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Youth Leaders’ Toolkit www.StopBullyingNow.hrsa.gov Resources for teens who want to help younger children launch a bullying prevention project
SBN! Youth Leaders’ Toolkit
Do you want to help improve the social atmosphere in your schools and community? Do you want to create positive change in your community? Do you want to work with younger children to Stop Bullying Now?
~Definitions~ Leadership Team: a group of high school youth working together to prevent bullying through a variety of methods, including peer to peer education and mentoring younger children. Project Team: a group of elementary or middle school-aged children who design and launch their own Bullying Prevention Project or Campaign with guidance from the high school Leadership Team.
Introduction
This SBN! Youth Leaders’ Toolkit is designed for the Leadership Team. The tools included (Video Toolkit DVD and Activities Guide) will help you develop a project or campaign working with younger children the Project Team - to raise awareness about bullying and to involve them as leaders in their school or organization. The main purpose of the Toolkit is to guide the discussions that will help you lead the Project Team as they develop their own project to address bullying. The activities described here are based on a successful project developed by high school students in Maryland- the You Have The Power! (YHTP!) Bullying Prevention Peer Education Project. This Toolkit outlines steps to create a project similar to YHTP!, but this is just one example of how youth can take a leadership role in bullying prevention. You can adjust your plans to fit the needs in your own school and community. Why use this toolkit to work in bullying prevention? You will be able to: • Define and describe the different kinds of bullying • Recognize bullying when it’s happening – whether in-person or online • Describe the best ways to prevent bullying • Involve younger children in
SBN! Youth Leaders’ Toolkit
Do you want to help improve the social atmosphere in your schools and community? Do you want to create positive change in your community? Do you want to work with younger children to Stop Bullying Now?
~Definitions~ Leadership Team: a group of high school youth working together to prevent bullying through a variety of methods, including peer to peer education and mentoring younger children. Project Team: a group of elementary or middle school-aged children who design and launch their own Bullying Prevention Project or Campaign with guidance from the high school Leadership Team.
Introduction
This SBN! Youth Leaders’ Toolkit is designed for the Leadership Team. The tools included (Video Toolkit DVD and Activities Guide) will help you develop a project or campaign working with younger children the Project Team - to raise awareness about bullying and to involve them as leaders in their school or organization. The main purpose of the Toolkit is to guide the discussions that will help you lead the Project Team as they develop their own project to address bullying. The activities described here are based on a successful project developed by high school students in Maryland- the You Have The Power! (YHTP!) Bullying Prevention Peer Education Project. This Toolkit outlines steps to create a project similar to YHTP!, but this is just one example of how youth can take a leadership role in bullying prevention. You can adjust your plans to fit the needs in your own school and community. Why use this toolkit to work in bullying prevention? You will be able to: • Define and describe the different kinds of bullying • Recognize bullying when it’s happening – whether in-person or online • Describe the best ways to prevent bullying • Involve younger children in