Changing the World One Stanley

At a Time

Presented by: Williams High School PALs

IntroductionChanging the World One Stanley at a Time originated at Williams High School in Plano, Texas. PALs (Peer Assistance Leadership) students at the school wanted to do what they could to work with the elementary and middle schools in their area to inspire their younger peers to join them in making a difference and in turn, produce a ripple effect of kindness. And it worked!

So far, many big-hearted students at Williams, along with those at various elementary schools have joined. Word spread. Soon schools across the United Statesfrom California to New York, and internationallyin places like Puerto Rico, China, Spain, and Franceraised their hands to become difference makers in this Flat Stanley making a difference crusade!

Let’s Get Started!

• First things first: To get started, print one of the Flat Stanley Templates (courtesy of www.flatstanley.com).

• Second step: Cut out and decorate your very own Flat Stanley.

• Third step: Contact Mrs. Coats when you're ready to swap Flat Stanleys. Include your name, school and grade.

Decorate your Stanley as a creative way to express yourself!

After Making Stanley…

• Cut out your finished Flat Stanley and write your first name, last name first initial, and school name on the back.

• If you would like, you can even laminate your personal Stanley!

Get Ready to Makea Difference!

• Participating in Changing the World One Stanley At a Time is going give you the chance to swap Stanley’s throughout Plano ISD. as well as the country and even the world!

• Mrs. Coats at Williams High School will contact your teacher to let you know who you will be swapping Stanley’s with … How exciting!

Receiving Swapped Stanleys

• Your Stanley will arrive in the mail or maybe even by email. • Once you get your Stanley, you’ll be

challenged throughout the next month to perform 2-4 acts of kindness!

Stanley JournalYour teacher will give you a Flat Stanley Journal to record your acts of

Kindness.

Act of Kindness #1 Act of Kindness #2

Act of Kindness #3 Act of Kindness #4

What to Write on Your Journal

Sheet

In the journal, write about each act of kindness that you and Stanley do! The person who has your Stanley will do the same!

Let’s see your acts of Kindness!

Use a cell phone to take pictures of you and your swapped Stanley doing your acts of kindness so you can share them with your classmates! If you want to share with the student you swapped with,

draw a picture to include with your journal.

Keep the acts going!• At the end of the month you will

swap your Stanleys back getting your original Stanley, along with the journal of acts of kindness performed.

• Next, let your Stanley get some rest before sending him off on another adventure!

October – November Calendar

• As classes at our feeder schools are getting their Flat Stanleys ready to swap, for October, we are going to have our own Flat Stanleys perform 2 acts of kindness during the timeframe of 10/15 – 25. Any acts of kindness that you want posted, send to Chris Coats at chris.coats@pisd.edu and she will post them on the www.onestanleyatatime website. Soon, designated teachers and counselors at schools will be able to post items on their own!

November Calendar!• We will swap our Flat Stanleys on Monday, October 28 for the

month of November. Chris Coats will let each school know who they are swapping with, the teacher, class and grade level. You will send your Flat Stanleys addressed to that teacher in a giant envelope via interoffice mail.

• Once you get your swapped Stanley – let the kindness begin! Teachers will make copies of the Flat Stanley Journal to give to their students to chronicle their making a difference adventures. The challenge (based on teacher’s choice) is for each student to perform 2 – 4 acts of kindness during a 3 week period.

• Stanleys will be mailed the week of November 18 via interoffice mail back to the originating school and class.

• The last week of November, students will be challenged to perform acts of kindness with their own Stanley the week of Thanksgiving performing at least 1 that week.

Thank you!

We’re excited that you’re joining our making a difference challenge – Changing the World One Stanley at a Time! If you have any questions, visit:

www.onestanleyatatime.com or contact

Chris.Coats@pisd.edu

Let’s make a difference one Stanley at a time!