Programs
Early Childhood Bullying Prevention Program'Let's Be Friends'
Pre-k-2
Bullying and relational aggression begin as early as pre-school. Incorporate the "bully free"...
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Elementary School Program
'No Excuse For Peer Abuse'
Grades 3-5
Creating bully free social and learning environments are critical to optimize cognitive...
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Middle School Program & Project
'Stand-Up Speak-Out'
Grades Middle School and up
Empower middle school students, prepare them to meet everyday challenges...
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Coming Soon!
Virgil the Bully From Cyber SpaceA book for Children in Grades 1 - 3 With a Parent Component
Training
On Site Training is offered for educators, parents, students, support staff, civic groups and community members. Presentations provide practical information and resources. Learn the best practices to reduce bullying, effective intervention strategies and how to address the challenges faced by parents, educators and communities dealing with bullying.Read More
Train the Trainer Turnkey Manual provides two power point presentations with all the tools and information needed to conduct your own bullying prevention and intervention workshop for staff and to conduct a parent presentation. This is the most cost effective way to train staff year after year, retread with current staff as needed and educate parents.
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Easy-to-find Bullying Solutions and Services/Shop to Stop Bullying
Visit sears.com/teamup Team Up To Stop Bullying, the first portal designed to connect students, parents and educators with hundreds of bullying solutions and services.
Shop To Stop Bullying on August 11th: 15% Savings Pass on all apparel,footwear and jewelry: when you use this pass, Sears will donate 5% of your purchase to anti-bullying charities: http://www.sears.com/ue/home/
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Information for Educators
Bullying
Bullying is a major barrier to student learning.
School administrators and teachers are under so much pressure to raise test scores, make sure everyone is proficient and “Leave No Child Behind” that we are raising proficient bullies, gang members and Wall Street criminals.
Emotions effect how we learn and caring relationships are the foundations of all lasting learning. Test scores will not improve nor will school climate until we begin addressing the social and emotional needs of our students. If a student does not feel safe in school because he is being bullied in school, after school or on the internet that child can’t learn and is not motivated to learn. “Students thrive in schools where they feel adults know them, care about them and respect them.” (Susan Limber, ClemsonUniversity)
School administrators and their staff often adopt a short term piecemeal approach to bullying prevention. They may select bullying as a topic for an in-service training, PTA meeting or school assembly. Sometimes lessons are taught by individual teachers, a guidance counselor or social worker. These efforts represent important steps in a bullying prevention strategy but they likely will do little to significantly reduce bullying and serve only as a shot in the arm.
Click here for “The Best Practices” in bullying prevention
Is your school effectively addressing bullying?
Take the assessment below and find out.
Utterly Global, LLC
Bullying Prevention Assessment
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Encourage Parental Involvement
- Conduct a needs assessment using surveys, interviews, orientation, meetings, phone calls, or other forums to assess the climate of the school.
- Ask parents, students and staff what concerns they have. Ask for suggestions and try to implement them by getting parents, students and staff involved.
- Send home multiple invitations and announcements about school events.
- Invite individual parents to play specific roles and become active in planning and organizing activities at school.
- Offer translated materials for families with limited English proficiency and provide translation services at school meetings or events.
- Initiate a personal outreach system by asking parents to invite other parents and extended family members to upcoming events.
- Whenever possible provide food, snacks or a give-away at meetings, activities and events.
- Establish a parent’s room or center that has a welcoming environment and serves as a resource center.
- Prepare a family newsletter to send home monthly with students and publish it online.