Stories for Leagues

These are news posts that pertain to bringing The Games into Education and Schools.

Currency of the Heart: Coins of Compassion in Compassionate Schools

Currency of the Heart: Coins of Compassion in Compassionate Schools

(Above art, "Pocket Change", and the piece below, are by the amazing group 6 Degrees of Creativity who are making this magnificent art for the Compassion Games.) This week marks the beginning of North Thurston County in Washington state Public School District’s participation in the Compassion Games as part of the "Compassionate Schools Movement", and they aren’t alone. This year, over 50 schools have committed themselves to participating in the Compassion Games as a way to bring compassion and...

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The 2014 Compassion Games: Survival of the Kindest – Day Six of Eleven

The 2014 Compassion Games: Survival of the Kindest – Day Six of Eleven

Today marks Day Six of the 11 day annual “co-opetition” we call the Compassion Games: Survival of the Kindest. The games are a chance for all of us to engage in fun and creative ways that will touch countless numbers of  people and enrich our own lives in the process. It is also a chance to care for our Mother Earth and to realize that compassion is something that affects all living things. Just 2 years ago, only two teams played in what was the first Compassion Games ever, and last year 19...

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Kamloops, British Columbia – A Bright Shining Compassion Star

There's good news coming out of the city of Kamloops in British Columbia. It's the story of a Compassion All-Star Daphane Nelson who took a stand to give the gift of peace and compassion to her city.  Daphane Nelson heard about the Compassion Games through her mom. She checked it out and saw this as a way to recognize all the good work happening in her community. Take a look at all the events they have planned for the Compassion Games. Daphane honors her community and the "amazingness" already...

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Films tell stories of compassion at Seattle event

 Submitted by What's Good 206 If you let a community tell its own stories, what do you hear? During Seattle's Compassion Games, independent filmmakers brought us stories of a neighborhood coming together around a community garden, a community formed around an all-night diner, and a community of dancers that became family for a Seattle newcomer.   These and about a dozen other films were shown during an event called, "A Story Runs Through It, " which was hosted by Seattle International...

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Help plant a garden of compassion at Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club

By Jon Ramer   The Rainier Vista Boys and Girls Club needs you. Dedicated school chef Patrice Freeman shops the sales to feed her hungry troupe, but she has a dream, to feed her boys and girls with fresh fruit and vegetables from a bountiful school garden. She has the space, and she's looking for donations of soil and the materials to create eight to 10 large planters for the garden and fill them with rich planting soil for the 2013 spring and summer. The club is budget challenged. On the...

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‘Kindness School’ builds strong academics with compassion

 Submitted by What's Good 206 Strong academics are a byproduct of a good school. That's the model for Puget Sound Community School, which operates on the premise that students learn best when they are supported in their passions. And yes, they do take classes like pre-calculus and physics. Teaching compassion and kindness are an essential part of that education, says founder Andy Smallman, who founded the school 19 years ago with his wife Melinda Shaw. Hear students and teachers talk about...

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Hope and pain through a social worker’s eyes

By Martha Hopler As I head to the home of J. I feel a sense of urgency today is the day.  Today is the day I have waited for, for some time.  I have waited for the moment she is ready to head to re-hab.  I am very aware of the choices I have made to allow her to continue to care for her children while she chooses  to use drugs and alcohol to escape the realities of her difficult life. As the social worker I live in the ever present tension of what is right for her kids and what she wants…. ...

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Volunteers nurture compassion throughout community

   Submitted by Kizzie Funkhouser We are fellow volunteers that serve those in need, Farmers of hope, we're planting the seeds - Weeding out obstacles when lives' pathways are blocked. Standing together, our diverse strands, woven to stalks Of goodwill and compassion we nurture, Strong - rooted in belief that every life matters That dignity and respect have no boundaries or status. We are young, we are old, yet we are the same Our vision not of the chore, we see the faces, know names,...

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Looking for compassionate solutions to gun violence

Submitted by What's Good 206 Why should you care about gun violence? "It has no race, no creed, no age barriers. If it hasn't affected you yet, it will if it continues." Stark words from one man interviewed in this array of community voices recorded at an anti-gun violence rally at Seattle's Martin Luther King Memorial Park. "It needs to be talked about among your family and friends," says a police officer. "We have to work to get the community out to say we've had enough of the gun violence...

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Smarter & more compassionate schools? Yes we can!

Submitted by What's Good 206 Build more compassionate schools by combining students of different ages in the classroom, and fully integrating schools, says a 17-year-old high school senior who has written a book advocating overhaul of the educational system. In this video produced by What's Good 206, Nikhil Goyal also advises educators to start treating students respectfully and invite them into the conversation about their education. Directed by AUSTIN WILLIAMS Hosted by STARLA SAMPACO Edited...

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