It Takes a Village

The purpose of this campaign is simple: to spread kindness. The hashtag BeKind is an open invitation to the entire community, and the area schools look forward to seeing the power of the collective positive impact that can permeate the city!

Starting in August, every school district in and around the metro will be kicking off a community wide BeKind campaign. The Mayor’s Office, the Police Department, and the Fire Department are all involved. In fact, mayors throughout the midwest metropolitan area will be proclaiming Friday, August 24, 2018, as Be Kind Day. With the generous financial support of the area schools foundations, entire districts have been able to order t-shirts for every staff member and put many inspirational ideas into motion. Many schools, for instance, are creating unique ideas for students to participate in not only that week, but the entire month when classes are in session.

Benefits of Christian Education Extend Beyond the Classroom

When parents make the decision to enroll their children in Christian schools they are hoping for not only an education for their children, but a disciplined lifestyle as well. And while there are many parents who are simply out for admission into the top private schools because they like the idea of how it will look on a college application, there are a growing number of people who want far more. For these parents, the benefits of Christian education extend beyond the classroom and long after graduation.

Be Kind, a lesson that is certainly rooted in the Bible, is one of the benefits of Christian education that may be needed now more than ever. As morning news stories talk about refuge and immigrant children being used as pawns, it should come as no surprise that more and more parents want their children in a Christian academy that focuses on the message of being kind not on one day or one month, but for an entire lifetime.

Nearly 67% of private schools had a religious orientation or purpose in the 2015-2016 school year, according to a recent survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Education. These schools practice what others preach, and are an increasingly popular choice many parents are making. Recent statistics also indicate that as of September 2017, 5,488,000 pre kindergarten through grade12 students, which is equal to 10% of all U.S. students, were enrolled in private schools. Not all of these schools, however, have a religious foundation. Whether you are selecting an education for your child in a Christian setting, or you are looking for a way to make sure that your child has an education that is rooted in another faith, it does not take long to realize that you are not alone in this effort to make sure that our next generation focuses not only on math and science, but also on the importance of being kind.

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