Prejudice & Hearing Impairment or Cerebral Palsy (3rd)
-To explore the impact of prejudice and stereotyping
-To expose how prejudicial thinking can have a negative impact on friendships
-To teach children to better understand feelings
-To nurture children’s curiosity by encouraging them to talk with other children who may be different from them
-To provide some problem solving skills which can be applied to stressful situations
-To educate children about the importance of words and how they can make a person feel good or bad about him/herself
-To teach children that people with disabilities are more like them than different
-To teach chldren that having a disability does not mean “can’t do,” but rather “can do differently”
Bullying & ADHD or Blindness (3rd)
-To explain/define what constitutes bullying
-To encourage children to talk about their feelings and about unjust situations
-To encourage children to be secure and confident in their own perceptions of right and wrong and to reject unacceptable bullying behaviors in others
-To provide intervention strategies to adults and children
-To assist students with self esteem issues
-To increase understanding of ADHD behavior
-To familiarize children with disabilities
-To nurture children’s curiosity by encouraging them to talk with other children who may be different from them
-To promote the importance of positive adult role models
Combating Obesity Through Healthy Living/Diabetes Awareness(4th)
-To promote acceptance of all body types
-To increase awareness of the need to balance activity expended and calories consumed
-To help children make healthy food choices
-To affirm the benefit of small changes for lasting health effects
-To introduce the concept of overweight as a health risk for diabetes
-To improve understanding of Diabetes and its effect on lifestyle
Organ Donation (5th)
-To promote family discussion of the topic of organ donation
-To explore the possibilities of transplantation
-To dispel common myths and misconceptions about the nature of organ donation
-To discuss the personal aspects of donation from both the donor family and recipient point of view
Divorce (3rd-5th, by request)
-To encourage children to talk with an adult if they are having difficulty with a home situation
-To help children understand that divorce is not their fault; it’s an adult problem
-To encourage children to understand and talk about their feelings
HIV/AIDS (6th)
-To provide young people with information that will enable them to protect themselves from HIV infection
-To encourage healthy choices
-To educate young people on the consequences resulting from the use of drugs and alcohol.