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www.insideHALTON.com |OAKVILLE BEAVER |Thursday, January 19, 2017 |24 Hillfield Strathallan College Learn with Joy. Live with Purpose. education . Advertising Feature Linbrook teaches kindness potential Love for the arts lives on and o ff the stage for H S C actors Grace and Ethan. Read more at hsc.on.ca/ourstories Hillfield Strathallan College warmly invites you to attend our upcoming Open House on Wednesday, February 1. Call 905-389-1367 or visit hsc.on.ca today. LINBROOK SCHO O L FOR BOYS Kind a c ts can be displayed in m any w ays throughout the year and alw ays bring sp e cial m eaning to th o se involved. Fam ilies, o rganizations and individuals often go out of their way to fi nd unique w ays to display tho ugh tfu lness to others. Throughout the month of Decem ber, Lin brook Scho o l posed a k in d n e ss challenge for its stu d e n ts. It w a s a wonderful oppor tunity to reinforce the im portance of being kind friends, helpful so n s , caring brothers and charitable citize ns. The challen ge be gan with a presentation by the two authors, Tracy V in cze and Renata C hubb, of a newly re lease d book, Furmont Chrismouse. Tracy and Renata attended a sch oo l a s se m b ly in m id-Novem ber and enjoyed brainstorm ing with the boys about w ays to show k in d n e ss. Bo ys of all a g e s e n th u siastically par ticipated in the school-w ide k in d n e ss chal lenge. So m e initiatives were student run and took place at sch oo l. For exam ple, the Grade 8 boys led a sh o e sh in in g cam paign. They enjoyed sh in in g the sch oo l sh o e s of the boys in junior kindergarten through Grade 7. In addition, the boys in Grade 5 wrote random no tes of k in d n e ss and left them on their te a c h e rs ' c a rs. T h e se notes included m e s s a g e s of th a n k s for their te a c h e rs' hard w ork and com m itm ent to teaching. The boys a lso sh ared their ran dom a c ts of k in d n e ss with the community. Their thoughtful a c ts included sh oveling their n e igh b o u rs' driveways, clea n in g the snow off their p a re n ts' c a rs, reading to their younger sib lin g s, helping with cooking m e a ls and se ttin g the table, and donating to local charities. There were trip s to the food bank and the hum ane society, and the Salvation Arm y w a s the recipient of gener o u s donations from Linbrook fam ilie s a s part of the "Toys for T e e n s" drive. The b o y s' d isp la y s of k in d n e ss are part of every day at Linbrook. They are taught to be kind to one another by show ing respect, su ppo rt and a helpful hand when needed. Linbrook boys, their fa m ilie s and the com m unity b e n e ftted from the 2 0 1 6 K in d n e ss C am p aign , and everyone is excited to se e w hat 2 0 1 7 will bring. www.linbrook.ca - 1 0 7 9 Linbrook Rd. Oakville - 9 0 5 -8 4 4 -2 6 9 7 Winter Open House - Saturday, January 21st -10 A.M. to 2 P.M. Engage. Inspire. Achieve. At Linbrook, we provide an active and supportive environment where boys are empowered to excel in academics, arts and athletics. Linbrook families benefit from passionate and experienced educators who inspire our boys and build upon their natural love for knowledge. LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE REGISTER TODAY! i. $ OAKVILLE'S ONLY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL FOR B O Y SJK - GRADE 8 Charitable Registration Number 83408 0772 RR0001 905.844.BOYS (2697) | info@linbrook.ca | linbrook.ca