The Cool 2Be Kind campaign is an initiative of the Winnipeg Police Association and focuses on teaching youth in grades K-8 (Winnipeg schools) the value of being kind.
Entering our seventh year, this positive behavior, anti-bullying initiative outlines the benefits of being kind to others and making good choices in school and in life. Students and staff are invited to create and submit a unique kindness proposal for their school with the opportunity to receive funding in the amount of $500 to see their program come to life.
Since 2013, Cool 2Be Kind has funded 145 school kindness projects totalling $72,500. Our off-duty police officers have spoken to over 50,000 students and educators. With the generous support of our sponsors, we are making a real difference by spreading kindness and helping to reduce the incidences of bullying in schools and online.
Register your Cool 2Be Kind school project to be eligible to receive a grant of $500. Cool 2Be Kind school projects should help teach K - 8 students the values and benefits of kindness to others. Your school project may be a one-time event or an ongoing program, however, must be completed during the school year. You may also incorporate the Cool 2Be Kind message and theme into existing anti-bullying projects which are also eligible for funding. All school project submissions will be considered for funding and you will be contacted within two-weeks of your submission.
Limit one Kindness project per school. Winnipeg schools only.
Deadline for submissions - Monday, December 31, 2018
Cool 2Be Kind School Kindness Projects
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Buchanan Elementary School
Buchanan School created a ‘Bricks of Kindness’ program using Lego bricks as a medium for students to show kindness through working together, creative thinking and problem solving during this recess Lego building activity. -
Dufferin School
Organized an eight week Kindness Challenge where students posted their acts of Kindness online using the hashtag #kindnessstartswithme The campaign culminated with a pancake breakfast event in March. -
Ecole Belmont School
Created a school wide art activity based on the Aboriginal 7 Teachings. Each student painted a feather to symbolize friendship, kindness and respect. -
Ecole Lansdown School
Designed and purchased a ‘Kindness Bench’ for the school play area. When students sit on the kindness bench, they can meet new friends who sit beside them. -
Ecole River Heights School
The Butterfly Effect Club is a human rights club started six years ago as a direct result of Cool 2Be Kind. Our students provided hot meals to West Broadway's homeless and economically disadvantaged in February of 2018. We also collected sporting goods and books for Garden Hill First Nation. -
Forest Park School
Spotting Kindness Project. Students were encouraged to be on the lookout throughout the school day for acts of kindness and when they spot someone being kind they will give them a polka dot sticker. -
General Byng School
Created a Kindness Store. Each student contributed an item and students were invited to shop at the store supporting our schools Cool 2Be Kind and anti-bullying programs. -
Lakewood School
Cool to be Kind Reader’s Theater. The grade 4 & 5 students produced and presented different plays to the entire school showing different themes like kindness, respect, inclusion, diversity, honesty, being helpful, and being brave. -
Linden Meadows School
Created the ‘Kind Kids Club’ to promote small acts of kindness which can make a HUGE difference! This was the third year for the Kind Kids Club and included partnering with Melton Primary School in Kampala, Uganda, to exchange pictures, art, & music and visiting Lindenwood Manor to sing Christmas carols and spend time with the residents. -
Principal Sparling School
The Nursery/Kindergarten students focused on learning Sign Language and visited the Deaf Centre to sign a song in ASL. A weekly kindness draw awarded students educational or functional gifts for their acts of kindness. -
Strathcona School
To assist students in making better choices and creating an inclusive environment, the ‘Love, Peace, Kindness Club’ was created. This leadership program supports, recognizes, and encourages kindness, inclusion and engagement with others. -
ALL 2017-2018 C2BeKind participating schools
Buchanan Elementary School
Chancellor School
Chief Peguis Junior High
Crestview School
Ecole Belmont School
Ecole Bonnycastle School
Ecole Landsdown School
Ecole River Heights School
Dufferin School
Forest Park SchoolGeneral Byng School
Gordon Bell Junior High
Grant Park High School
Kent Road School
Lakewood School
Lansdowne School
Laura Secord School
Leila North School
Linden Meadows School
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ALL 2017-2018 C2BeKind participating schools
Machray School
Neil Campbell School
Norquay School
OV Jewitt School
Pinkham School
Prince Edward School
Principal Sparling School
Queenston School
Ralph Brown School
Shaughnessy Park SchoolStrathcona School
Sun Valley School
Victory School
Whyte Ridge School
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