By the 6th graders at Strawberry Elementary School in Santa Rosa, CA

Liz Larew, a member of Sonoma County United in Kindness Project, wrote to AAPIC dated February 20, 2023.

“The 6th graders at Strawberry Elementary School in Sonoma County, CA, have been at the forefront of spreading acts of kindness, inclusivity, equality, and friendship at their school. Based on information their teacher, Mrs. Forgy, brought to them from Sonoma County United in Kindness Project, these young ones wrote their own Declaration of Unity, modeling and promoting the kind of humanity and leadership the world desperately needs.

To effectively cultivate a culture of respect, fairness, compassion, responsible leadership and inclusivity, active participation by all members of the community is required. If you have a child or a grandchild attending school, or have connections within the school system, please work with teachers or schools to promote tenets of this United in Kindness declaration written by students.

Schools are where the next socially responsible persons and humanistic leaders are made—contributing towards a better future for all!”

Read Strawberry Elementary School students’ Declaration of Unity (continue or click button to a different page in the Cloud for people to access and download).

We are United in Kindness

Mrs. Forgy’s Sixth Grade Class of 2023

Strawberry Elementary School

In order to achieve unity and kindness in our community...

We support…

• Freedom of choice
• Kindness toward those with challenges or disabilities
• Kindness to people of different ethnicities, religions or beliefs
• Being kind, even when people are not looking
• Different loves
• Respecting others and their differences
• Being honest and responsible, and proving you are these things throughactions
• Looking at things you don’t like with a different perspective
• Being positive or being quiet
• Giving people second chances
• Considering the source of bullying

We have no room for and will not tolerate (nor stand by)…

• Violent words or actions
• Insults
• Bullying
• Racism
• Cyberbullying
• Hurtful pranks
• Sexist talk or ideas
• Gossip/rumors
• Hurtful judgment of others
• Insulting peoples’ beliefs, backgrounds, or interests
• Eavesdropping