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Case Studies- Mental Health Malcolm Munroe Memorial Jr. High - Sydney River, NS Creating an inviting school We have initiated a series of activities based around a combination of inservice training programs. classroom guest speakers and pro-active intervention by our Guidance Department in cooperation with students, parents and staff. We provide opportunities for parents to familiarize themselves with our school and thereby increase their comfort level and that of their children. We have initiated a very successful non-retention program which has gone a long way toward the creation of a positive school environment. Programs on effective parenting have been hosted by our school and we constantly accept a pro-active stance on the promotion of such events as Black History month, Women in History, Family Violence Prevention Week as well as many others. We try to encourage the involvement of as many students and staff as possible in these programs. Target Audience: 12-15 years Donkin Morien Elementary Jr. High - Donkin - NS Step Wellness Fair The Step Wellness Fair greatly assists everyone in taking the right steps to gain up to date information which will assist in making decisions on how to lead a healthy lifestyle. Wellness is a holistic approach to well being. Wellness is a proactive (preventative) approach to gaining optimal health. Health promotion is a major part of the restructured health care system. The Wellness Fair greatly assists everyone in taking the right steps to gain up to date information which will assist in making decision on how to lead a healthy life style. Students will be able to view displays on Active Living, Nutrition, Smoking, Healthy Habits, Sun Sense, Healthy Hearts, Dental Hygiene, Personal Development and Relationships. Parents and community members will be able to view the above displays. There will also be a Blood Pressure Check Station, Body Mass Index area, and there will be a Mini Active Living Presentation. Target Audience: 3-5 Kindergarten 6-8 Grades 1-3 9-11 Grades 4-6/7 12-14 Grades 7/8 to 9 15-17 18-20 Non-Students 20+ St. Alexander School - North Bay, On Dragoneers Students from grades 4-6 belong to a club who work as special peers of the handicapped children who attend the school. They generally work during recess, lunch periods and assemblies. Target Audience: 6-8 years Grades 1-3 Waasis Road Middle School, Oromocto, NB Social Skills Tutorial Group Discussion topics include: Self -Self-image -Self management -Needs -Feeling -Communication -Getting along -Tolerance -Getting to know others -Friendship The skills and behaviours that we are trying to promote are: -Assertiveness -Decision making -Organization -Study skills -Problems solving -Planning for the future -Trust -Respect -Getting even -Attention getting/acting silly -Trying/effort -Anger -Bullying/intimidation Target Audience: 12-14 years Grades 7/8 to 9 Espanola High School, Espanola, ON Mental Health Clinic Outreach Counseling A mental health counselor schedules weekly group sessions with at risk students. These students are primarily from grade 9 & 10. Target Audience: 12-14 years Grade 7/8 to 9 Espanola High School, Espanola, ON A program designed to assist students in a clinical, education setting. Network North and Espanola High School work as a team to provide support the student and family. Individual program with educational goals and mental health goals are established with the client, counselors, mental health worker and the teacher responsible for the education of the student. Target Audience: 12-14 years Grades 7/8 to 9 5-17 years Grades 10-12 Port Hardy Secondary School, Port Hardy, BC Celebration 95 & 96, etc. One day a year, where possible within Education Week, we schedule a special day of celebration. We celebrate health, physical-emotional; culture; (we have over 22 cultural groups in our community including a student population of 30+%); and hopes and dreams. During the school day all students, grades 8-12 and our feeder grades 7s, choose from a variety of workshops (from acupressure to dreams to self defence for girls to a focus on Japan, etc.) In the evening the whole community is invited in for an International Food Fair, Displays and Presentations. Target Audience: Grades 4-6/7 Grades 7/8 to 9 Grades 10-12 Non-students Ashern Central, Ashern, Manitoba Copernican Timetable The school has reorganized school year into 4 terms. Students take 2 courses at a time. One in am and one in pm for 21\2 months. Students have 2 teachers at a time and provide opportunities for them to develop a positive relationship with their teacher, less confusion for students and promotes creative teaching opportunities. Target Audience: 15-17 years 18-20 years grades 10-12 Parkdale School, Flin Flon, Manitoba Early Year Project Program to connect with parents especially for high risk students and reinforce student success and responsibility. One component is the use of the Second Step - formal skill development for conflict resolution and problem solving. Increase parent information nights. Activities go home weekly for families to share: K-1 focus on language/reading; 2-4 focus on science and math. Using adults for community buddy-reading program. Target Audience: 3-5 years pre-school 6-8 years kindergarten grades 1-3 Burntwood Elementary, Thompson, Manitoba STAR, Peer Support, Breakfast Program STAR ia a special classroom for emotionally and behaviourally defunct students - goal to build self-esteem, improve school attendance agument academics. Return them to the regular classroom by slowly integrating them. Older students work and support our younger students in class and play. Target Audience: 6-8 kindergarten 9-11 Grades 1-3 12-14 Grades 4-6/7 Grades 7/8-9 Annapolis East Elementary, Middleton, Nova Scotia Parents and Children Together (P.A.C.T.) A resource person has been hired by the combined efforts of Education, Mental Health and Family & Children Services to organize opportunities for parents and children to be together, solve issues together, prevent problems together. This resource person works out of two "school" communities with existing staff and volunteers to establish programs, activities and opportunities that could continue on their own. Target Audience 3-5 years pre-school 6-8 years kindergarten 9-11 grades 1-3 12-14 grades 4-6/7 Hebron Consolidated, Hebron, Nova Scotia Crises Intervention Team We have set up a team of teachers who have volunteered to help intervene in crises situations. We have held an inservice to better prepare these staff members to deal with grieving and trauma associated with death, accidents, violence in homes. We recently went through a double murder suicide crisis involving the family of one of our grade four students. we had clergy assistance and the backup of system guidance counselors and mental health staff from the local hospital. Target Audience: 6-8 years kindergarten 9-11 grades 1-3 12-14 years grades 4-6/7 Battleford Central School, Battleford, Saskatchewan Day Treatment Program Small groups of children work on social or lifeskills using a token economy as the incentive. The program has been designed through mental health but Battleford Central was the initial pilot school. Children work on the skills over a 3 month period with reinforcement from all staff involved. Target Audience: 3-5 years 6-8 years kindergarten 9-11 grades 1-3 Mountainview Elementary, Sydney, Nova Scotia The activity involves the establishment of a * large aquarium in the library area of our school. This aquarium will eventually become a self-sustaining ecosystem with live plants, different types of fish, etc. We have enlisted the help of a local marine biologist to assist in its establishment and in instructing the children in the proper maintenance. Target Audience: 6-8 years 9-11 grades 1-3 Central School, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Crisis Intervention Committee This is a school-based committee involving community resource people that is in place with a set of policy guidelines to assist members of the school community in times of crisis (death, accident, etc.). The committee has met to review guidelines and to seek input from outside agencies regarding appropriate staff responses for children at our school and/or their families at a time of crisis. Target Audience: 6-8 years kindergarten 9-11 grades 1-3 Samuel Hearne Secondary, Inuvik, NWT Program Support Teacher Teachers provide support for students and other teachers in grades 7-12 Target Audience: 12-14 years 15-17 years Grades 7/8-9 18-20 years Grades 10-12 Hapnot Collegiate, Fin Flon, Manitoba Natural Helpers Each year a retreat is held for staff and students on communication and helping skills. The group is chosen based on a school-wide survey in which students identify 2 or 3 fellow. Students or staff who already help them. From this survey list a group is chosen which represents all of the subgroups in the school. The group is new each year. Natural Helpers from the prior years continue training through ongoing sessions. So far, 12 staff and 62 students have been trained. The retreat is 3 days long and has been requested for consideration for Admin. Cert. Target Audience: 12-14 years 15-17 years grades 7/8 to 9 18-20 years grades 10-12 20+ years Fort McKay School, Fort McKay, AB To promote sexual harassment awareness for junior high students (male and female). Target Audience: Applicability is not determined by age Sydney Academy, Sydney, Nova Scotia Crisis Prevention/Intervention (school-linked) School staffs throughout the District are inserviced on Crisis Intervention Policy and Procedures as well as children and grief. Crisis Intervention Teams have established and are called upon in the event of a crisis. Target Audience: 6-8 years Kindergarten 9-11 years Grades 1-3 12-14 years Grades 4-6/7 15-17 years Grades 10-12 18-20 years 20+ years Breton Education Centre, New Waterford, Nova Scotia Homework Assistance Program Homework assistance is provided after school hours to elementary, junior high, and senior high students. This service is provided to approximately three hundred students by 65 volunteers. Target Audience 9-11 years Grades 4-6/7 12-14 years Grades 7/8-9 15-17 years Grades 10-12 Cobequid Educational Centre, Truro, Nova Scotia The school has introduced a comprehensive set of activities to promote mental health including 1) Crisis Management 2) Peer Counseling (Tutoring) 3) Study Skills 4) Recycling Program 5) Future Centre 6) Safe Grad Program 7) Smoke Free 8) Extracurricular Program 9) Environmentally Improved Building Target Audience 15-17 years 18-20 years grades 10-12 Ecole Central, Fort St. John, BC Lots of activities: Group counseling sessions; safe school committee; provincial curriculum; referral to drug and alcohol abuse counseling Target Audience: 6-8 years Kindergarten 9-11 years Grades 1-3 12-14 years grades 4-6/7 Bert Bowes Jr. Sec., Fort St. John, BC Inschool counseling services The school provides two teacher-counselors and one native support worker. These people offer personal counseling as well as help with course and career planning choices, plus many other miscellaneous services. Target Audience: Grades 8-10 Conklin Community School, Conklin, Alberta Peer Support Groups ages 8-12, 13-15 In conjunction with Fort McMurray social services and under the direction of a social worker, students gather together (in age groupings) at specified times throughout the week. Students have an opportunity to discuss, in a non-judgmental atmosphere, important issues affecting their lives. The intention of peer support groups is to provide an avenue for self and mutual support, address concerns/issues and to boost self-esteem. Target Audience: 9-11 years Grades 4-6/7 12-14 years Grades 7/8-9 St. Dominic Elementary, Cold Lake, AB Professional skills We work on a skill among staff such as "listening" for a period of time and try to do it school wide. Gull Lake Elementary, Gull Lake, Saskatchewan Your Choice...Our Chance This is a series of videos from SADAC and Health Canada that deals with peer pressure and drugs. It tells a story, sets up a scenario and then stops. Students are to discuss...what now? Target Audience: 9-11 years grades 4-6/7 Gull Lake Elementary, Gull Lake, Saskatchewan Peaceable Schools Students work together on strategies that promote 'healthy' play. They do problem solving role-plays and learn how to deal with small problems that face them. Target Audience: 6-8 years Kindergarten 9-11 years Grades 1-3 12-14 years Grades 4-6/7 St. Francis Jr. High, Lethbridge, AB Peer Support Students are trained by counselors to assist students who experience difficulties with peer pressure, grades or family problems. Target Audience: 12-14 years Grades 7/8-9 Macklin School, Macklin, SK A coordination of school district and health district to provide funding and personnel for youth counseling within the school setting and community. Target Audience: 6-8 years 9-11 years 12-14 years 15-17 years 18-20 years Walnut Park Elementary, Smithers, BC 2nd STEP and Here's Looking At You, 2000 Second Step - A Violence Prevention Program Second step is a program designed to reduce impulsive and aggressive behaviour in children and to increase their level of social competence. The series includes lesson materials for pre-school/kindergarten, grades 1-3, grades 4-5 and grades 6-8. Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program. Target Audience: 6-8 years Kindergarten 9-11 years Grades 1-3 Sunset School, Port McNeil, BC Self Defence For Girls A RCMP officer will speak with the girls in grades 6 and 7 and stress personal safety and demonstrate self-defence strategies. Target Audience: 12-14 years Grades 4-6/7 Bert Bowes Jr. Sec., Fort St. John, BC CAPP - Career & Personal Planning (Ministry Curriculum) Under the personal development portion of the curriculum is the mental well-being group of learning outcomes. These are approached in the CAPP classes which all of our students take. Target Audience: Grades 8-10 School District #14, Dalhousie, NB ADD/H Support Groups Bi-weekly, group orientated, problem solving, school-based support groups. Both structure and open to flights of fancy depending on needs of the students. More of the later the more I think of it. Topics involve medication monitoring self-esteem issues, academic issues and just general bitch-sessions. Target Audience: 12-14 years grades 4-6/7 15-17 years grades7/8-9 18-20 years grades 10-12 Inuksuit School, Broughton Island, NWT School wide problem solving process In 1994/95, we adopted and passed a positive school environment policy and with it a 5 step process for students and staff to use in dealing with conflict or issues. Target Audience: 3-5 Kindergarten 6-8 grades 1-3 9-11 grades 4-6/7 12-14 grades 7/8-9 15-17 grades 10-12 18-20 Non-students 20+ years Pleasant Valley Secondary School, Armstrong, BC Our school uses a combination of programs including: -Career & Personal Planning (CAPP) -Peer Counseling (PC) -Athletic Programs (AP) -Transition Programs (TP) -Fine Arts Productions (FA) Cheslakees Elementary, Port McNeill, BC Healthy School Initiatives Prevention or instructional programs offered to our students include: -personal safety - CARE, Second Step -personal development - BC Life Skills, Heart Smart Kids -general safety - Bike Safety, Injury Prevention, Traffic Safety, Sun Safety -an active extracurricular program in choir, swimming, sports (x-country, volleyball, basketball, track & field) Target Audience: 6-8 years Kindergarten 9-11 years grades 1-3 grades 4-6/7 Tarentorus Public School, Sault Ste. Marie, ON Integration of Learning Disabled Students Into The Mainstream Units of study appropriate to age and grade level are selected: students are placed on multi-grades teams (i.e. Primary; Gr. 1,2,3 Primary Special Ed., Pr. Junior I Special Ed.). These teams rotate through activity centres as scheduled. Peer tutoring, collaboration, cooperative learning and hands-on-learning are the main strategies used. Junior students: Gr. 6/7, Junior II Spec. Ed. work on a health and hygiene unit collaboratively and cooperatively on the Red Cross Baby-sitting Course. Target Audience: 6-8 years grades 1-3 9-11 years grades 4-6/7 12-14 years grades 7/8-9 Mangilaluk School, Tuktoyaktuk, NWT NWT Health Curriculum This is a core curriculum with the dedication of 30 minutes/day (150 minutes/week) of instructional time for its delivery in classes from grade one-nine. Target Audience: 6-8 years grades 103 9-11 years grades 4-6/7 12-14 years grades 7/8-9 15-17 years St. Teresa of Avila, Red Deer, Alberta Pro-social Skills Program All students are introduced to a new Pro-Social Skill each month. The steps are posted in each classroom and other places throughout the school. Children practice the skill through role play. The skill is also publicized to parents through the newsletter and there is an enjoyable homework assignment each month for students to work with their parents. The class with the most assignments completed wins the mascot, Oreo, a penguin, and a packet of Orea cookies. Target Audience: 3-5 years Kindergarten 6-8 years grades 1-3 9-11 years grades 4-6/7 12-14 years Roslyn School, Westmount, QC Roslyn Success Program Special needs intervention program has been developed to address the needs of children who are at risk in French Immersion. It encompasses the academic, the social and the emotional domains. The specific needs of the children, their learning styles. Their environment is looked at in an attempt to address their needs. Target Audience: 3-5 years Kindergarten 6-8 years grades 1-4 9-11 years grades 4-6/7 Roslyn School, Westmount, QC Self-Esteem 6 week program designed to address the concerns of students related to their sense of self-worth. Target Audience: 9-11 years 4-6/7 Roslyn School, Westmount, QC Conflict Resolution This is a structured activity oriented program emanating out of Peace Education Foundation in Florida. The aim is to teach children alternative means of settling conflicts by using a variety of strategies and techniques. The activities vary from grade level to grade level. Target Audience: 3-5 years Kindergarten 6-8 years grades 1-3 9-11 years grades 4-6/7 Roslyn School, Westmount, QC Peer Mediation Program to train students in the use of peer mediation and to train students as peer mediators. Target Audience: 3-5 years Kindergarten 6-8 years grades 1-3 9-11 years grades 4-6/7 Roslyn School, Westmount, QC Roslyn Playground In order to provide a safer more secure environment, our outdoor play area need to be redesigned. Target Audience: 3-5 years Kindergarten 6-8 years Grades 1-3 9-11 years Grades 4-6/7 Manitou Park Public School, Sault Ste. Marie, ON Unit on Friendship The primary children met in a whole group for introductory activities. They greeted each other in different languages, discussed friendship and sang songs. A guest speaker came from Heart and Stroke Foundation. The children went to another school to meet and form new friendships. The children were divided into friendships - caring, sharing, liking, helping and listening. In each of these groups they worked on an activity on friendship. Each group had a specific area of study - arts, languages, math, sciences, technology, personal and social studies. Target Audience: 6-8 years grades 1-3 9-11 years grades 4-6/7 Ecole St. Mary School, Lethbridge, Alberta Crisis Management Response Team Immediate counseling services are made available to students, staff and parents (if necessary) in cases where a crisis interferes with normal course of living for members of our community. Target Audience: 6-8 years 9-11 years Mary Gardner School, Chateauguay, QC Conflict Resolution Program A teacher works with students at the individual levels (level 1 through 6) to discuss self control, respect, getting along with others. This program runs 3 lunch periods per week. Students take part only once during the week. the school pastoral animator works with children on their self-esteem and other problems. Lindsay is at our school twice a week and her role is very informal with the staff and the students. The social worker from the CLSC and works with individuals and families on self-esteem, emotional problems, and family relations. Pat works with students in school and also in the home with their families. The school psychologist works with students on a once a week basis. Her role is to test students and to make recommendations to parents. Target Audience: 6-8 years Kindergarten 9-11 years Grades 1-3 Chateauguay Valley Regional High School, Ormstown, QC Substance Abuse Awareness A variety of activities take place on a regular basis on the theme of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Awareness. We have A S.A.I.D chapter (Students Against Impaired Driving) which plans activities on that theme. A theme week entitled "Naturally High" encourage students to enjoy a variety of low-risk, amusing activities. Resource people are invited to the school regularly. Target Audience: 12-14 years Grades 7/8-9 15-17 years Grades 10-12 Chateauguay Valley Regional High School, Ormstown, QC Anger Management/Social Skills Program Our social worker, Jean Dahmé, is animating a program called "Focus", a commercially prepared package based on William Glasser's "control theory". It involves a considerable amount of role playing, discussion, games, etc. designed to explore human behaviour, reactions, and consequences. This is presently being done with a class of learning disabled grade 7 students. Target Audience: 12-14 years Grades 7/8-9 Chateauguay Valley Regional High School, Ormstown, QC Peer Mediation Various staff members and students have been trained to mediate disputes and differences which arise between students, students and staff, staff and staff, etc. All participants have undergone a training sessions given by the Freedom Group. Target Audience: 12-14 years grades 7/8-9 15-17 years grades 10-12 Chateauguay Valley Regional High School, Ormstown, QC Mental Health Counseling Once a week, we have the services of a mental health nurse, Manon Landry, who provides on-site counseling. Also, she has access to other services, a psychiatrist and a psychologist for further referral. Target Audience: 12-14 years Grades 7/8-9 15-17 years Grades 10-12 Gault Institute, Valleyfield, QC Pastoral Animation This activity is divided into two parts: 1) To provide a resource for the teaching of the Moral and Religious Education course. 2) To provide a complementary service in the school dealing with the spiritual development and general well-being of the students. These are achieved through one-on-one counseling, animating class discussions on topics such as honesty, humility, kindness, etc. and bringing in outside resources such as speakers, videos to deal with subjects such as drugs/alcohol, suicide, sexuality, abuse choices, peer pressure, goals, know your heroes. Animating parent information meetings or providing resources for these on topics such as discipline, setting limits,self-esteem and drug and alcohol is also part of the program. Target Audience: 3-5 years Kindergarten 6-8 years Grades 1-3 9-11 years Grades 4-6/7 Centennial Park, Chateauguay, QC Conflict Resolution An animator is hired to: -be a resource to classroom teachers -animate classroom activities -work with small groups in/out of class activities -one to one with most needy students Target Audience: 3-5 years pre-school 6-8 years kindergarten 9-11 years grades 1-3 Huntingdon Academy, Huntingdon, QC C.A.R.E. (Child Abuse Research & Education) Puppet, picture cards and story that illustrates the theme of the lesson. The puppet personifies someone you can go to, someone to trust. Target Audience: 6-8 years Grades 1-3 Huntingdon Academy, Huntingdon, QC S.K.I.P. (School Kids in Peace) Done with levels 1, 2, 3 Animator does stories, games, etc. and other activities with class groups. Also talks about current topics eg. stealing, lying, conflicts. Deals particularly with self-esteem and conflict resolution. Target Audience: 6-8 years Grades 1-3 Huntingdon Academy, Huntingdon, QC Partners In Peace (P.I.P.) Done with levels 4 & 5 Animator leads stories, games, simulations, activities dealing with peer relations, accepting responsibility, conflict resolution, and other topics. Target Audience: 9-11 years Grades 4-6/7 Huntingdon Academy, Huntingdon, QC Leadership Training level 6 students to assume a leadership role in school activities. Target Audience: 9-11 years 12-14 years grades 4-6/7 Huntingdon Academy, Huntingdon, QC Coping for Kids A Complete Stress-Control Program for Students Ages 8-18 by Gerald Herzfeld, PhD & Robin Powell, PhD, ISBN 0-87626-233-8 Copyright 1986. Two cassette tapes that have 8 lessons. Teacher's manual for 202 pages has many activity sheets for each lesson. A total of 28 lessons. A workbook is available for all activity sheets. Students will identify and understand their stressors, develop coping skills such as deep breathing, muscle relaxation, imagery, physical fitness, time management, setting goals and priorities, means to handle anger and how to be assertive, learn creative problem solving, learn acceptable ways to express emotions, improve self-esteem, learn the value of good nutrition, health habits (enough sleep), and relaxing leisure time activities. Then the students will have more control of themselves which will help them control their behaviour and have a more positive outlook on their life which hopefully will translate into the students doing better academically as well. Target Audience: 6-8 years Grades 1-3 9-11 years Grades 4-6/7 12-14 years Franklin Elementary School, Franklin Centre, QC C.A.R.E. Program The goal of this program is to promote the rights of children with emphasis on the prevention of sexual abuse. Target Audience: 6-8 years Grades 1-3 Franklin Elementary School, Franklin Centre, QC Conflict Resolution This program is designed in addressing behavioural management. Students should be accountable for their actions. They must understand the relationship between misbehaviour and consequences. Through this process they can better understand that they have the ultimate responsibility for their behaviour. Target Audience: 6-8 years Kindergarten 9-11 years grades 1-3 12-14 years grades 4-6/7 Franklin Elementary School, Franklin Centre, QC Good Citizenship and Courtesy Program The Good Citizenship and Courtesy Program builds on central human values that virtually everyone treasures: self-respect, kindness & consideration, common forms of politeness, respect for others' property and a sense of personal responsibility. Target Audience: 6-8 years Kindergarten 9-11 years grades 1-3 12-14 years grades 4-6/7 Franklin Elementary School, Franklin Centre, QC Development of self-esteem This project began in 1990 with my personal conviction that self-esteem was an important determinant of student behaviour and academic achievement in school. We can build characteristics of self-esteem in children. When the proper conditions are established within a school, the entire school climate changes and students begin to blossom into highly motivated individuals. Activities include: 1. Student of the week. An award (given to students on a weekly basis) for students who have worked hard, been kind to others, excelled in any area. 2. Office monitors - a duty given to students to develop confidence. 3. Assemblies weekly for students to share stories, songs, poems, etc. that they have written. 4. Birthday greetings are sent to all students in card form. Happy birthday is sung to each child by principal and secretary on their birthday. 5. "Good News From the Principal" letters are sent home regularly to celebrate the successes of the students. Target Audience: 6-8 years Pre-school 9-11 years Kindergarten 12-14 years grades 1-3 Howick Elementary School, Howick, QC Peer Mediation This program involves one hour per week with our grade 6 class. The topics covered include identity issues (feelings, perceptions, needs vs wants, prejudice, uniqueness, self-esteem), communication, interpersonal relationships, conflict resolution skills. Resource people, videos, role playing, writing exercises and discussion are used to develop these skills and understandings. Target Audience: 3-5 years Kindergarten 6-8 years grades 1-3 9-11 years grades 4-6/7 Howick Elementary School, Howick, QC Pastoral Animation This activity is divided into two parts: 1) To provide a resource for the teaching of the Moral and Religious Education course. 2) To provide a complementary service in the school dealing with the spiritual development and general well-being of the student. These are achieved through one-on-one counseling, animating class discussion on topics such as honesty, humility, kindness, etc. and bringing in outside resources such as speakers, videos, to deal with subjects such as drugs/alcohol, suicide, sexuality, abuse choices, peer pressure, goals, know your heroes. Animating parent information meetings or providing resources for these on topics such as discipline, setting limits, self-esteem and drug and alcohol is also part of the program. Target Audience: 3-5 years Pre-school 6-8 years Kindergarten 9-11 years grades 1-3 Howick Elementary School, Howick, QC Self-esteem A small group of students identified as having low self-esteem meet with one or two animators for one hour per week. The time is divided evenly between a physical activity or game (developing cooperative skills and team play) and role role-playing on a creative activity dealing with subjects such as family, self, feelings, etc. The students meet from time to time one-on-one with the animator in an effort to develop trust and understanding. The parents and teachers are kept informed of progress. Hemmingford Elementary, Hemmingford, QC CARE Social awareness and sexual abuse prevention using role play, puppet, discussion and pictures. Target Audience: 6-8 years Kindergarten Hemmingford Elementary, Hemmingford, QC Just 4 U Club Our pastoral animator holds recess sessions (1 per week) which provide children with opportunities to discuss issues of a peer or social nature and to work out conflicts with a qualified adult. Target Audience: 9-11 years Grades 4-6/7 12-14 years Hemmingford Elementary, Hemmingford, QC CAP Espace Child Assault Prevention Program Program provided by a special service group to sensitize children to the dangers of various forms of assault. There are three aspects of this program: Information provided to children, parents and teachers. This information and these techniques are designed to make children less vulnerable and parents and teachers aware of how to intervene and support victims when required. Target Audience: 3-5 years 6-8 years Kindergarten 9-11 years grades 1-3 12-14 years grades 4-6/7 Hemmingford Elementary, Hemmingford, QC Community Involvement through guest speakers. Members of our community are invited to speak or do a presentation to our students on a number of topics: -drug and alcohol -tobacco -peer pressure -safety -careers Using services of local pastoral animator, police, fire departments. Target Audience: 6-8 years Kindergarten 9-11 years Grades 1-3 12-14 years Grades 4-6/7 Park View Ed. Centre, Bridgewater, NS CARE The committee deals with fostering positive relationships within the school community: i.e. anti-violence programs; peer mediators; peer support; date rape awareness programs, etc. Target Audience: 15-17 years 18-20 years grades 10-12 New Germany Regional High School, New Germany, NS Select sessions taught to students and peer helper program. -How to take care of yourself -Talking to others -Private and group sessions Target Audience: 12-14 years grades 7/8-9 15-17 years grades 10-12 18-20 years Assiniboia Elementary School, Assiniboia, SK Kid's Confidence Conference Every two years, we have a Kid's Convention. We bring in approximately 25 speakers who deliver a variety of messages. We give the students a choice in what they want to attend. We have a noon meal together. We usually have 2 major keynote speakers. The theme is usually self-confidence. Target Audience: 9-11 years Grades 4-6/7 12-14 years Grades 7/8-9 Jonah Armstrong, Baker Lake, NWT Mianigsijiit Project Counseling for sexual abuse victims and families and also for perpetrators. Target Audience: Applicability not determined by age or grade Ulaajuk, Pond Inlet, NWT Crisis Response (School Team) This activity is intended to provide a "model" that can be used in any northern community to respond to any crisis but in particular to tragic events as a suicide or death in the community. It is particularly concerned with helping the school cope with such tragedies in detailing the role of the community/principal and the route(s) of communication suggested as a response. Target Audience: Applicability not determined by age or grade Ulaajuk, Pond Inlet, NT The History of Pond Inlet - The Elders' Perspective This activity is intended to maintain, strengthen and enhance Inuit Language and culture in our community. It involves the creation of a link between the past and the future by taking 20 tapes containing "the story of Pond Inlet" as seen by many of the community's elders and producing a back with pictures to support the text. This would become a valuable resource booklet to share with the members of the community. * (Please see Inuqatigiit Proposal" for more detail) Target Audience: applicability not determined by age Ulaajuk, Pond Inlet, NWT Counselor - Helping "at risk" children This activity involves the hiring of a counselor to help with at-risk students in need of extra support to allow them a better chance of dealing with such problems as: solvent abuse, family violence, physical and emotional neglect, and physical and sexual abuse. This counselor would meet with children on an individual basis as well as in small groups and classroom situations. Target Audience: 3-5 Years Kindergarten 6-8 Years Grades 1-3 9-11 Years Grades 4-6/7 St. Francois Xavier Community School, St. Francois Xavier, MB Playground Improvement The parent advisory council is planning and coordinating a playground improvement project financed by the school division, fundraising and government grants. Parents will also contribute sweat equity. We will include the planting of shelter belts and landscaping gardens (flowers and vegetables) and an outdoor classroom. Target Audience: applicability not determined by age or grade St. Francois Xavier Community School, St Francois Xavier, MB Violence Prevention Program Second Step Target Audience: 3-5 years Kindergarten 6-8 years Grades 1-3 9-11 years Grades 4-6/7 12-14 years Grades 7/8-9 15-17 years Grades 10-12 18-20 years Non-students 20+ years St. Francois Xavier Community School, St. Francois Xavier, MB Respect Awards We have made paper slips that are given to students when they show respect. The teacher signs the slips and writes the appropriate comment. The slips are put in a draw box and prizes are given weekly. Respect has been defined for the children and we use these awards to concretely reinforce this behaviour. Target Audience: 3-5 years Pre-school 6-8 years Kindergarten 9-11 years Grades 1-3 12-14 years Grades 4-6/7 15-17 years Grades 7/8-9 18-20 years Grades 10-12 20+ years Non-students St. Francois Xavier Community School, St Francois Xavier, MB Citizen of the Week/Golden Garbage Can Students from each class are recognized at Assembly for good citizenship. They are given a certificate and have juice and cookies in the office with the principal. The week's cleanest classroom wins the Golden Garbage Can for a week. Target Audience: All ages All grades St. Francois Xavier Community School, St. Francois Xavier, MB Conflict Management Instruction in conflict management. Conflict managers on the playground. -to learn how to resolve conflicts with words -to learn to understand conflict -to learn to resolve conflicts respectfully -to learn to care about the feelings of others -to want to find win/win solutions -to learn to problem solve -to have children solve their own problems Target Audience: All ages, all grades L.E. Reinsborough, Dalhousie, NB Lions Quest - Skills for Adolescents This program provides a number of topics including: -challenges of adolescence -self-confidence -appreciating differences among people -managing emotions -relationships with friends/family -drugs -healthy living Target Audience: 9-11 years Holy Cross Catholic School, Grande Prairie, AB Stay-In-School Counselor Program They Stay-in-School Counselor Program is to help students overcome the barriers that interfere in student learning and overall school performance. The program helps build students self-esteem, self-efficacy, personal responsibility, and decision-making skills. The Stay-In-School Counselor provides early intervention and prevention activities through such means as one-on-one and group counseling. Target Audience: 6-8 years grades 1-3 9-11 years grades 4-6/7 12-14 years grades 7/8-9 Jonah Amitraaq, Baker Lake, NWT Health Curricula Mental and emotional well-being in each class also events on alcohol/drugs, child abuse and family life. Target Audience: Grades 7/8-9 Jonah Armitraaq, Bakerlake, NWT Tunganiq Addictions Project Counselors in place to work with individuals, groups, families. Target Audience: Applicability not determined by age or grade. Jonah Amitraaq, Baker Lake, NWT Tutor-counselor A staff person is available during the day to help students with personal/family problems to contact parents regarding problems such as attendance and performance. Supervisor evening sessions for students to do homework. Target Audience: Grades 7/8-9 Grades 10-12 Jonah Amitraaq, Baker Lake, NWT Summer Playground Program Initially training 4-6 supervisors - youth 16-21 to carry out playground activities for 8 weeks with 6-12 year olds. Target Audience: 6-8 years Grades 1-3 9-11 years Grades 4-6/7 12-14 years 15-17 years Grades 10-12 18-20 years Non-students 20 + years Taylor Elementary, Peace River, BC There is no singular activity. Taylor provides some on-going and some short term activities. Counseling - provided 1/2 day per week by special services Guest Speaker - part of personal planning on drug/alcohol substance abuse includes RCMP and speakers from Public Health. Presentation - school-wide on violence prevention sponsored by RCMP Native Support - program oriented to giving native students a sense of their culture and heritage. Parent Nights - discussions on how to support students at home. Code of Conduct - policy on violence prevention/actions. Target Audience: 6-8 years Kindergarten 9-11 years Grades 1-3 12-14 years Grades 4-6/7 Armstrong Elementary School, Armstrong, BC The school has a combination of programs to promote mental health: 1) Personal Planning (PP) 2) Healthy Schools Project (HSP) 3) Peer Helpers (PH) 4) Counseling Groups (CG) 5) Class Meetings (CM) 6) Athletic Programs (AP) & Fine Arts 7) Parent Ed 3. 1) Personal Planning - a comprehensive provincially mandated school health program 2) HSP - specific healthy school projects funded by Ministry of Health 3) PH - 20 Grade 7 students trained in problem solving and conflict resolution - work with students in their schools. 4) CG - groups of children chosen by teacher groups have specific topics such as anger management, social skills, friendship skills 5) CH - democratic problem-solving, children put forth topics students also can have opportunity to provide input into planning. 6) AP - intra-murals and extracurricular sports programs including winter recreation program (skiing, bowling, swimming) 7) Parent study groups and parenting skills. Target Audience: 6-8 years Pre-school 9-11 years Kindergarten 12-14 years Grades 1-3 Grades 4-6/7
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