Step one: Book a Consultation

 

Using the form below, book your consultation. Once you have had a consultation with our team and secured a date we will require a deposit that will be completely refunded after the end of Kind Mind Month. Any workshops selected will also be booked and organized with our partner organizations after the initial consultation.

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Step Two: Kind Mind Kits Distributed

 

One month prior to the dance our Kelty team will drop Kind Mind Kits for each classroom. We will require one point of contact to help distribute these.

 

What’s in the Kind Mind Kit?

• A 10  minute video for teachers to show their class (two different videos will be provided for ages K-3 and 4-7)

• A short optional 10 minute lesson plan/activity following the video (thumball exercise)

• A thumball for each teacher

• Backpack keychains for all students

• Take home kindness challenge and resource guide for parents with resource magnet

• Optional extension lesson plans for teachers who would like more (not required!)

• Optional Confidance-a-thon fundraising forms

• A Kelty T Shirt Prize and incentive pencil pack for students

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Step 3: Set the tone for the month

 

We ask that teachers show our 10 minute video and do our 5-10 minute follow up activity in the first week of the Kind Mind month. This video can also be shown at a school wide assembly. We would like teachers to distribute the take home package to students in the first week as well so that students have the whole month to participate. One of our key goals is getting resources home to parents so this is essential.

 

As the month proceeds, students can hand in their completed challenges to their teacher and be entered to win a prize. Each completed form will also be rewarded with a Kelty Pencil. All prizes will be provided to teachers in their Kind Mind Kits and at the end of the month, teachers can pull one name to win a t-shirt.

 

Step 4: Celebrate!

 

At the end of the month the Confi-DANCE celebration will be held to bring the students together to reflect on everything they learned. 

 

Confi-DANCE Celebration

 

Our program runs for 2 hours and is designed to be held in your gym or other community space where kids can dance the day away with DJ Rock’n Beau at the helm. Dances can be arranged either during school hours with teacher attendance or in the evening with parent attendance and volunteers (teachers are welcome too of course!)

 

Throughout the afternoon or evening DJ Rachel stresses the importance of kindness to self and others and will reflect on the lessons learned throughout the month. Her program is designed to create a sense of belonging and connection for students - one of the biggest preventive factors in mental health! DJ Rachel will keep the energy high throughout with rock’n good tunes, engagement prizes, sing-a-longs and dance-offs. 

 

Optional Workshops

 

As part of Kind Mind month, the Kelty Foundation will help to arrange any additional workshops that the schools would like by our partner organizations. We have an array of partners including BC Crisis Center, Free To Be Talks, Inquiry Adventures etc. Workshops can be chosen for parents, educators or students and the Kelty Foundation will cover up to $1500 per school in workshop fees.

 

DANCE a thon

 

We want the kids to be a part of the solution! As part of our Kind Mind Confi-DANCE we are giving kids the optional opportunity to fundraise for the cause! The school will be provided with Kindness Pledge-a-thon forms where students can raise donations from their community to complete a certain number of minutes of dancing. All funds will be collected by teachers and donated to The Kelty Foundation to pay-it-forward so other schools across BC can access the Confi-DANCE program. Prizes will be awarded to children who raise $50, $100 and $200 dollars. The classroom with the highest number of donations will win a pizza party before the dance!