A Thousand Hours of Kindness!
Cheriton Primary School are proud to be a ‘Thousand Hours’ school for the first time this year. Thousand Hours is a kindness project designed to spread kindness throughout our school community and beyond.
Our mission is to achieve over 1000 hours of kindness as a school during the month of October (including half term). We have five key areas of kindness to work towards:
School kindness
Community kindness
Self kindness
Family kindness
Ninja kindness
During October all the children and adults will log acts of kindness so that as a school we build up our ‘kindness hours’.
The children will all have a "Thousand Hours Passport" which they can complete at home or school.
Here are some ideas for how to be kind in each of the five areas:
School Kindness:
Keeping our classrooms and schools tidy
Write a letter to a member of staff who helps you
Hold doors open for each other
Offer to play with somebody who is lonely
Community Kindness:
Reuse plastic bottles- why not turn them into bird feeders for the garden?
Help an elderly neighbour take their bins out
Donate clothes or toys to a charity
Write a thank you card to people who keep us safe
Plant some wildlife friendly flowers
Self Kindness:
Make a journal and fill it with positive things about yourself
Think about your hopes, dreams and goals
Make a mood board to reflect your feelings
Take some time to rest and relax
Have a treat (but not too many!)
Family Kindness:
Tidy your bedroom without being asked to
Bring your family breakfast in bed
Play a board game with your family instead of time on your console/device
Call or send a letter to a family member you haven’t seen for a long time
Ninja Kindness:
Write an encouraging letter or make a picture for somebody you know and post it through their letterbox (don’t put your name on it!)
Save a little pocket money each week and donate it to charity
Leave a bunch of flowers or some homemade cake on a neighbour’s doorstep
Clear up somebody else’s mess without them knowing
Please remember to be safe, especially when being kind in your community.
For more information, see www.thousandhours.org