CONFIDENT KIDS:
ANTI-BULLYING STRATEGIES
FOR CAMPERS AND
COUNSELORS
Presenters:
Suzu McConnell-Wood and TJ Witter
Kids Creative
ACA Tri-state Conference 2012
Objectives
• Learn techniques to build confidence and
help avoid bullying.
• Encourage empathy through camper-
counselor interactions and arts activities.
• Learn to empower campers as active
participants in a bully free camp culture.
Agenda
1. INTRO
2. ICE BREAKER
3. GROUP AGREEMENT
4. DEFINITION OF BULLYING
5. SCENARIO SHARING & SMALL GROUP ROLE-
PLAY
6. WHOLE GROUP “ONE VOICE” ROLE-PLAY
7. GENERATE TOOLS AND STRATEGIES
Intro
Kids Creative is a nonprofit organization that offers arts-based,
peace education programs for Pre-K to High School age students
through after school programs, summer camps and workshops.
Our Vision A better, more peaceful future can be brought about by
those who, through the arts, have developed the creative, critical
thinking and social skills necessary to make peace within themselves
and in society.
Our 6 C’s of Peacemaking:
Confidence
Creativity
Conflict Resolution Community
Collaboration
Cookies (i.e., fun)
About us:
Suzu McConnell-Wood,
Program Director
Tejon “TJ” Witter,
After School Site
Director/Summer Camp
Teacher
Ice Breaker
People
to
People
Group Agreement
What do we expect for ourselves and
what do we expect from others?
Kids Creative Rules:
• All ideas are Good
• “Yes and…”
• Be nice
Definition of Bullying
Graffiti Board and Bearing Witness
• What does bullying look like?
• What does bullying feel like?
• What are the effects of bullying on the individual
campers?
• What is the effect of bullying on camp as the
whole?
• What is the role of staff in bullying?
Small Group Role Play
1. Individuals write a short scenario of bullying at camp
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that they witnessed, intervened in etc.
In small groups share the scenarios
Select one scenario and ask clarifying questions
Role-play: The person who shared the scenario plays
the child in the scenario, the other members all
represent the “one voice” of a bystander, parent or
counselor.
Debrief: What was achieved? What tools and
strategies were used?
Whole Group Role Play
1. One participant shares their scenario
2. 3 volunteers ask clarifying questions
3. Role-play: The 3 volunteers play “one voice” of
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another person in the story
Actors reflect
Whole Group Debrief
Group conversation about what happened
Round two
Generate Tools and Strategies
• Discuss proactive and reactive responses
• Proactive responses: Establishing a community where bullying does
not need to take place
• Reactive responses: Taking action when acts of bullying do take
place
• Review and reflect
• What proactive and reactive responses currently exist in your camp?
• What new strategies can you develop and implement to improve your
camp’s anti-bullying policies and procedures?
• What components can you include in staff training to increase
confidence and reduce incidents of bullying?
Sample Tools and Strategies
Sample Kids Creative Tools and Strategies
• Rules for Play
• If someone is sitting out, you have to go ask if they want to play; It’s
OK for them to say no, thanks.
• If someone wants to play a game, you have to let them, as long as
they play by the rules of the game you’re playing
• Common creative goal
• A story with conflict
• Peace and Culture curriculum and staff member
• Peace Games and Kids Creative activities
Thank you
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“Confident Kids”, Suzu Mconnell-Wood and Tejon “TJ” Witter
Questions, thoughts, ideas?
Contact us:
info@kidscreative.org
or (646) 485-5123
www.kidscreative.org
www.twitter.com/kidscreative