Character First Education

Engage: An Active Response to Bullying Character First Education

ENGAGE is a research-based curriculum to teach grades 5-12 how to identify, prevent, and respond to bullying. It is designed to meet standard end-of-instruction objectives.

Bullying in schools has drawn international attention as incidents have become more frequent and aggressive. It's time to engage this problem from the ground up-addressing the negative attitudes and root character issues that foster anti-social behavior. Together we can address bullying from the inside out and create a school culture of respect.

- Engage the bullies.

- Engage the victims.

- Engage the bystanders.

- Engage the teachers.

- Engage the administrators.

- Engage the parents.

- Engage the community.

FEATURES:

- Defines what bullying is...and what it's not

- More than 90 real-life scenarios for students to evaluate, discuss, and role play

- Addresses physical, verbal, social, and cyberbullying (including sexting)

- Includes time for reflection, journaling, and personal application

- Flexible to meet the needs of the individual classroom

- Includes specific steps of action for teachers and administrators



DEVELOPMENT TEAM:

- Author - Dr. Virginia Smith, a 20-year veteran teacher

- Editor & Producer - Robert Greenlaw, 18-year veteran in Character curriculum development

- Designer - Jessica Hopkins, award-winning designer