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Boxes of books

#kindness1billion: Los Alamitos High senior donates more than 1,000 books to students in East Los Angeles

Staff reports March 17, 2022
Hands in the shape of a heart

OC schools are ready to take on the Great Kindness Challenge

Nichole Pichardo January 24, 2022

#kindness1billion: Garden Grove USD grad gives back by donating backpacks to kindergarteners

Nichole Pichardo August 30, 2021
One Billion Acts of Kindness logo with kids

#kindness1billion: A roundup of random acts of kindness shared (so far) in 2021

Nichole Pichardo April 28, 2021
Davis Magnet School Kindness

#kindness1billion: Davis Magnet School students raise funds for OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors program

Nichole Pichardo April 7, 2021
Otto Fischer Operation Study Hall

Students from OCDE’s Otto Fischer School are building kindness one desk at a time

Nichole Pichardo March 10, 2021
Fifth-grader at ceremony

#Kindness1Billion: Newhope Elementary student’s Make-A-Wish request is loud and clear

Ian Hanigan February 9, 2021
Vivian Nguyen could have asked for virtually anything. But the Newhope Elementary School fifth-grader used her wish to help others....
Three students with presents

Pandemic or not, Pacifica High School’s Adopt-A-Child brings holiday cheer

Ian Hanigan December 23, 2020
Pacifica High School’s annual Adopt-A-Child event been a winter tradition for more than 30 years. And it wasn’t about to...
Bikes and students at an assembly

Foundation surprises local third-graders: ‘Everybody’s getting a bike!’

Ian Hanigan December 22, 2020
For the fifth straight year, the nonprofit Bikes for Kids Foundation paid a visit to a Tustin Unified elementary school...
Sheriff's deputy and family

Kindness follows on the heels of heartbreak for Inside the Outdoors manager and family

Ian Hanigan December 12, 2020
After losing their home to the devastating Bond Fire, the longtime caretaker of Inside the Outdoors’ Rancho Soñado site and...
news, education news

Weekly roundup: Student author spreads a message of kindness and inclusivity, the latest OC districts to reopen, and more

Nichole Pichardo November 6, 2020
A Corona del Mar High School student is reminding the world that a little kindness goes a long way. After...
Teacher Maria Martinez and Isaac Rochell

Weekly roundup: NFL star surprises Santa Ana students, school reopenings, promoting tolerance, and more

Ian Hanigan September 25, 2020
A Los Angeles Charger dropped by Heroes Elementary School in Santa Ana with a special delivery this week. Isaac Rochell,...
balloons and a sign that reads, "1,000,000 meals served"

Santa Ana Unified has served more than 1 million student meals since closures

Ian Hanigan May 15, 2020
The Santa Ana Unified School District reached a milestone this week by serving its one millionth grab-and-go meal since closing...
Los Amigos Christi Montes and Christina Fenner

Los Amigos High staff collects $10,000 to help families through COVID-19 crisis

Ian Hanigan May 11, 2020
Staff members at Los Amigos High School in the Garden Grove Unified School District have collected $10,000 — most of...
Healthcare workers holding thank-you cards

#kindness1billion: Vista View Middle School students show their gratitude to healthcare workers

Ian Hanigan April 28, 2020
Students from Vista View Middle School in the Ocean View School District recently heard that healthcare workers at Memorial Care...
Workers unload groceries for families

Saddleback Church teams up with OCDE to provide meals, groceries for OC families

Ian Hanigan April 13, 2020
April showers didn’t discourage the families who lined up in their cars to pick up boxes of food outside OCDE’s...
UCI Health CEO Chad T. Lefteris, GGUSD Board of Education Vice President Teri Rocco, and GGUSD School Nurse Department Chair Cheryl Gibbs

Garden Grove Unified donates N95 and surgical masks to UCI, CHOC

Ian Hanigan April 8, 2020
Officials from the Garden Grove Unified School District gave a big assist to hospital workers in their fight against COVID-19...
Teacher with preschoolers

This website helps essential workers find open child care sites

Ian Hanigan April 2, 2020
Early Childhood OC is maintaining a list of open child care sites for essential workers during the COVID-19 crisis. The...
coffee cup on counter

VIDEO: A quick trip to Starbucks leads to the ultimate act of kindness

Ian Hanigan March 5, 2020
Catherine Pearlman casually spotted the flier on a bulletin board inside a Starbucks. It was written by a woman who...
Joy Harjo and Rick Stein on stage

U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo inspires OC audience at 11th annual Creative Edge Lecture

Ian Hanigan March 4, 2020
Joy Harjo wasn’t always the nation’s official poet, or even a celebrated artist. Yet as a child she knew she...
news, education news

Weekly roundup: Students support ill classmate by offering kindness to others, Tustin school offers auto training, and more

Fermin Leal February 28, 2020
An 8-year-old’s leukemia diagnosis spurred acts of kindness for other children undergoing cancer treatments. This Orange County Register article described...
Students gathered outdoors

#kindness1billion: Fullerton sixth-graders turn kindness into a weeklong assignment

Ian Hanigan February 6, 2020
The kind acts keep adding up in 2020. Nearly four years ago, OCDE launched its One Billion Acts of Kindness...
students wait in line for backpacks

Tillys gives away backpacks, other merchandise to San Juan Hills High students

Fermin Leal February 5, 2020
Irvine-based Tillys recently stopped by San Juan Hills High School to give away 150 backpacks, coupons and other items to...

Weekly roundup: Girl Scout cookie box features Mission Viejo High student, esports participation promotes STEM, and more

Fermin Leal January 31, 2020
It’s Girl Scout cookie season across Orange County. If you purchase the popular Thin Mints box from a Scout, you’ll...
students cleaning up refuse

Students, community members honor MLK with Back Bay clean-up

Fermin Leal January 30, 2020
Students and staff from OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors environmental education program honored Martin Luther King Jr. Day by helping clean their...
News blocks

Weekly roundup: State budget proposal adds funds for new teachers, OCDE steps up efforts to curb hate incidents, and more

Fermin Leal January 17, 2020
Gov. Gavin Newsom revealed a proposed budget for next fiscal year that anticipates nearly $4 billion more in revenue for...
students on a field celebrate

VIDEO: OCDE students surprised with gifts from SoCal Helpful Honda program

Greg Lammers January 16, 2020
Students in OCDE’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing program hosted at University High School received a pre-game surprise as they...
Stacy Deeble-Reynolds

Q&A: OCDE teams with local partners to promote inclusivity, combat hate

Ian Hanigan January 16, 2020
The disturbing images generated headlines across the country. In one photo, Orange County teenagers were seen mimicking a Nazi salute...
forum attendees gather for roundtable discussion

Forum on preventing hate incidents in schools spurs conversations about tolerance

Fermin Leal January 8, 2020
Incidents of bullying, violence, discrimination and other hate-related cases have spread across schools nationally, including those in Orange County. So...
county superintendent hugs a teacher of the year

Year in review: 10 notable OCDE Newsroom stories from 2019

Fermin Leal December 26, 2019
Now that the year is nearly over, it’s time to look back on the most read and most notable OCDE...

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