Home News This School Replaced Homework with Acts of Kindness by Shahrzad WarkentinDecember 10, 2019 Search more like this holiday seasonkindnesshomeworkschoolgratitudechristmasjournalmathimportanceencourageclasslearnactassign Advertisement Trending Now Food & Drink General Mills Is Bringing Back 4 Classic Sugar Cereals That Your Mom Never Let You Eat Viral & Trending Cat Sneaks into Family Car & Joins Their Road Trip, Becomes Instant Celebrity Viral & Trending Weatherman Discovers His Map Is a Touchscreen and His Reaction Is So Pure Celeb & Entertainment Serena Williams Announces Retirement: ‘If I Were a Guy, I Wouldn’t Be Writing This’ Celeb & Entertainment ‘Bluey’ Season 3 is Coming to Disney+ This Week! Advertisement Homework isn’t just about math and reading. At one school in Ireland the students are assigned acts of kindness instead of homework.Students at Clonakilty’s Gaelscoil Mhichíl Uí Choileáin will spend the holiday season learning about the importance of kindness instead of practicing multiplication and spelling words. This is the third year that the school has replaced homework with something a little more unique for the month of December. Last year the students focused on gratitude and were assigned to keep a gratitude journal for the month. This year they will record their kind acts in a kindness diary. In addition to performing kind acts for family, friends and neighbors, each class is working on a collaborative project to help the community. The school has also set up a spot where students can leave notes of kindness for each other. The notes are shared with the school at an assembly each week.“We are encouraging our pupils to think of the real spirit of Christmas, the spirit of kindness and giving,” the school stated in a Facebook post. “Unfortunately not everyone is in a position to be able to enjoy Christmas, some are lonely, some are sad, some might yearn for what they do not have and some might simply not enjoy the festivities. But there is nobody in this world who wouldn’t benefit from an act of kindness, and the joy of kindness is that it costs nothing.”—Shahrzad WarkentinFeatured photo: Sandrachile via Unsplash RELATED STORIESThe Best Ways to Prevent Holiday Meltdowns (According to Experts)Living Kindness: Make a Good Deed Advent Calendar8 Meaningful Holiday Traditions to Start This Year Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Copy (Opens in new window) Search more like this holiday seasonkindnesshomeworkschoolgratitudechristmasjournalmathimportanceencourageclasslearnactassign Welcome to our Tinybeans family! Be sure to check your email for new activities, recipes and parenting hacks – and to see if you’ve won! Do you have a dog or cat? Select YES below and click submit to start receiving FREE pet ideas and inspiration, news about new pet products, exclusive offers and limited-time promotions. Yes, I have a pet! Submit GET READY FOR SUMMER! Enter to Win a $250 Gift Card! Enter your email and zip code below for a chance to win a Mastercard Gift Card. We’ll pick one winner per month through August 31, 2022 – 5 lucky winners in all! email zip_code campaign_name Enter Now! I agree to the official rules and to receive email communications from Tinybeans. By providing my email address, I agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience possible. Accepting the use of cookies enables important site functionality including personalization and analytics. Accept Decline Create an account to save this content on Tinybeans Choose how you would like to sign up. Continue with Apple Continue with Facebook Continue with Google or Continue with Email By signing up, you agree to Tinybeans Terms of Service and acknowledge you have read and agreed to our Privacy Policy. Sign in to your Tinybeans account Don’t have any account? Create an account here. Forgot your password? Reset it here. Sign In or Continue with Apple Continue with Facebook Continue with Google Personalized recommendations Tinybeans uses personal information to share useful recommendations and ideas for your family. This may include your previous activity, family profile and your hometown. Tinybeans keeps your data safe and does not sell personal information to any third party. Learn more about your privacy and location choices. Close
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