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Kindest of kids IF you thought teenagers were selfish and narcissistic, this might change your mind. Year 9 students at Beaconhills College are bringing a ray of joy to strangers around Melbourneâs CBD by performing ârandom acts of kindnessâ. The program involves students handing out simple gifts, flowers or even poems to a stranger to spread some joy and positivity. It also encourages students to think of others. Anne Field was approached by students Alex, Josh, Tyrell, Tyler and Chase in the Bourke Street mall recently and handed a chocolate and poem. She was so thrilled that she wrote to thank the school. âI am a grandmother who rarely goes into the city, but was there on Friday simply listening to the street music and âwatching the world go byâ when I was approached by your boys,â she said. âThey were extremely courteous and asked if I would be willing to accept a random act of kindness from them.â They handed her a chocolate and a short poem. âThey were responsible for âmaking my dayâ,â she said, adding that everyone âcould do with a little more kindnessâ. Beaconhillsâ head of Year 9 at the Pakenham Campus, Graham Broderick, said the scheme started five years ago when a student, on one of the schoolâs regular âCity Experienceâ excursions, bought a bunch of flowers at the Vic Market and gave them to a man on a park bench, who was delighted. âPeople are sometimes scared of teenagers and donât know how to respond to them,â Mr Broderick said. âBut we know they have big hearts and we want to encourage them to think about others.â He said other kindness gifts had included blankets or dog food. One year a student made toffee apples and
Mates Alex, Josh, Chase, Tyrell and Tyler are on a mission to spread happiness in Pakenham. gave those away. At the schoolâs Berwick Campus, head of Year 9 Warren McLeod said students would give out flowers, chocolates and âhappy mes-
sagesâ and would also do good deeds like help people carry shopping. âCitizenship and serviceâ is one of the pillars of learning at Beaconhills
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