In Kindergarten, as well as in the other grades, we know that it is important to develop the whole child and not just focus on the academics of learning. Academics are important but it is the education of the heart that is going to take us through life and be most useful when working with others. Throughout the year we focus just as much on traits such as compassion and trust and patience and mindfulness and empathy as we do on learning our ABCs and 123s. And Team Awesome practices constantly by setting an intention, or goal, each day, such as focusing on being kind or making someone happy. That doesn't mean we don't do those things on other days as well, it just means we talk about our goal for the day and how we can be successful at it and then encourage and congratulate each other when we see the intention for the day being met. This link gives more information about the connectedness of heart mind well-being and the balance between educating the mind and the heart. t
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