Cole Harbison’s monthly report on school activities at meetings of the Henry Hudson Regional Board of Education make it vividly clear that students are learning more than reading, writing, and arithmetic . This month, Harbison reported on the school wide Kindness Challenge that is a regular event at the Highlands K-6 Elementary School.
The Kindness Challenge focuses on spreading kindness throughout the community on a regular basis, with different act of service and empathy highlighted each month.
For instance, Harbison reported, students and staff, in their continuing partnership with the PTO, wrote holiday cards and greetings during November for all of the residents at Care One Care Center on Route 36. While many of the residents are from the Bayshore and their names may be familiar to students, all received meaningful and well appreciated notes from the students just before Christmas when they were delivered to the Care Center.
The students December Kindness Challenge focused on collecting used coats and winter apparel to support individuals and families in need during the winter season.
The Student Council also sponsored a Toy Drive to benefit ill children at the Children’s Hospital at Jersey Shore Medical Center. Aim of the Council was not only to keep students aware of their own health and good fortune, but also to help bring comfort and joy to patients over the holidays. And the NEHS members organized a Food Drive to support local charities, reinforcing leadership, service and community responsibility among students.
Harbison also noted the students, in addition to their thoughtfulness for the community, are kept aware of their own physical education and instructor Mrs. Cook has unique ways of ensuring they enjoy keeping in good shape. This month, Mrs. Cook organized her annual Cosmic Bowl event. During this event, neon lighting, energetic music, and a fun atmosphere were added to bowling for an exciting experience. Students learned bowling rules, practiced keeping score, and applied these skills during the culminating cosmic bowling game.
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