The next generation is learning the act of 'paying it forward'. 
Students from Maple Leaf School in Morden helped kick-off Pay It Forward May this week.
Cassandra Newman’s grade one class spent the morning Wednesday hiding 'kindness rocks' around Morden.
While academic results are crucial in education, Newman says equally important for teachers is fostering kind, loving people, "who are empathetic and who are capable of making the world a better place."
Students dispersed 50 rocks, each with an encouraging message for those who find them. "The hope is that when people come across the rocks they either pass them on to someone they feel would benefit from the message on the rock or re-hide the rock," she explains.
The class has also created a Facebook page, Morden Kindness Rocks, for the project in hopes people will post pictures with the hidden messages.
She notes the idea was formed over Christmas after students spent time handing out cards and treats to local businesses. Newman says the students quickly began internalizing how a small gesture can have a powerful impact, and response from the community was so positive the youth have taken it upon themselves to regularly perform random acts of kindness.
The annual Pay It Forward May tradition is a joint effort between the Morden and Winkler community foundations to raise the profile of selfless acts of kindness.
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