YEARS/GRADES 11 TO 12 (SENIOR YEARS)

Collaboration is essential in almost all aspects of life – in the playground; classroom; families and in every work environment! Collaboration is evident when a group of people come together and contribute their expertise for the benefit of a shared objective or project.

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion ~Dalai Lama In history there are many people who have made a difference through their compassionate actions. Compassion literally means “to suffer together.” Compassion is the capacity to understand the emotional state of another and have genuine feelings for other people's circumstances and feel motivated to support and assist. Compassion requires action.

Empathy is understanding another person's feelings or situation and imagining what it might be like to experience these things yourself. Empathy is the awareness and understanding of another person's thoughts, feelings, and circumstances. The ability to co-experience the feelings and thoughts of other people, is an essential life skill.

Expressing gratitude benefits the giver and receiver! In this activity the class express their gratitude for people, events and their surroundings. Gratitude from the Latin word gratus, means ``thankful, pleasing.`` Gratitude is a feeling or attitude in acknowledgment of a benefit that one has received or will receive.

Honesty and Integrity are valuable and necessary skills to flourish and succeed in life. Honesty is defined as fairness and straightforwardness of conduct when one speaks the truth and act truthfully. It is often connected with sincerity, integrity and trustworthiness. Being honest requires courage, realism, trust and it takes practice.

Humility means “the state of being humble.” Both the word humility and humble have their origin in the Latin word humilis, meaning ``low.`` A low focus on the self is not self-deprecating but rather an accurate recognition of one’s accomplishments and worth.

Early translations of the word ‘humour’ relate to medical conditions of the body. In time the word humour came to be used as a general term for ``disposition or temperament`` and more recently humour has come to refer to something that is funny.

The Kindness Curriculum encourages the inclusion of ‘mindfulness meditations’ in daily activities. Children and students can engage in the practices independently or collectively to experience the current moment, ‘be present’ and integrate that awareness into everyday life. The activities are suitable for all ages!

Perspective has a Latin root meaning ``look through`` or ``perceive,`` and all the meanings of perspective feature the act of ‘looking’. Perspective taking is the ability to look beyond your own point of view, so that you can consider how someone else may think or feel about something.

Positivity is a helpful emotion! When you feel and act positively it is contagious, and others can ‘catch’ the positive emotions and vibes. Your positivity can support others to feel accepted, acknowledged and happier.

Self-acceptance is embracing who you are, without any qualifications, conditions, or exceptions. Self-acceptance is the awareness of and satisfaction with one's strengths and weaknesses - the non-judgemental realistic assessment of one's talents, capabilities, and general worth. Self-acceptance is the awareness of and satisfaction with one's strengths and weaknesses - the non-judgemental realistic assessment of one's talents, capabilities, and general worth.

Trust is central to healthy relationships and young students can engage in fun active activities exploring trust. Trust is the confidence that a person or group of people has in the reliability of another person or group. It is the degree to which one feels they can depend on the other party to do what they say they will do.

Collaboration is essential in almost all aspects of life – in the playground; classroom; families and in every work environment! Collaboration is evident when a group of people come together and contribute their expertise for the benefit of a shared objective or project.

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion ~Dalai Lama In history there are many people who have made a difference through their compassionate actions. Compassion literally means “to suffer together.” Compassion is the capacity to understand the emotional state of another and have genuine feelings for other people's circumstances and feel motivated to support and assist. Compassion requires action.

Empathy is understanding another person's feelings or situation and imagining what it might be like to experience these things yourself. Empathy is the awareness and understanding of another person's thoughts, feelings, and circumstances. The ability to co-experience the feelings and thoughts of other people, is an essential life skill.

Expressing gratitude benefits the giver and receiver! In this activity the class express their gratitude for people, events and their surroundings. Gratitude from the Latin word gratus, means ``thankful, pleasing.`` Gratitude is a feeling or attitude in acknowledgment of a benefit that one has received or will receive.

Honesty and Integrity are valuable and necessary skills to flourish and succeed in life. Honesty is defined as fairness and straightforwardness of conduct when one speaks the truth and act truthfully. It is often connected with sincerity, integrity and trustworthiness. Being honest requires courage, realism, trust and it takes practice.

Humility means “the state of being humble.” Both the word humility and humble have their origin in the Latin word humilis, meaning ``low.`` A low focus on the self is not self-deprecating but rather an accurate recognition of one’s accomplishments and worth.

Early translations of the word ‘humour’ relate to medical conditions of the body. In time the word humour came to be used as a general term for ``disposition or temperament`` and more recently humour has come to refer to something that is funny.

The Kindness Curriculum encourages the inclusion of ‘mindfulness meditations’ in daily activities. Children and students can engage in the practices independently or collectively to experience the current moment, ‘be present’ and integrate that awareness into everyday life. The activities are suitable for all ages!

Perspective has a Latin root meaning ``look through`` or ``perceive,`` and all the meanings of perspective feature the act of ‘looking’. Perspective taking is the ability to look beyond your own point of view, so that you can consider how someone else may think or feel about something.

Positivity is a helpful emotion! When you feel and act positively it is contagious, and others can ‘catch’ the positive emotions and vibes. Your positivity can support others to feel accepted, acknowledged and happier.

Self-acceptance is embracing who you are, without any qualifications, conditions, or exceptions. Self-acceptance is the awareness of and satisfaction with one's strengths and weaknesses - the non-judgemental realistic assessment of one's talents, capabilities, and general worth. Self-acceptance is the awareness of and satisfaction with one's strengths and weaknesses - the non-judgemental realistic assessment of one's talents, capabilities, and general worth.

Trust is central to healthy relationships and young students can engage in fun active activities exploring trust. Trust is the confidence that a person or group of people has in the reliability of another person or group. It is the degree to which one feels they can depend on the other party to do what they say they will do.