HELPFUL LINKS FOR EDUCATORS

educatorsresources.com: The Educators Resource Directory lists nationwide PreK-12th grade resources for
curriculum materials, awards and grants, service- learning, professional development, and more.
KindLiving.net inspires people to both recognize and bring more kindness into their lives. The origin is found
in Andy Smallmans online classes, now being offered here in exciting new formats. The centerpiece for Kind
Living is their blog where they post inspiring stories from their lives several times a week.
rippleeffects.com: Check out these free Ripple Kindness Cards! They are a great resource for your office,
school, classroom, or friends and family. These Kindness Cards aim to reinforce kindness and giving in every
individual.
ysa.org: Youth Service America(YSA),founded in 1986, supports a global culture of engaged youth (ages
5-25)committed to a lifetime of service, learning leadership, and achievement.Their goals are twofold: to
educate youth, teachers, community organizations, media, and public officials in the power of youth as problem
solvers; and to engage children and youth as volunteers, as academic achievers, and as community leaders.
They organize a Global Youth Service Dayand many other events and programs throughout the year.
greatergood.berkeley.edu: The Greater Good Science Center at Berkeley studies the psychology, sociology,
and neuroscience of well-being, and teaches skills that foster a thriving, resilient, and compassionate society.
Since 2001, they have been at the forefront of a new scientific movement to explore the roots of happy and
compassionate individuals, strong social bonds, and altruistic behaviorthe science of a meaningful life.
Pointsoflight.org: Points of Light Institute is a national organization with a global focus to redefine volunteerism
and civic engagement for the 21st century, putting people at the center of community problem solving. Their
vision is that one day every person will discover their power to make a difference, creating healthy communities
in vibrant democracies around the world.
randomkid.org: Kids often have BIG ideas. RandomKid takes their ideas for a better tomorrow seriously and
helps to make them a reality. By guiding children, classrooms, and youth groups around the world through the
necessary steps, teaching them appropriate skills, and creating opportunities to tap into a variety of resources
that allow them to inspire and mobilize others, RandomKid empowers children to solve real-world problems.
rachelschallenge.org: Rachel Scott was the first person killed at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999. Her
acts of kindness and compassion coupled with the contents of her six diaries have become the foundation for
one of the most life-changing school programs in America, Rachels Challenge.
rootsofempathy.org: Roots of Empathy is an evidence-based charitable organization and classroom program
with the mission of building caring, peaceful, and civil societies through the development of empathy in children
and adults. Its vision is to change the world - child by child.
kidsforpeaceglobal.org: Kids for Peace is global nonprofit with a desire to cultivate every childs innate ability to
foster peace through cross-cultural experiences and hands-on arts, service and environmental projects. One of
the ways they do this is through their Peace Pledge.
greatkindnesschallenge.org: The Great Kindness Challenge isone day where kids around the worldperform
acts of kindness, using a checklist downloaded from the event website. The Great Kindness Challenge is
always held on the second Saturday in August.
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handsonnetwork.org: HandsOn Network inspires, equips, and mobilizes people to change lives through service.
Visit their website to find volunteer opportunities near you and learn how their community has achieved over
30,400,000 collective hours of volunteer service!
www.generationon.org: Please visit GenerationOn to see the amazing resources available for parents, teachers,
and kids to make their mark on the world.
www.ckn-usa.org: The Childrens Kindness Network has created curriculum for preschool teachers that will
encourage and teach the benefits of kindness to their students. They also provide numerous resources on
their website: videos, articles on the importance of kindness, and creative ways to implement kindness in the
classroom.
learningtogive.org Learning to Give educates youth about the importance of philanthropy, the civil society sector,
and civic engagement. The Learning to Give website offers over 1,400 K-12 lessons and educational resources
for teachers, parents, youth workers, faith groups and community leaders free of charge.
Sharable.net: is a nonprofit online magazine that tells the story of sharing. They cover the people, places, and
projects bringing a shareable world to life. And they share how-tos so you can make a shareable world real in
your life. In a shareable world, things like car sharing, clothing swaps, childcare coops, potlucks, and cohousing
make life more fun, green, and affordable. When we share, not only is a better life possible, but so is a better
world.
onemillionactsofkindness.com: encourages individuals to have a goal, but not just any goal! They suggest that
each individual have a goal of completing one million acts of kindness in his or her lifetime. What better goal that
that? Imagine how the world could change if each person committed to doing ten acts of kindness, much less a
million, in their lifetime!
yesmagazine.org/happiness: YES! Magazine reframes the biggest problems of our time in terms of their
solutions. Online and in print, they outline a path forward with in-depth analysis, tools for citizen engagement,
and stories about real people working for a better world.

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