Bibb County school earns first-ever national “Kind School” designation
Howard Middle School recognized for building a culture of kindness
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Howard Middle School in Macon earned a 2025-26 Kind School designation from Teach Kindness, a national initiative that promotes kindness as a daily practice.
The program highlights schools that define kindness, teach it schoolwide, and support student-led projects that benefit their school or community.
Teach Kindness selected 32 schools across 18 states. Howard Middle School is one of only three schools chosen in Georgia.
“It takes real effort to build a school culture where kindness is the norm, not the exception,” said Brandi Watts, national director of Teach Kindness. “These schools are showing that kindness can be taught and practiced alongside academics.”
Other Georgia schools earning the designation include Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in Atlanta and Anita White Carson Middle School in Greene County.
Howard Middle School Kind School designation explained
According to Teach Kindness, recognized schools:
- Define kindness as part of school culture
- Provide instruction focused on kindness
- Empower students to lead projects supporting others
Student-led efforts across participating schools included service projects such as food drives, community outreach, and partnerships that support others.
In addition, Teach Kindness provides free resources to help schools build positive learning environments by teaching kindness as a skill.
Since its launch in 2017, the program has reached more than 10,000 schools across all 50 states and Washington, D.C.
