Random Acts of Kindness
Cultivate happiness in yourself and other educators.
We all know it feels good to give and receive random acts of kindness, but recent research shows that small gestures matter even more than we think. This week, perform an act of kindness every day for other educators and support staff at school. It doesn’t matter if the acts are big or small, but it is more powerful if you perform a variety of acts.
Related Resources
Video
Modeling Strong Relationships Among Staff Members
A video showing how organizations use the developmental relationships framework to model strong relationships with each other and with young people.
Video
State of Developmental Relationships Webinar
State of Developmental Relationships Webinar: A Call to Action to Ensure All Young People Thrive (Nov. 17, 2021) lead by Ben Houltberg and Amy Syvertsen
Relational Practice
Approaches to Sharing Power
Ten approaches that can be integrated into classroom or program activities that build the Sharing Power element of the developmental relationships framework.