KINDR Schools
Teaching Mindful Kindness Is What We Do
When educators create a classroom rooted in compassion and understanding, they create an environment that empowers young people to navigate hard moments and difficult thoughts, build genuine resilience, and reshape how they respond to the world. Students move toward behavior that's more mindful, positive, and adaptive.
This isn't a small experiment. In just five years, more than 300 schools have implemented Mindful Kindness programs through KINDR funding, reaching over 1 million students. Schools are encouraged to create their own inventive out-of-classroom activities designed to inspire and reward acts of mindful kindness.
Because we believe sharing is caring, every lesson and resource is offered free of charge to anyone looking to bring more kindness into their own classroom. Teachers also have access to a dedicated blog space where they can share the activities and resources they've developed with one another. Ssapping ideas, lesson plans, and creative ways to bring Mindful Kindness to life. For those just getting started, the Kindr-developed Teacher Toolkit makes it easy to find and access these resources in one place.
Build a classroom that supports inclusiveness and compassion!
We offer curricula and resources as a roadmap for implementing proven kindness education and mindfulness programs across grades K-12. Teaching Mindful Kindness in schools helps kids build stronger social-emotional skills, deeper relationships, creating ripple effect of positive change that extends far beyond the classroom.
Our Tier 1 Kindness Programs incorporate four basic kindness skills into the school's written behavioral expectations to foster a climate of inclusiveness and compassion. Our Campaign on BeHAF+ of Kindness encourages students to: Be Helpful, Be Appreciative, Be Friendly, +Reach outside your comfort zone to help those in need.
Programs for Tier 2 & 3 intervention are designed for students who have experienced Adverse Childhood Traumas (ACEs). They teach how to build emotional resilience, form stronger relationships and develop kind communication skills. These are the core skills provide the foundation for personal growth and wellness.
Join the KINDR Schools Initiative, a global network of educators, schools, and districts coming together to ignite a culture of kindness and to ensure all children have access to mindful kindness techniques and tools that can lead to lasting happiness.
- Download the free KINDR Schools Toolkit — ready-to-use curriculum for teaching Mindful Kindness. provides links to additional resources and tools to easily add mindful kindness activities to your day.
- Connect with education coaches for personalized support
- Apply for grants to fund kindness campaigns, programs, and projects in your school or community
Anyone connected to a school is welcome to join the movement, click on the button to the right BECOME A KINDR SCHOOL.
Our Impact
850K+
Student
1200+
Teachers
300+
Schools
2.5M
Dollars Awarded
KINDR Schools Toolkit
The KINDR Foundation has developed a guide for schools to integrate the teaching of kindness into MTSS implementations. The Educator's Guide provides an overview of the process for integrating Mindful Kindness instruction into your curriculum, along with information regarding other materials teachers can access for teaching kindness. The Appendices provide examples from KINDR Foundation's partner schools.
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Our Causes/Programs
2,030 Schools by 2030 - Bring Mindful Kindness to Your School...
We provide schools with the curriculum and grants needed to bring more kindness and emotional support to the classroom. Anyone connected to a school can apply to join our KINDR Schools Initiative.... (Click to Read More)
Reflections by Black Youth on Lasting Happiness for Teens...
After completing our Lasting Happiness: Guide for Teens & Young Adults program, the students and facilitators reflect on what they learned about kindness and the effect it has had on their life.... (Click to Read More)
Reflections by Latinx Youth on Lasting Happiness for Teens...
After completing the Lasting Happiness: Guide for Teens & Young Adults program, the students and facilitators reflect on what they learned about kindness and the effect it has had on their life.... (Click to Read More)
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