The Great Kindness Challenge - School Edition
One Week. One Checklist. Infinite Happiness.
Empower your students
to create a culture of kindness!
The Great Kindness Challenge - Family Edition
Everyone. Everywhere. Anytime.
We invite you and your family
to create a culture of kindness!
Educators love it because it’s…
- Free
- Easy
- Proactive
- Positive
- Bullying Prevention
- PreK-12
…and it creates a culture of kindness!
Our Impact
Over
21 million
students
21,287,464
Over
43 thousand
schools
43,255
Over
1 billion
acts of kindness
1,064,373,200
1,064,373,200
Over
135
countries
135
The 2025 Great Kindness Challenge Kickoff Video
The 2025 Great Kindness Challenge Celebration Week Has Concluded
What an amazing week of joy and kindness it has been! Together, we have truly shown that kindness moves hearts, bodies, and minds—uplifting all of humankind.
For schools still preparing to host their Great Kindness Challenge week, we are cheering you on! And for everyone, please save the date for the 15th Annual Great Kindness Challenge—we can’t wait to spread even more kindness next year!
Save the Date: January 26 – 30, 2026
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“The Great Kindness Challenge provided an opportunity for our students to care for each other in ways that went above and beyond their normal interactions. As a result, we noticed a real impact on the school’s culture with a decrease in bullying and an increase in compassion, unity and respect.”
Chad Lund, Elementary Principal of GKC Pilot School, Carlsbad, California
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"I encourage everyone to participate in the Great Kindness Challenge. This national program is a terrific way to promote kindness at California’s public schools. The challenge also matched perfectly with the California Department of Education’s (CDE) ongoing efforts to meet the social and emotional needs of the whole child."
Tom Torlakson, California State Superintendent of Public Instruction
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“I am looking forward to the Great Kindness Challenge. It was the best week of the whole year for student behavior. It also lasted the rest of the school year!”
Jayne Wagner
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“Not only were there more smiles on campus, there were also zero behavioral referrals to my office during The Great Kindness Challenge week. I believe in all my years as an administrator that has never before happened. True success!”
Rita Powell, Elementary Principal, San Diego, California
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“After this week ends, I want to keep being kind.”
Michaela, Fourth Grade Student, Carlsbad, California
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“Every school in America should participate in The Great Kindness Challenge. It not only helps to elevate the school climate, it’s a highly effective tool in engaging all students, staff and community members. So simple, so powerful.”
Garry Grotke, 2013 California Elementary Principal of the Year, San Leandro, California
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“Thank you! We did this last year and it really unified our school.”
Kristin MacDonald, Teacher, Sandwich, Massachusetts
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”Looking forward to this again this year! Our school participated last year and it was such an incredible week!”
Mary Dunlap, Teacher, Allentown, Pennsylvania