Show #313
August 25 at 6:30 pm; August 30 at 7:00 am

Teasing & Bullying - Bullying is the most common form of violence in our society according to the National Association of School Psychologists. In response, the NJ State Bar Foundation created a program on conflict resolution. Educators at Robert Frost Elementary in East Brunswick have been using this program and have seen positive results.

Storytelling - Communication students from Monmouth University and members of the Atlantic Highlands Leo Club (the Junior Lions Club) visit Atlantic Highlands Elementary to tell stories with a moral and character-building lesson. For more information on the project, go to: bluehawk.monmouth.edu/~story/

TIPS - Students at Burlington Co Special Services School Dist. Mt. Holly are participating in a program called Teens Interacting Positively with Seniors. The teachers work with multiply handicapped 7-12th graders with learning disabilities or behavioral and emotional problems. These teens are learning how to interact with senior citizens and develop an awareness of the older generation. This program is funded through a grant from the NJEA Frederick L. Hipp Foundation for Excellence in Education.

Global Connection - Jill Cerqueira is a World History and World Geography teacher at Holmdel High School. She founded a program called Global Connections which creates friendships between American, Albania and Serbian teenagers. They exchange letters, interview each other for school newspapers, make peace mural projects.