Education
February 27, 2013
Schools Stand Up to Bullying
The Honourable Clyde Jackman, Minister of Education, joined students and staff at Sacred Heart Academy in Marystown today (Wednesday, February 27) to mark Pink Day/Stand Up To Bullying Day, and to announce this year’s recipients of the Safe and Caring Schools Special Project Awards.
“Today, as school communities across the province take a stand against bullying and harassment, I take the opportunity to congratulate all school administrators, teachers and students who are creating and maintaining safe, respectful and inclusive learning environments,” said Minister Jackman. “People are talking about this issue; action is being taken, and together our efforts are making a difference.”
Minister Jackman also took the opportunity to announce that a total of 43 schools have been awarded a Safe and Caring Schools Special Project Award, valued at up to $500, in recognition of their creative efforts to promote their schools as safe and caring places to learn and grow. The award funding, totalling $21,500, is being used for a wide range of activities to promote inclusion and respect, such as drama, musical and multi-media productions, visual art projects or awareness days.
A complete list of 2012 Safe and Caring Schools Project Award winners can
be viewed in the backgrounder below.
The Safe and Caring Schools Policy
was introduced in 2006 as part of the Provincial Government’s over-arching
Violence Prevention Initiative. Over the years, the initiative has been
proactive in developing programs aimed at early intervention and education
on violence prevention.
In November 2012, the Provincial Government
announced it is planning to strengthen the way the education system reports,
and responds to, incidents of bullying and aggressive behaviours among
students. In addition to province-wide focus group consultations, a
consultation webpage was established at:
www.ed.gov.nl.ca/edu/consultations/index.html.
Anyone who wishes to provide feedback, and has not yet done so, can access
the webpage until March 8, 2013.
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- Photo: Cynthia Ball, a student at Sacred Heart Academy in Marystown, presents the Honourable Clyde Jackman, Minister of Education with a pink T-shirt to mark "Stand Up to Bullying Day" at the school.
Media contact:
Heather May
Director of Communications
Department
of Education
709-729-0048, 697-5061
heathermay@gov.nl.ca
BACKGROUNDER
2012 Safe and Caring Schools Special Project Award Recipients
The following is a list of schools which have been awarded 2012 Safe and Caring Schools Special Project Awards for their efforts to promote safe and caring learning environments.
| School | Community | Project Title |
| Labrador School District | ||
| Jens Haven Memorial | Nain | We are PAWSome at JHMS |
| Mealy Mountain Collegiate | Happy Valley-Goose Bay | “Stop to Stop” Bullying Day |
| J.R. Smallwood Middle School |
Wabush | Fill a Bucket and Random Acts of Kindness |
| St. Peter’s School | Black Tickle | A Safe and Caring Race |
| Conseil scolaire francophone provincial |
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| l’École des Grands-Vents | St. John’s | L’intimidation on s’en occupe et on s’en préoccupe |
| Western School District | ||
| Elwood High | Deer Lake | Elwood Pride (Gay Straight Alliance) |
| St. James All Grade | Lark Harbour | Character Building/Caring Tree |
| E.A. Butler All Grade | McKay’s | “Let’s Get Schooled” on drugs, alcohol and bullying! |
| Grandy’s River Collegiate | Burnt Islands | Welcome Home |
| St. James Regional High | Port aux Basques | Positive Behavioural Supports |
| LeGallais Memorial | Isle aux Morts | “Be a Bro, Not a Bully” Lunch and Learn |
| Our Lady of the Cape | DeGrau | A Safe and Caring Christmas |
| C.C. Loughlin | Corner Brook | Enhancing social interaction through supportive group intervention |
| Labrador Straits Academy | L’Anse au Loup | SADD chapter |
| Nova Central School District |
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| William Mercer Academy | Dover | Safe and Caring School |
| Woodland Primary | Grand Falls-Windsor | Wonderful Woodland Primary |
| J.M. Olds | Twillingate | Change Starts Here |
| Dorset Collegiate | Pilley’s Island | Dorset Collegiate Positive Behaviour Intervention Supports Re-Launch |
| Avoca Collegiate | Badger | Avoca Collegiate Positive Behaviour Intervention Supports Program |
| King Academy | Harbour Breton | Ear 4 U |
| Fitzgerald Academy | English Harbour West | School-wide incentive programs |
| Hillview Academy | Norris Arm | Safety, Ownership, Accountability, Respect (SOAR) Program |
| Riverwood Academy | Wing’s Point | WITS (Walk away, Ignore, Talk it out, Seek help)/LEADS (Look and listen, Explore points of view, Act, Did it work? Seek help). |
| Eastern School District | ||
| Amalgamated Academy | Bay Roberts | Highway to Success |
| Carbonear Collegiate | Carbonear | Carbonear Collegiate ME Mentors |
| Clarenville Middle School | Clarenville | Video Vignettes |
| Dunne Memorial Academy | St. Mary’s | A Nice Niche! |
| Epiphany Elementary Acreman Elementary Perlwin Elementary |
Heart’s Delight Green’s Harbour Winterton |
Monthly Character Education |
| Fortune Bay Academy | St. Bernard’s | Peaceful Pieces |
| Gonzaga Regional High | St. John’s | Gonzaga’s Gaming Group Gallops into Safe and Caring Schools initiative |
| Holy Cross Junior High | St. John’s | Gay-Straight Alliance Welcome |
| Holy Heart of Mary | St. John’s | Holy Heart Best Buddies |
| Holy Redeemer Elementary |
Spaniard’s Bay | Respect Week (Reinforcing Our Behaviour Matrix) |
| Lake Academy | Fortune | Display Awards in Fashion (charm bracelet) |
| MacDonald Drive Junior High |
St. John’s | Making Connections 2013 |
| Mary Queen of the World | Mount Pearl | Year-End Safe and Caring Schools Celebration |
| Newtown Elementary | Mount Pearl | Newtown Bucket Fillers |
| Roncalli Central High | Avondale | Living Healthy Youth Day |
| St. Francis of Assisi | Outer Cove | Friends for Life program |
| St. Mark’s School | King’s Cove | St. Mark’s News World |
| St. Matthew’s Elementary | St. John’s | St. Matt’s Tigers Rule with Good Behaviour |
| St. Michael’s Regional High | Bell Island | “I Conch” |
| St. Paul’s Junior High | St. John’s | Anti-bullying/anti-offensive language buttons |
2013 02 27 9:30 a.m.