by dave | Sep 10, 2020 | Random Acts of Kindness
Kermit knows that “it isn’t easy being green,” and your administration knows that it isn’t easy being the boss. Take the time to create a bit of post-it praise for the people in charge. Have members of your student leadership team write a brief...
by dave | Sep 9, 2020 | Community Support, Virtual Activities
Here is a new #challenge. Take a picture of an area in your community that needs cleaning up or maintenance, then take a photo after you have done something about it and post it. In an online world, perhaps take a picture of a room in your house (your bedroom,...
by dave | Sep 8, 2020 | Community Support, Fundraising and Awareness
Over 200,000 Canadians experience homelessness each year and socks are the #1 requested item in shelters, which is why WE BE US co-founders Nick Foley and Phil Kerr came up with 20K Sock Day. Nick, Phil, and other members of the 20K Sock Day team start sending out...
by dave | Sep 8, 2020 | Games and Activities, School Climate
In the spirit of March Madness, challenge the mathletes of your school to a Math Madness Tournament. Each homeroom is given a basketball-themed worksheet for the preliminary round. The class is allowed to work together to solve the problems. This creates the bracket...
by dave | Sep 8, 2020 | Games and Activities, School Spirit, Virtual Activities
This activity demonstrates who can navigate the Wikipedia rabbit hole the fastest. Set up two video screens in the cafeteria attached to separate laptops. The race starts at one page of Wikipedia for both contestants and the challenge is to get to the announced page...
by dave | Sep 8, 2020 | Games and Activities, School Spirit
Have stickers or buttons made up with the three letters in bold: IYQ Students hand them out to other people in the school. When a person asks what it means, the distributor answers, “I-Y-Q!” hunh? (it is supposed to sound like “I like you”) You then have a second...
by dave | Sep 8, 2020 | School Climate, Special Days
At Sunnyside High in Fresno, a different department hosts an all-staff lunchtime nacho party on the first Friday of each month. The leadership students provide the chips and cheese, and department members bring the rest of the toppings. The tradition has caught on and...
by dave | Sep 8, 2020 | Random Acts of Kindness, Recognition and Awards, School Climate
Have a schedule that organizes a different school team or club to host a “Thank You Thursday” snack table in the main office or teacher’s lounge. The school group can bring in cookies or healthy snacks to give back and thank those staff members who make a difference...
by dave | Sep 8, 2020 | School Spirit, Special Days
This two-day activity is similar to a gigantic, school-wide game of tag, only it involves no running and a lot of detective work. Each participant, who signs up for the game and pays the $1.00 fee to play, will be given the name and picture of another participant in...
by dave | Sep 8, 2020 | Fundraising and Awareness
A visible way to raise funds and show who is ahead is to create a balance fundraising device. This is a great way to have your juniors challenge your seniors and raise money at the same time. We all know that students carry little change with them, but they may be...
by dave | Sep 8, 2020 | School Spirit, Special Days
Elmira District SS is a little bit country and proud of it. The best way to celebrate is to have Hick Day and recognize the hayseed in all of us with some barnyard games and live chickens! If you’re going to eat, you have to know where your food comes from! Make...
by dave | Sep 8, 2020 | Recognition and Awards, School Climate
Brent Dickson, from Centennial in Calgary, uses candid shots of his student leaders to highlight quotes and character traits. Put these professional-style posters up to make an impact in many ways. You can challenge students to match the best yearbook shots with...
by dave | Sep 7, 2020 | School Climate
A student council felt that they needed to do something about the appearance of the bathrooms in their school. They decided to have a competition between various groups in the school to clean up their school bathrooms. The idea was presented and each club volunteered...
by dave | Sep 7, 2020 | Fundraising and Awareness, School Spirit
It’s fundraising in a bottle! Participants are asked to donate bottles for your fundraiser. They can be filled with anything—bath beads, coffee beans, motor oil, pasta, jam, gummi bears, beanie babies, dog kibbles, salsa, bubble gum, salad dressing, anything—as long...
by dave | Sep 7, 2020 | Recognition and Awards, School Climate, Special Days
Student leaders create a lot of activities which put stress on a building and its caretakers. Take the time to thank the custodians by having a Custodian Appreciation Day. Serve them a complimentary lunch and have your leaders clean the cafeteria and halls on...
by dave | Sep 7, 2020 | School Spirit, Special Days, Valentines
Do you remember when everyone got Valentines in Kindergarten? The Sr. Leadership Class at St. Patrick’s High School in Quebec City realized that no one really wants to admit that they want to get a Valentine, bit it’s a great connection builder. So, they created their...
by dave | Sep 7, 2020 | School Climate, School Spirit
School Spirit is more than pom poms and pep rallies: School Spirit is: Scholarship Passion Integrity Reflection Involvement Teamwork Create a mural that lets your students know what true School Spirit is.
by dave | Sep 7, 2020 | Games and Activities, School Spirit
This is an event that you can use to involve everyone in the whole school in an amazingly short amount of time. You can do it as part of announcements and have your principal judge the finalists in the Main Office (start in homeroom and send each winner down to the...
by dave | Sep 7, 2020 | Recognition and Awards, School Climate
Recognize the students who have perfect attendance with a bit of donut therapy. Each month, have a “Donut be Absent” moment for those who make it their priority to fill in the whole day at school. Also, those with most improved attendance can receive an...
by dave | Sep 7, 2020 | Mural Ideas, School Spirit
This can be a homeroom challenge or just a celebration of the incredible, artistic talent in your school. Assign individuals or classes a piece of sidewalk to channel their best artistic efforts.
by dave | Sep 7, 2020 | Recognition and Awards, School Climate, School Spirit
There are staff members who should be recognized for their tireless efforts at your school – so recognize them with a tire award painted in your school colours. Nominations can be made for work done in the classroom or outside – all efforts to improve the school...
by dave | Sep 7, 2020 | Random Acts of Kindness, Recognition and Awards, School Spirit
Nothing is better than winning a chocolate chip cookie to start your day. At EDSS, all of the names of the students, staff and support staff are put in a bucket at the beginning of the year. Each morning, at the end of the announcements, a name is drawn from the...
by dave | Sep 4, 2020 | School Spirit, Special Days
This unique event only happens once every four years, so your students can’t really say that they’ve done it before. The hook for the event is in the name if you want to market it that way. Your announcement might go like this: “It’s finally bissextile...
by dave | Sep 4, 2020 | Community Support
Centennial Secondary School held a get together for all students and their grandparents. The first Grandparent Tea was held near the Christmas Holidays in the school cafeteria. The cafeteria was decorated with seasonal displays and the foods classes provided the...
by dave | Sep 4, 2020 | Community Support, Virtual Activities
Student leaders can host a mask drive for community members to drop off any clean masks either made or purchased. Donate these to a local Food Bank or community shelter. Important things to note: Find someone who is skilled at sewing or who can volunteer to create...
by dave | Sep 4, 2020 | School Spirit, Virtual Activities
Admit it. Your students play video games online. Reach out to a student who is passionate about Minecraft to help create and moderate the server. In place of a traditional home room challenge event, you could create Minecraft competitions: students from each class can...
by dave | Sep 4, 2020 | Mural Ideas, School Climate, Virtual Activities
Use a different “hello” or “hi” from the cultures represented in your school in your official memos or social media each month. In your school entrance, post “welcome” in the languages that students from your school speak. August: “Hello” (English) September: “Buenos...
by dave | Sep 4, 2020 | Mural Ideas, School Spirit
A little LED magic helps to levitate this Gryphon from Selwyn House School in Montreal. Two students made this a class project and raised the profile of their school mascot.
by dave | Sep 3, 2020 | Fundraising and Awareness, Games and Activities
This is a great reward activity for winners, and it won’t cost you as much as it would appear. A Loonie Drop was held in front of the school (call it a Fist Full of Dollars). A student is selected in a draw and asked to stand with one hand outstretched at waist...
by dave | Sep 3, 2020 | Fundraising and Awareness, School Spirit
The cake auction became a popular fundraiser at Huron Heights Secondary in Kitchener. Students would volunteer to bake or purchase a creative cake to be auctioned off. There are different categories and awards are given to the bakers in each category. For one week...
by dave | Sep 2, 2020 | School Climate, School Spirit
It’s good to let people know why you like your school. When you post the many reasons, you can point them out and believe that this is a good place to learn and be part of.
by dave | Sep 2, 2020 | School Climate, School Spirit
Grand River Collegiate in Kitchener welcomes their new students and parents into the gym on an Orientation Night with jerseys of the school teams hung on a volleyball net. This gives parents and students a look at all of the teams and activities run at the school....
by dave | Sep 2, 2020 | Community Support
KCI leadership students in Kitchener set themselves a goal of sending 500 notes to neighbours in their school community. These are positive greetings sent out to the community. Think of inviting the neighbours to your school to school events. Drop a couple tickets to...
by dave | Sep 2, 2020 | Community Support, School Spirit
Balfour Collegiate in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada has an annual dance for senior citizens, where grade 12 students invite some older folks from the community to the big event. The night even includes a big dinner, performances. Great for filling the gaps and showing...
by dave | Sep 2, 2020 | Mural Ideas, School Climate
South Lakes High School’s Leadership class created a unique “We Are . . .” wall to showcase the school’s diversity.
by dave | Sep 2, 2020 | Community Support, Fundraising and Awareness, School Spirit
A great idea from @nacistudentcouncil Neepawa MB. Proceeds of over $3000 went to the STARS air ambulance. For every dollar brought into a P1 class they would delay starting that class by a minute.
by dave | Sep 2, 2020 | Community Support, Fundraising and Awareness
No, you’re not getting rid of your principal. You’re doing something good for your community. Here’s what’s in the can at Olds High, in Alberta, for the Food Bank. Reach a certain goal and you can the principal for a day and get out...
by dave | Sep 2, 2020 | Games and Activities, School Spirit
You know that this event has got to be painful and your audience can feel it as well.
by dave | Sep 2, 2020 | Games and Activities, Virtual Activities
This is a simple and fun art challenge for a small virtual group based on the fact that most people will tell you that “I can’t draw.” Each person has a blank piece of paper and 5 different coloured crayons – they get to pick which colours they want to use, but must...
by dave | Sep 1, 2020 | Games and Activities, Virtual Activities
Having a Coffee House implies that you are looking for performers with musical or artistic talent. In this world there are unique talents that need to be celebrated and recognized. Hosting a Stupid Human Tricks Carnival fills the void and elevates those talents that...
by dave | Sep 1, 2020 | Grad Events, Virtual Activities
This year will be a different grad class, so start planning now on making it a special experience for your grads. Visit the website called seussville.com to find some very interesting and Seuss inspired ideas to make the grad special. “And will you succeed? Yes! You...
by dave | Sep 1, 2020 | Games and Activities, Virtual Activities
Your Social Isolation Look is something unique and special, so celebrate you virtual experience with a Fashion Show. Invite your students to give their best catwalk impression wearing their PJs, Netflix binging, pets or homemade protective gear. You can have a special...
by dave | Sep 1, 2020 | Community Support, Virtual Activities
One way to use writing skills in the real world is to have your students write letters or cards to seniors in nursing homes. Seniors are feeling the isolation more than others, so any little bright spot is helpful. This may be one of the most important things you can...
by dave | Sep 1, 2020 | Games and Activities, School Spirit, Virtual Activities
Online meetings are draining, so take the time to spice them up. Have a Quarantine Scavenger Hunt online. Rules: Host announces the items one-by-one and participants have one minute to find the item. Host will announce start and finish of round. The device you are...
by dave | Aug 31, 2020 | Community Support
Lions Clubs in Canada have donated over 5 million pairs of glasses to people needing corrective vision help. This is an easy way to help people in need by recycling old eyewear that is sitting in a drawer. You can help the Lions by collecting old eyeglasses for reuse....
by dave | Aug 31, 2020 | School Spirit, Special Days
Everyone in the school (including staff and custodial staff) receives a candy cane with a number attached. The numbers are matched with someone else in the school who has a candy cane with the same number on it. The object is to find your partner and then take a...
by dave | Aug 31, 2020 | Random Acts of Kindness, School Climate, School Spirit
Connect with every person in the school by putting a coloured POST IT with a positive message on their locker, door, or in their mailbox. Two students, from St. Patrick’s High in Quebec, came up with the idea after watching Mark Scharenbroich’s “Building Connections”;...
by dave | Aug 31, 2020 | Mural Ideas, School Climate
Students will see these every day as they move up in the world.
by dave | Aug 31, 2020 | Random Acts of Kindness, Recognition and Awards, School Spirit
Although it is well-intentioned, the healthy schools initiative is hard on those easy chocolate and candy thank you’s that you can put in teachers’ mailboxes. A healthy alternative is to put a bunch of grapes in a baggie and attach a note that says: “You’re the...
by dave | Aug 31, 2020 | Games and Activities, School Spirit, Virtual Activities
Make silhouettes of staff members and post them virtually and physically. Post these life-sized (like the old iPod ads) in the main hallway or virtually on social media and make it a contest in naming the staff members represented. A great trivia contest, as Google...
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