Kindergarten Bullying Prevention Story Event
HCCS - Holyoke Community Charter School
October 07, 2013
During October 7, 2013 the Holyoke Community Charter School united efforts with the World’s National Campaign Against Bullying. To acknowledge this huge challenge, the school’s SLO® Prefects, alongside the AQC, SLC and Director, planned a Kindergarten Bullying Prevention Story Event. During the event Mr. Fabian Ramirez, a bullying-prevention speaker based in Dallas, Texas spoke to the students. He is passionate about helping to eliminate acts of bullying on school campuses. He teaches students how to respond to students who bully.
The goals of the event were:
- For students to learn how to respond to acts of bullying
- To empower students to not be victims of bullying
- To build resilience in order to help students through tough times
- To learn that love has the power to transform an enemy into a friend
Everyone involved had a great day! The students were also privileged to hear a powerful message from Mayor Alex Morse relating to bullying at school, home and in the community. Mayor Morse stated that it is important for all of us to always feel safe no matter where we are.
High School Bullying Prevention Assembly
IAF - International Academy of Flint
October 31, 2013
On the last day of October, the International Academy of Flint’s SABIS Student Life Organization® Discipline and Activities Department prefects organized a Bully Prevention Assembly for their high school students (Gr. 9 – 12). Their aim was to take a different approach towards bullying. Therefore, the prefects researched techniques on coping with bullying and also on how to reach out and “be there” for those that are being bullied.
SLO® held a survey prior to the assembly asking the students questions about the types of bullying they have witnessed at school and in their communities. The results were used to help the prefects prepare the program for the Bullying Prevention Assembly.
On the day of the assembly, the program consisted of students sharing their own bullying stories; both victims and students who have bullied others. Those students who had turned to bullying behavior shed some light on why they thought they were doing this. The results from the survey were shared with the students and suggestions on how to cope with bullying were discussed.
The highlight of the assembly was the showing of the Bullying Prevention Video created by the SLO® prefects. The video theme was aimed at building self-esteem and encouraging students to belief in themselves.
There was a lot of positive feedback from both students and staff. It was such a huge success that the SLO® prefects are planning to visit the lower and middle school students’ homerooms during Term 2 to discuss Bullying Prevention with them as well.
When asked what their plans were to prevent bullying at IAF, they had this to say: “Our defense toward bullying is building up students’ self-esteem and befriending those that may be victims of bullying. This has been successful.“
To view the video created by the IAF SLO® prefects, click here.
Bullying Prevention Pledge Week
ISC - Cairo
September 29, 2013
The International School of Choueifat - Cairo has proudly completed a very successful Prevention of Bullying month, with the main project being the Bullying Prevention Pledge.
The Pledge Project’s aim was to give students the opportunity to voluntarily commit to “WE DO NOT stand for bullying” by signing a promise that they will make an effort to stand up against bullying as well as overcome and prevent it in their schools.
Students from KG1 - Gr.12 with faculty members from all the different departments around the school joined together to sign the Pledge to lend a hand in preventing any form of bullying around the school.
The SLO® Discipline Department has organized the event to aid the SLO® in their efforts in their “Prevention” campaign. During the course of the event, participants signed a pledge which clearly stresses the role of the signer in countering bullying in all its forms and types to provide a safer and better environment for all the students of ISC-Cairo. Participants also had their handprints taken on a large poster that further supports the Discipline Department’s efforts.
Pledge stations supervised by prefects were visible during the week on the playground where students could go to pledge and make their handprints, the students really enjoyed it. On the last day all the sport teams came with their coaches to sign their pledges.
ISC – Cairo students and teachers demonstrated their incredible commitment to stand up against bullying. With 80 faculty members and 1,620 students out of 2100 taking the pledge, ISC – Cairo have clearly stated that it will not stand for any type of bullying and will work to overcome it and prevent it.
The Pledge week was followed up with a “Wear an Orange T-shirt Spirit Day” to celebrate the great success of the pledge week and to visually great awareness for the Prevention of Bullying.
Bullying Prevention Pledge Week
ISC - City of 6 October
November 05, 2013
The International School - City of 6 October held their Bullying Prevention Pledge Campaign early in November (5th-14th). The SLO® prefects used a wooden fence as their canvas and drew bare trees around a future construction site located on the school grounds. There were 12 trees painted, each representing a grade level in the school. When a student signed a pledge against bullying, he/she made a handprint on the bare branches representing the leaves of the trees to show their commitment to the pledge they had just signed.
The event was planned and carried out by the Discipline Department. The Outreach Department prefects assisted with the campaign by arranging for the Infant Department (KG - Gr. 1) to make their hand prints on the wooden fence. It was truly a TEAM effort.
To promote the Pledge Campaign, the prefects from the Discipline Department spoke to the Grade 2-8 students about the definition of bullying, how to prevent it, and what they should do if they witness a bullying situation.
During these discussions, students who were interested were invited to sign the Bullying Prevention Pledges during their lunch and Student Life Periods. Tables were set up near the Bullying-Prevention-Tree-Wall, and during lunch and SL periods, students came to sign their pledges and made their handprints.
When asked to give feedback on the effectiveness of the Pledge Campaign, students agreed that they are more confident to speak up against bullying that occurs. Most students are also eager to take part in the prevention of bullying.
Approximately 800 students (out of 1300) signed the pledges.