This week—January 20–24th—is designated as No Name-Calling Week(NNCW), an initiative of whole child partner Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) that provides students, teachers, staff, and parents with a week of resources and opportunities to show kindness and reflect on the importance of positive school climates. For the past ten years this initiative and other antibullying efforts in schools has grown enormously—the NNCW initiative now has more than 60 national partners and thousands of participants from schools all over the country."Celebrate Kindness," the theme of this year's celebration provides opportunities for meaningful and exciting ideas to join in the festivities this week and all school year long. Come up with your own ways of celebrating or use one of the GLSEN ideas listed below. No matter how you plan on celebrating make it priority to help stop bullying and fight bias and discrimination.
Ways to Celebrate No Name-Calling Week
- Engage your students in expression-based activities focusing on name-calling and bullying.Submit the artwork to the National Creative Expression Exhibit.
- Conduct NNCW lessons. Use one of the many lesson plans available to engage your students in educational and creative activities. GLSEN has plans for elementary, middle, and high schools.
- Use a safe place to share stories. Have your students
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