Special Skype Call with Students from New Brunswick.

Today, I had the opportunity to have a Skype call with students from River Valley Middle School, situated in Grand Bay-Westfield, New Brunswick. I had been in contact with the folks from Pay It Forward Saint John for a while now, who are also mostly teachers, and they thought that it would be a great idea for me to have a conversation with their students. Topic: Kindness. Goal: Inspire and Encourage. I introduced myself and talked about my little project to the students and they, in return talked about all the great things that they have been up to as well. I don’t think I’ve ever met a group of kids as motivated and selfless as this bunch.

Class from River Valley Middle School, Grand Bay-Westfield, NB.

Amongst a million other things, they organized lasagna cooking sessions and brought the dishes to their local shelter and planned clothing drives and brought the piles of clothes to people in need. They also had students who took the initiative to do personal deeds. I’ll never forget the girl who decided to ask all her friends and family to give her money for her birthday instead of gifts so she could put the money towards cancer research, or the girl who coordinated a teddy bear drive and gave away all of her old bears to a children’s hospital. These stories were truly touching.

Students talking about their projects.

It was great to witness the enthusiasm that these 12 to 14 year old kids had for helping others. I also loved that the teachers found a way to incorporate kindness into their education, which also allowed them to be creative and have fun with it at the same time. I haven’t felt this inspired in a while and I have these students to thank for that.

Picture taken by @psweeze from the other side!

Let the domino effect continue!

G.