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Testimonials
What School Districts Are Saying about the Coin-spiracy
- Vancouver School District
"I think the Coin-spiracy is a great option for schools because it is something simple, manageable and doable. They can be flexible with it and create something that fits their own plans and it is a concrete way of really demonstrating social responsibility...
The Coin-spiracy can answer almost any objectives within the school system because not only is it a way of demonstrating social responsibility but students can be using their math skills to count up pennies they are collecting, graphing skills to graph their progress... English skills to write up stories about it. There is a whole variety of ways it can fit in with the curriculum...
I think what is really appealing to schools about the Coin-spiracy is that flexibility. It is a very simple idea but you can get everybody on board in the school community - the students, the parents and staff - and really make a difference."
Lisa Pedrini, Safe Schools Coordinator
Vancouver School District
- Burnaby School District
"I think more and more schools have this challenge to find ways of teaching social responsibility, a relatively new concept, and with a project like Coin-spiracy, with its universal connections and even the cross-curricular connections, it is a really useful and relevant approach that schools can involve themselves with... Plus, it is really engaging. You get a sense of enthusiasm - the students are excited, the parents are excited and the staff are excited...
If a school is thinking about getting involved in Coin-spiracy, I would say absolutely. It works on a lot of different levels: the excitement it brings to students, the way it has applications for not just social responsibility but art programs, writing programs, math programs and science programs... the cross-curricular connections... it makes a lot of sense... and the lasting message and the lasting impact it has on the school community. I have seen it happen in Burnaby so I think it is well worth taking on."
David Wiebe, Manager Communications & Community Relations
Burnaby School District
- Abbotsford School District
"All of our schools have programs to fight issues like bullying, violence and social programs. Coin-spiracy is an easy way to address those issues. It is a ready-made package for schools to adopt and for all schools to get on board and all children in the school to get involved...Schools that have used the Coin-spiracy have been very enthusiastic about it. They have had some excellent results. It seems to get the whole school on side. It is one of those programs all children, whatever their grade levels, whatever their academic levels, can grab hold of and can embrace ... and I have heard some very enthusiastic results and some very enthusiastic comments from principals, teachers, students and parents. Everybody seems to enjoy running a Coin-spiracy program. It is not something they have to do. They like to do it... It brings something positive to the school climate."
John Smith, Vice Chair
Abbotsford School District
- Chilliwack School District
"The Coin-spiracy, for us in Chilliwack, has been very successful...Where we have tremendous success is where kids really become part of the program throughout the school. What we see with Coin-spiracy and KindActs, for the last two years, is kids really getting behind the program and supporting it - becoming the instruments, the energy, the enthusiasm that makes it successful."
Michael Audet, Director of Instruction
Chilliwack District
Letters of Support for Coin-spiracy Program Launch
- Abbotsford School District - District No. 34
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"School District No. 34 will be launching this program in our schools in the Fall of 2002. We believe the "Coin-spiracy" initiative is a worthwhile learning experience for our children and School District No. 34 (Abbotsford) wholly supports this program. We also encourage other school districts to try this program."
- John G. Smith, Chair, Board of School Trustees, School District No. 34
- Chilliwack School District
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"The project provides an innovative opportunity for schools to engage in a project that will enable schools to build relationships based on kindness. Chilliwack School District is dedicated to providing opportunities for our students to contribute to the community and develop an enriched sense of social responsibility."
- Jacquie Taylor, Superintendent of Schools, Chilliwack School District
- Vancouver School Board -District No. 39
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"One of the goals of education is human and social development -- students are expected to develop a sense of social responsibility, and tolerance and respect for the ideas and beliefs of others. The Coin-spiracy campaign offers a unique opportunity for students to be involved not only in thinking about and planning, but also taking action to contribute to their communities and exercise their social responsibility. By performing three kind acts, including one for the environment, they will be practicing being helpful and kind, contributing to their communities and helping to make the world a better place - all behaviours that exemplify social responsibility. Of course, the learning is made more powerful by seeing their kindness increased as the kind acts are "paid forward" and tracked on the web site."
- Lisa Pedrini, Coordinator - Violence Prevention, Abuse and Violence Prevention Team, Vancouver School Board
"The 'Coin-spiracy Campaign' offers a wonderful opportunity for our students to practice social responsibility! Congratulations on developing a unique and meaningful project. I fully support this project and am pleased to let you know that we have circulated information about the project to all of our schools."
- Valerie Overgaard, Associate Superintendent, Learning Services, Vancouver School Board
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