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Third annual Pink Shirt Day breakfast was a success

By Okanagan School of Education on March 8, 2017

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Teachers teaching as an act of kindness

By Okanagan School of Education on October 6, 2016

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UBCO Researchers Say Girls Recognize Kindness in School More Than Boys

By Okanagan School of Education on March 24, 2016

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Take the time to focus on kindness

By Okanagan School of Education on February 24, 2016

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B.A.R.K.

By Okanagan School of Education on December 29, 2015

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De-stressing with dogs

By Okanagan School of Education on December 13, 2015

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Pet Me! Therapy Dogs Calm Watson Road Elementary Students

By Okanagan School of Education on December 12, 2015

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Well-being with pets

By Okanagan School of Education on December 11, 2015

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Kelowna elementary students get day of K-9 Therapy

By Okanagan School of Education on December 11, 2015

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Kids, kindness, and giant ears

Kids, kindness, and giant ears

By Okanagan School of Education on December 9, 2013

UBC researches how schoolchildren learn the language of kindness The quality of being friendly and considerate with concern for others is the basis for a new study of Grades 1-8 to determine how Canadian kids perceive acts of kindness. John Tyler Binfet, a professor in The University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Education, is exploring […]

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