UGDSB schools gearing up for Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week
November 15, 2018
GUELPH, Ontario – November 18-24, 2018, is Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week in Ontario.
Schools in the Upper Grand District School Board have numerous engaging and thought-provoking activities planned to help raise awareness about bullying and its effect on students.
UGDSB Child and Youth Counsellors play a key role in developing and delivering the programs that will run in each school.
Classroom and school-wide activities include slogan contests, teacher swaps, having older students read to younger students and creative activities that show the damaging effect bullying can have. There will also be special guest presenters and assemblies.
Bullying is defined as “a form of repeated, persistent and aggressive behaviour directed at an individual or individuals that is intended to cause (or should be known to cause) fear and distress and/or harm to another person’s body, feelings, self-esteem or reputation.” (Ontario’s Ministry of Education)
UGDSB staff will take time during Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week to teach students about the different forms bullying can take and continue to promote positive school climates that support student learning and well-being.
About the Upper Grand District School Board
The Upper Grand District School Board serves more than 35,000 students through 65 elementary schools and 11 secondary schools in the City of Guelph, County of Wellington and County of Dufferin. The UGDSB covers the ancestral and traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Six Nations of the Grand River, and Saugeen Ojibway Nation Territories. Student success is the goal of over 3,000 dedicated teaching and support staff who are aided by the contributions of caring volunteers and community partners.
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Media contact:
Heather Loney, Communications and Community Engagement Officer
Upper Grand District School Board
519-822-4420 ext.725
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Megan Sicoli, Administrative Officer, Communications
Upper Grand District School Board
519-822-4420 ext.764
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