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In all SABIS^® member schools, students play an active role in shaping the school culture. Through the SABIS Student Life Organization^® (SLO^®), students are empowered to take the lead in efforts to creative an inclusive, welcoming environment.  Recently, at member schools throughout the network, students participated in a 20-day Random Act of Kindness (RAK) Challenge aimed to create a ripple of kindness throughout the network.

“Through random acts of kindness, students make a deliberate attempt to brighten someone else’s day by doing something thoughtful and caring,” explained Mr. Roger Soweid, Corporate Director – SABIS^® Student Life and Student Management. “By teaching our students the importance of kindness and allowing them to experience the kindness of others first hand, we create a culture of acceptance, kindness, and tolerance, eradicating negative behavior, such as bullying, in our schools.” 

As part of the challenge, SLO^® in SABIS^® member schools in Germany, Egypt, Pakistan, Kurdistan, England, and the U.S. distributed RAK “passports” to students in Kindergarten through Grade 12. Over a 20-day period, the students were asked to perform one random act of kindness each day and write it down in their RAK passport. Students who completed 20 random acts of kindness in 20 days were then recognized by their school.

Examples of the random acts of kindness that occurred during the challenge are countless, from simple acts of kindness including distributing balloons and lollipops, writing a thank you note to teachers, or sharing an umbrella on a rainy day, to more complex acts including placing a plate of cupcakes in the staff room and offering winter scarves to bus drivers to keep them warm in the cold winter mornings. 

The positive vibe that spread across the network has been astounding. “I have noticed a kinder and gentler atmosphere throughout the school since the RAK challenge,” commented Nada El Hady, SLO^® Head Prefect at the International School of Choueifat, Cairo (ISC-Cairo). “This atmosphere of kindness is overflowing into the community.”

Through SLO^®, students in SABIS^® member schools have the opportunity to develop important life skills which complement the solid academic foundation they acquire through the SABIS^® Educational System.  In school and later at university and in life, students use these skills to make a real difference in the lives of others.

To learn more about the SABIS Student Life Organization^®, visit sabis.net.