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Meet Our Expert: Michelle Kinder
Michelle Kinder is a renowned figure in mental health and leadership. Her accolades include co-authoring "WHOLE: What Teachers Need to Help Students Thrive," being featured in major publications like TIME and The Washington Post, and leading Momentous Institute to earn top workplace awards. Michelle’s profound impact and engaging speaking style open doors and hearts, driving our mission forward at Tacky Box.
No extra workload for teachers
Just direct-to-student engagement!
Count on Tacky Box for simple integration into your school's daily routine.
It’s a light lift, high-impact strategy to help students choose kindness, match their words with their actions, and ripple strong positive connections throughout your campus.
Read, Watch, Decorate, and Practice Kindness with Tacky Box
A physical box helps make the student’s choice for kindness feel concrete.
Common language and a shared commitment in every classroom make choosing kindness joyful and contagious.
Just 5 minutes a day develops strong habits of self-reflection and self-regulation.
Who We Are
Tacky Box kicked off in North Texas, impacting over 100,000 students and sparking lasting partnerships.
We have driven positive social change, earning the 2016 Nautilus Book Award and being selected for The Born This Way Foundation’s anti-bullying program in 2020.
Michelle Kinder joins Tacky Box as Chief Mental Health Officer in 2023, bringing 25 years of experience in children's mental health. Read The Case for Tacky Box HERE, which connects this simple tool to the science behind it.
In 2024, Tacky Box was awarded a competitive RFP to work with the Texas Center for Student Supports on the Stronger Connections Grants, aiming to reduce bullying and acts of hate or violence in schools statewide.
During the 2020-2021 school year, 32% of public school teachers agree that student behavior interfered with their teaching.
National Center for Education Statistics
Transform student behavior with Tacky Box
Tacky Box® is designed for Pre-K through 5th grade, and includes a children's book, a live-action and animated TV show, and activities that encourage self-reflection, self-regulation and choosing kindness.
Each day during morning announcements, Tacky Box Time encourages students to reflect on the world around them, writing down anything they consider "tacky" in their Tacky Box. This process helps them discern who they want to be in the world and make daily choices that move them closer to that ideal.
Tacky Box is perfect for schools, camps, and other group settings.
We provide the tools; students create the change
Tacky Box is a proven, easy-to-implement tool for emotional development, helping children process emotions and promote kindness daily.
Tacky Box teaches self-reflection, fortifies self-regulation competencies, reduces behavioral incidents, and improves the climate and culture of the classroom and the campus.
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