Mrs. Kathleen Peterson earned her M.A.T. in Elementary Education from the College of Charleston. She taught for the past 7 years in South Carolina and California before moving to Arizona this year and joining St. Theresa. She is now a beloved 4th grade teacher at STCS, using her time and talents to make our school a better place! We forgive her for being a Clemson fan! This year she brought a really special project to our school; the back story behind the beautifully painted rocks adorning our campus is pretty wonderful.

"About a year and a half ago, my father passed away. Through my healing process I was searching for ways to channel my emotions in to positive acts of spreading love and kindness in his honor. As a kid, he always taught us to be kind. He showed us that kindness wins and love trumps hate. He was also a color blind artist! He painted water colors, oil paintings, etc. Following September 11th, he painted 4,316 watercolors to honor each victim of the attacks. He then went to lower Manhattan and handed them out on the street. Creative Times, a nonprofit organization wrote an article about this and helped him hand out the paintings. 

On September 17th, which would have been his 71st birthday, the 4th graders hosted Kindness Rocks for all grades. This included helping and guiding students of all grades to create the rocks." The students came together to spread the rocks around campus as a reminder of the many ways we can change the world together.