This school is celebrating Canada 150 with 150 acts of kindness

How are you marking 150 years of Confederation? Well, for Rockland Public School, it's through 150 acts of kindness. For the Sesquicentennial, the students and staff at this Eastern Ontario elementaryschoolhave been giving back to variouscommunities in big and small ways which we asked them to tell us about.

So far, they've raised money for a clean water initiative in Kenya, sung Christmas carols at a local retirement home, made Christmas cards for the Canadian Armed Forces and donated food, toiletries and clothes to homeless youth.

"What I wanted the kids to get out of the project is to understand that Canada is a great country to live in because people like them care enough to help others," saysteacher Sylvain Lamirande.

The grade 5 and 6 students even got topresent their good deeds to Gov. Gen.David Johnston earlier this year.

The 150 acts of kindness is one of 85 projects happening acrossthe Upper Canada District School Board. Thedistrict-wide celebrations hope to give the students opportunitiesto share theirthoughts on building a better Canada.

"The students have really embraced the project and have a good understanding of how even a small act of kindness can have a big impact," saysLamirande.