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We were thrilled to meet the students and staff at Hilltop School in Mendham Borough today at our Hero Assembly. It was another great day filled with many smiles and examples of children wearing their Capes.
Hilltop School’s character education program is focusing on being a kindness superhero, which correlates perfectly with our theme. The students and staff have created a Respect bulletin board in their front lobby, which they hope to fill with pictures of their students wearing the Cape.
The students at Hilltop School promised their principal, Mr. David Heller, that they would begin using the Hero strategies taught during our assembly in class and at recess. We are so proud of you, Hilltop School.
From that moment, I knew that showing kindness at school, at home, and in our community would be our “Superhero Mission.”
In the Fall of 2015, I embarked on teaching my second graders the value of kindness. As I searched for motivational ways to inspire their hearts and minds, I stumbled across a video about Leigh Ann Errico and her foundation. As I shared the video with my students, I watched their eyes light up as they embraced the connection between kindness and superheroes.
I reached out to parents and requested that my students complete “acts of kindness” at home or in the community.
From that moment, I knew that showing kindness at school, at home, and in our community would be our “Superhero Mission.” Therefore, I reached out to parents and requested that my students complete “acts of kindness” at home or in the community. My students were so pleased and proud to share how they had shown kindness to others. This inspired me to visit wearthecapekids.com to purchase superhero capes and other products to foster kindness in my classroom. My students and I were delighted when our special delivery arrived! The capes were hand-wrapped with care. In addition, we received a few extra Wear the Cape surprises with our purchases. My students were so appreciative and inspired to wear the capes.
As we became experts at showing kindness, our class chose to rotate a “super-boy” and “super-girl” of the day to wear the capes.
Initially, my students nominated peers who demonstrated acts of kindness to wear the capes each day. However, as we became experts at showing kindness, our class chose to rotate a “super-boy” and “super-girl” of the day to wear the capes. Superheroes searched for acts of kindness throughout each school day. By the end of the day, superheroes looked forward to writing and posting an act of kindness which they observed during the day.
After receiving and using our Wear the Cape products, my students and I decided to write, revise, edit, and publish a thank you email to the founder, Leigh Ann Errico, on the Wear the Cape “Connect with Us” website page. My superheroes couldn’t have been prouder that we did it as a class. Thus, they were so excited when we received a response from the Wear the Cape foundation. Thank you for making my students feel like “real” superheroes!
Our Acts of Kindness Wall
In the words of my second grade superheroes…
“Wearing the cape is an honor. You have lots of glory wearing it.”
“When I wear the cape, it helps me be kind. We can save the world with kindness.”
“Kindness is a big responsibility. I know that. Please be kind to others. You have to stop, think,
help, or hurt. Stop, you are better than that!”
“You can show kindness whoever you are. It doesn’t matter what your skin color is or if you are 50 or 21. You can still be kind!”
“When you wear the cape you feel good. You can be a hero wearing the cape.”
“We need kindness! I think that Wear the Cape can help hundreds of kids be kind. The things that they sell can make a difference in our world. Everybody needs kindness in their lives.”
As this year draws to an end, we want to take the time to let you know how much we appreciate your support. It is so touching to receive many letters, emails, and social media posts from those who live out our mission and promote how heroic it is to be kind.
2015 has been filled with many achieved goals for Wear The Cape. We created an amazing assembly for school aged children that will kick off in January, drafted a children’s book, collected hundreds of toys for underprivileged children and sent needed supplied to our troops overseas.
This could not have been done without your financial support and the donations of your time. We have much in store for 2016. As this year draws to a close, if you are seeking an organization to donate to, please consider donating to Wear The Cape kid kind Foundation so that we can continue to touch many lives and enroll more Cape Kids through our philanthropic work.
Wishing you a magical holiday season and a peaceful 2016.
Choose Kind,
Leigh Ann
Wear the Cape, LLC, and the kidkind foundation™ is a charitable and foundational partnerships. Our organizations is dedicated to building better lives for underprivileged kids while working to teach children and communities the power of kindness and the vital importance of building good character. The kidkind foundation™ is a registered 501 (c)(3) charity. Please consult your tax advisor regarding questions about your deductions.
We were thrilled to meet the students and staff at Hilltop School in Mendham Borough today at our Hero Assembly. It was another great day filled with many smiles and examples of children wearing their Capes.
