Carlin Combined School turned World Kindness Day into a full week of celebration, showing just how powerful kindness can be. Although World Kindness Day was officially on November 13, Carlin students and staff extended the joy from November 17 to 20, filling their school with color, compassion and connection.
Each day had a fun theme to highlight how kindness shows up in everyday life:
Monday: Team Up with Kindness – students wore their favorite team gear
Tuesday: Let Kindness Shine Bright – everyone dressed in bright colors
Wednesday: Cozy Up with Kindness – pajama day for warmth and comfort
Thursday: Be Kind and Include Everyone – students wore new kindness shirts
Vice Principal Allison Coppinger said each day helped students explore how kindness affects their classmates and the entire school. “We want students to see that small actions can make a big difference,” she said.
Coppinger (photographed) also read the book Kindness Rocks by Sonica Ellis to kindergarten through third-grade students before they decorated rocks in art class. The story shows how kindness can spread through even the smallest actions, and it helped set the tone for the school’s new gratitude garden.
Midweek, Carlin hosted the Elko County School Board meeting where two students, Haylee Warren and Emily McNamara, were recognized for their outstanding kindness. Coppinger praised their quiet leadership and daily actions that lift others: helping classmates without being asked, encouraging teammates, including others who feel left out, and supporting younger students.
“These girls make our school better just by being in it,” said Coppinger. “They lead by example, not by title.”
Even School Resource Officer Trevor Sneed got involved. He created a fun bulletin board titled “Investigating Kindness,” which helps students explore what kindness looks like in real life.
The week wrapped up with a kindness shirt giveaway, made possible thanks to a generous donation from Wells Rural Electric Company.
At Carlin Combined School, kindness isn’t just a lesson—it’s a way of life.