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There Must Be a Better Way - Dealing with Bullies

Soul Shoppe In The News Aretha Franklin's “Respect” livened up the gym at Glenshire Elementary School's anti-bullying presentation last week. Presented by former teacher and anti-bully advocate Joseph Savage of Soul Shoppe, the program included an interactive video and plenty of information.
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Peacemaking at Home

Our Peacemaker Program includes training student Peacemakers to use the Peace Path, which is a 7-step process to resolve conflicts. Last month one of our school’s principals received this letter from a parent on the impact of this program on his child and family.

“I'd like to congratulate you on the Peacemaker program at Parkmead. (My wife) and I were having a discussion tonight which started to get a little heated. (Our child) came out of his room and told us we were going about it all wrong. He walked us through the peace path and we all felt better after we threw our problem on the ground and shook hands. I hope the program works as well at school as it does at home.”

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Elementary Bullying Prevention Conference

A big thanks goes out to all who participated in our 2nd Annual Elementary Bullying Prevention Conference last month! Here are some program highlights:

Here is Nicholas Carlisle, Executive Director of No Bully who shared strategies and systems that schools can put into place to both prevent bullying and to collaboratively deal with situations when young people feel ostracized or put down.

Carrie Sant, Web Developer Another highlight of the conference was Carrie Santi who presented on internet safety. Carrie painted a comprehensive picture of what is happening for young people on the internet and cautioned adults to constantly remind students of the consequences of internet behavior.

In a workshop on student Peacemakers, Soul Shoppe facilitators walk conference participants through the “Peace Path”.