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Safe school ambassadors book safe school ambassadors. What i have learned from this insightful, compelling book is that by empowering the students, we can build safer schools, from the insideout, an obvious, and simple solution. The safe school ambassadors program is an insideout approach to improving school climate, one that relies on social norms change and the power of students to help stop bullying and violence. Schools with active safe school ambassadorsa ssa find reductions in drug. The ambassadors schools where god helps to make a total. Safe school ambassadors research community matters. Middletown some 40 middletown high school students and 11 members of the schools faculty and staff, completed safe school ambassador training program held at the mhs librarymedia center on. Harnessing student power to stop bullying and violence. Middletown students 1st in state to become safe school ambassadors. Youth and advisors receive 2 days of training at their school to gain the necessary skills to become ambassadors.
Safe school ambassadors production, for educational purposes. Students are able to intervene in a safe and appropriate way when potentially hurtful situations develop. Safe school ambassadors program empowers student bystanders to speak up and intervene with their peers in bullyingrelated incidents. See more were excited that briggs chaney middle school begins bully prevention program today with safe school ambassadors. The safe school ambassadors program empowers leaders from diverse groups and cliques on campus and equips them with nonviolent communication and intervention skills to prevent bullying and violence among their peers.
Safe school ambassadors developed by community matters in sebastopol, ca is a program that trains diverse and socially influential student leaders to intervene with their friends and classmates when they see teasing, bullying, and other acts of cruelty. Safe school ambassadors currently operates in more than 600 schools throughout the united states and canada, and has been shown to reduce bullying, improve grades and attendance, decrease vandalism, and improve the overall school environment. Book the safe ambassadors by filling out this online form or download the safe ambassador request form for schools 2nd and 5th grades, high school drivers ed download the safe ambassador request form for community events, festivals, block parties, school health fairs, classrooms, lscpta meetings, and other events please note. The safe school ambassadors program is built on a solid foundation of research and has been refined through more than ten years of field experience with. They are a critical and underutilized resource for positively impacting the crisis of bullying in our schools. The safe school ambassadors program is built on a solid foundation of research and has been refined through more than ten years of field experience with more than 70,000 ambassadors in over 1500 schools, as of november 2017. Safe school ambassadors by rick phillips, 9780470197424, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The safe school ambassadors program ssa is an evidencebased. Lehighton is the first school district in pennsylvania to run the program.
You have to start with kids who arent afraid to buck the trend. At its core, the safe school ambassadors program is an insideout approach to improving school climate. Since 2000, the safe school ambassadors program has been implemented in over 1,500 schools, training over. Harnessing student power to stop bullying and violence by. District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from discrimination based on race, color, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, or genetic information. There are a lot of bystanders who are afraid to open their mouths because the bullying could be turned against them, says phillips, coauthor of the book safe school ambassadors. This group will be trained as school ambassadors by qualified staff using a nationally recognized program. Lastly, car safety ambasssadors teach the students how to be safe in and around cars. To date, 650 schools in thirtyone states have made use of safe school. Harnessing student power, is a must read for professionals and parents alike.
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The safe school buddies program is designed for students in first through third grades. Colonia student ambassadors provide safety tips to. How ssa works to provide a foundation for bullying prevention. Safe school ambassadors education foundation of martin.
Safe school ambassadors program the safe school ambassadors program consists of a group of trained students who attempt to prevent and stop acts of cruelty by interacting with their peer group. Shaylene speaks to thousands of students each year across the country and. View shaylene kings profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Safe school ambassadors is an essential guide for school adm. Most importantly, safe schools ambassadors program fosters a school climate of safety, respect, and. Ambassadors help their friends make better choices about how to. The safe school ambassadors ssa program is built on a solid. Middletown high students become safe school ambassadors. Safe school ambassadors is an essential guide for school administrators, counselors, teachers, parents, and youth organization leaders.
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