Pledge and encourage them to collaborate as they complete a multi-modal unit focused on a specific topic. For example, Unit 1 is focused on The Be Kind Pledge and Rokeach values.
Be Kind Pledge Skill Videos
The Be Kind Pledge skill videos, available in English, Spanish, and American Sign Language, help students define and contextualize the ten skills presented in The Be Kind Pledge. Similar to the academic lessons, there is a new video each month that focuses on The Be Kind Pledge skill of the month.
Healthy Habits Videos
The Healthy Habits videos, available in English and Spanish, focus on the ten skills on The Healthy Habits Checklist and teach students fun ways to stay healthy in their schools and communities.
#CyberSkills™ Videos
The #CyberSkills™ videos, available in English in Spanish, focus on the ten skills on The #CyberSkills Checklist and teach students how to be kind online.
BE KIND Move of the Month Videos
The BE KIND Move of the Month videos will give your students a brain break while they learn a new dance combination focused on the Be Kind Pledge skill of the month. These cumulative videos build on each other, and at the end of the year, students will have a complete dance that highlights all ten skills from The Be Kind Pledge.
BE KIND Classroom Activity Cards
The BE KIND Classroom Activity Cards give teachers quick activities to do with their class that require little or no prep work. They include gentle, balanced, and challenging activities that are sure to fit the academic and energetic needs of your students.
Since implementing this program, we have seen a significant decrease in student referrals and suspensions. Our culture on campus among staff and students is encouraging and assisting with the constant growth we are seeing in academics and behaviors.
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School Social Worker
BE KIND helps kids have the language to express themselves in a kind and respectful way.
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Parent
Since we implemented the BE KIND project, our young scholars and their families have embraced the vocabulary of the BE KIND tenants and concepts; thus, furthering the goal of being well-rounded, responsible, kind and caring life-long learners.
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School Principal
