Editor's Note: As summer matures into mid-August, this issue invites a renewed look into school kindness -- from an 18-year-old's response to school tragedies, 4th graders' full-of-heart visions of the next World War, and 13 practical ways to infuse kindness into school culture. --Daniela

In the wake of a student suicide and shooting, Vinny and his classmates unleash a week-long flood of kindness, reminding his school what -- or who -- really matters.

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When US troops invade Iraq in 2003, a student asks, "People are going to get killed there. Are we going to be killed here?" What follows is a heartwarming 10-year-old definition of world war.

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From lesson plans to Custodian Thank You Days to starting classes or meetings with a kind video, Random Acts of Kindness Foundation offers up 13 easy ways to inspire kindness at school.

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Be The Change Idea

Do a random act of kindness today. [more]