#BeKindBeCool School Edition – Kindness Art Competition 2025
Join in the #BeKindBeCool School Edition – Kindness Art Competition 2025, a dedicated opportunity for students in grades 1 through 12 to express kindness through creativity. This School Edition is part of the broader #BeKindBeCool global kindness event and offers schools an accessible, meaningful way to engage students in a global celebration of positive values.
Visit the official #BeKindBeCool event homepage.
For more information on the Kindness Art Competition rules, click on the link below.
Just a short summary about the competition extracted from the above official webpage.
About The Competition
The Kindness Art Competition invites students to create original artwork, or posters centered on the theme “Acts of kindness — big or small.” Students may use any two-dimensional medium, including pencil, crayon, watercolor, marker, or mixed media.
- Submission Deadline: April 30, 2026
- Winners Announced: May 30, 2026
- Awards Ceremony will be held in 2026, Times Square, NYC
A Teacher's Guide and entry form are available to assist schools in running the project and to make it easy to introduce the theme, inspire creative ideas, and collect submissions.
Download Entry Form & Teacher's Guide here: gjw.us/artentryform
Awards and Recognition
The School Edition awards four first prizes of $500, one in each grade division: 1–3, 4–6, 7–9, and 10–12. In addition, ten students from each division will receive one year of Gan Jing Kids Streaming (valued at $120).
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