Leading with Kindness
Earlier this week, our Leading with Kindness program was carried out in a very special way. Students at Lower Lab School in the Upper East Side decorated teddy bears and wrote thoughtful notes for students at P36K@208 in Brooklyn, a school serving children with disabilities. Each bear was paired with a personal message, which created a small gesture filled with a ton of kindness.
The students at P36K celebrated the arrival of their new teddy bear friends during an event they called “Teddy Bear Day.” Staff gathered students in the cafeteria where they spoke about kindness, community, and the meaning behind the bears. One by one, students were invited to receive their own teddy bear, gifted with care by another student in the NYC public school community.
The smiles, bear hugs, and happy moments captured in these photos are exactly what Leading with Kindness is all about. 🧸 What makes this even more meaningful is that these photos will now be shared with the students at Lower Lab, so they can fully experience the joy of giving by seeing firsthand how much happiness their kindness created.
This is the heart of our Leading with Kindness program. Students uplifting other students. 💛