World Kindness Day was first launched in 1998 by The World Kindness Movement, an organisation formed at a 1997 Tokyo conference of kindness organisations around the world. There are currently more than 28 nations involved in The World Kindness Movement. The mission of the World Kindness Movement and World Kindness Day is to create a kinder world by inspiring individuals and nations towards greater kindness. World Kindness Day is celebrated every year on 13th November and on this day, people are encouraged to make the world a better place by celebrating and promoting good deeds and pledging acts of kindness, either as individuals or as organisations. In the UK, Kindness Day UK is organised by Kindness UK and was launched on 13th November 2010. Since then, the event has continued to grow in popularity every year with increasing numbers of individuals, schools, charities, institutions and businesses taking part. Kindness Day UK is a nationally recognised day for the celebration of kindness in society and day to day life. Individual acts of kindness are encouraged on this day every year.

Where can I read more? To find out more about Kindness Day UK, you can visit the website here.

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Kindness Day UK encourages schools nationwide to take part in Kindness Day UK. You can visit their website to see some examples of how schools have celebrated the day. The website also has a list of activities that your school could take part in on Kindness Day or during a Kindness Week to promote and celebrate kindness. To access the ideas, you can follow the link here.

For a collection of ideas, images, quotes, stories and video clips to make kindness the norm in our everyday lives, you can visit the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation website here.

The School of Kindness will be holding their World Kindness Day Virtual Assemblies for primary schools on Wednesday 13th November (coinciding with Anti-Bullying Week)! They is also a World Kindness Day resource pack for schools. To request a place on their World Kindness Day assembly and a free World Kindness Day activity pack, visit the webpage here.