As Sydney Catholic Schools celebrate World Kindness Day, St Kevin’s Catholic Primary School Eastwood has marked the occasion in a joyful and moving fashion, becoming the first school in Australia to launch the My Acts of Kindness (MAOK) Schools Program.

Principal Maree Simpson, said the launch this week was the culmination of months of preparation, and a shared desire to nurture children to live out the Gospel message in their everyday lives.

“We hope our students come to know that simple acts of kindness can have an enormous impact,” Maree said.

“It’s about empowering children to lead with heart, act with courage and to show their families and communities what it looks like to live our faith in small, loving ways.”

On Monday, the school began its celebrations of the MAOK partnership with prayer, grounding the day in Scripture: “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” – Ephesians 4:32

This message shaped a series of activities across the school, from classroom reflections and outdoor kindness games, to student interviews and creative tasks. Students also performed the newly created Kindness Anthem and shared ‘kindness characters’, developed by Year 6 students earlier this year.

“This is a way for our young people to proclaim the Good News, not just by talking about kindness, but by embodying it,” Maree said.

Students also took part in a Zing Activ obstacle course allowing children to engage in teamwork and daily acts of kindness throughout the course, modelled so beautifully by the Zing Activ staff who bring kindness to our schools every year. 

The Year 6 …