Algorithm of Violence and Bullying Intervention in General Education Schools
Algorithm of Violence and Bullying Intervention in General Education Schools
The algorithm is a consistent and complex system for overcoming violence and bullying, which, if implemented in a school, would run a year-long prevention, intervention and post-intervention program that reaches every member of the community.
The project envisages pilot implementation of such an algorithm in one of Šiauliai city schools, one of Joniškis district municipality, and one of Akmenė district municipality schools where the activities will be implemented in collaboration with the project partners.
PrevNET (Promoting relationship and eliminating violence network) - according to the prevention of bullying and violence Canada is on of the national leaders in the world ( www.prevnet.ca). "The network's guidelines, Bullying Prevention and Intervention in the School Environment: Factsheets and Tools", are a structured model for implementing bullying prevention programs in schools.
When implementing the project, the applicant will rely on the guidelines of this model, adapt it in Lithuania and apply its international experience in the field of education of young people. The Erasmus + project "App Your School" took over the philosophy of Bruno Munari and Alberto Manzi and created a "digital atelier" that would encourage students to use information and computer technologies for personal and public benefit. Based on the Canadian model and the Italian philosophy of education, the model developed will focus on each member of the community and cover several levels:
1) education;
2) evaluation;
3) prevention and intervention;
4) school policy.
Planned activities
The project “Algorithm of Violence and Bullying Intervention in General Education Schools” envisages:
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Organize a working group on violence and bullying (PaSma - Association for Overcoming Bullying and Violence) in schools (4-8 teachers in each of 3 schools, 24 students (from 3rd grade) - peace ambassadors, social pedagogue), which would meet once a month (the applicant's expert would participate in these meetings during the project implementation).
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Organize trainings for teachers on the topics: “Recognition of Domestic Violence” (8 academic hours), “Identification and Help of Bullying” (8 academic hours), led by a lecturer and involving the whole school teacher community.
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Organize 16 acad. hrs. lectures by a lawyer - consultations for representatives of school administration on issues of protection of children's rights.
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Class teachers will be introduced to the methodology of the sessions based on international experience, according to which the teachers will lead interactive sessions with the help of specialists - experts.
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Students' parents will participate in seminars on violence, bullying and upbringing (4 seminars for 4 groups of parents after 2 hours).
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Special training will also be organized for students - peace ambassadors. They will be prepared to observe and provide information on how to overcome bullying and violence.
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The school will assess the situation of bullying and violence before and after the application of the model, according to a special questionnaire, both teachers and students will participate in the survey.