“K”aught up in Kindness

Written by: Emily Gu and Jaymee Hehir, Y10 students and Student Council Co-Presidents

From March 15-19, the Student Council at Century Park Campus hosted the Week of Kindness. As Student Council, we want to make sure that we are improving the day-to-day life of everyone in the school. Our rationale behind the event was to spread a sense of wellbeing into our school community, though promoting positivity and kind language, as we strongly believe that wellbeing is crucial during these times, since COVID-19 has given us an opportunity to reflect on mental health amongst students. Throughout the week, we hosted a multitude of homeroom activities that encouraged students to compliment one another and find positivity within themselves.

These included: Handing out compliment slips, a Compliment Circle, the “Love” Letter for Yourself, Connect the Chains and a Free-Dress day. As for week-long events, we hosted the Rock Painting and the CARE Wall. Each of the events were planned and carried out by the members of the Student Council, encouraging the Homeroom Reps to take a leadership approach to the activities, with the goal of promoting thoughtfulness, and strengthening our school’s sense of community.

The activities were a major success, the response and the participation amongst the community was positive, and it was very interesting to see to contributions that students made for the CARE wall and the Rock Painting. We genuinely hope that everyone managed to learn something from this week, whether it is learning about something that they love about themselves or learning the importance of kindness. We’re looking forward to hosting even more events like this in the future!