Uxbridge High School students participated in the annual Hearts of Kindness project on Valentine’s Day. (Photo courtesy Uxbridge Public Schools) 
Uxbridge High School students’ annual Hearts of Kindness project will be on display at Uxbridge Town Common until March for community members to enjoy. (Photo courtesy Uxbridge Public Schools) 
Students collected the hearts in boxes at each of the district’s schools and attached each one to long lengths of string for them to be hung up in the town common. (Photo courtesy Uxbridge Public Schools)
UXBRIDGE — Uxbridge High School Principal Michael Rubin and Art Therapist, Adjustment Counselor Alison Ciccone are pleased to share that Uxbridge students recently participated in the annual Hearts of Kindness Project.
On Valentine’s Day, Wednesday, Feb. 14, Uxbridge students and staff hung hundreds of hearts on the trees of the Uxbridge Town Common as part of the Hearts of Kindness Project.
The project also coincides with Random Acts of Kindness Week, celebrated Feb. 11-17.
Spearheaded by Adjustment Counselor Ciccone in 2012, the Hearts of Kindness Project gives students the opportunity to reflect on how they can practice kindness toward others while also giving back to the community.
Students cut pieces of foam or felt into two large hearts and decorated them before gluing the two hearts together to make a pocket. They then wrote down an act of kindness they recently did for someone else on a piece of paper and inserted the paper into the heart pocket.
All of the hearts were then collected in boxes at each of the district’s schools and students attached each one to long lengths of string for them to be hung up.
The project will be on display at Uxbridge Town Common until March for community members to enjoy.
Superintendent Baldassarre reiterated how important it is for the district’s students to share acts of kindness.
“There is great value in expressing gratitude for the kindness of others,” Superintendent Baldassarre added. “Our students are fortunate to have the opportunity to work with Mrs. Ciccone on this project and to express gratitude through artwork such as this.”
Since the project’s inception in 2012, over 1,000 acts of kindness have been placed on display.
“It was wonderful to see our students express such thoughtful and kind words while doing this project,” said Counselor Ciccone. “We hope that our students continue to practice acts of kindness throughout the year and see the impact their positive actions have on our school and community.”
For those interested in participating in the Hearts of Kindness Project or would like to learn more, visit here.
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