Kidsbridge • 999 Lower Ferry Road • Ewing, NJ 08628 • 609-771-0300 • www.kidsbridgecenter.org

Engaging movement, role-

play, & games!

The Kidsbridge Tolerance Center in Ewing, NJ, has fostered an interactive learning environment where youth collaborate with trained facilitators. In small group activities, students grow in social-emotional skills including: empathy, empowerment, diversity appreciation, bullying prevention, respect for others and self-regulation.

In the Tolerance Center, our facilitators lead interactive sessions that incorporate games, movement, role-play, art, and theater. Learning is fun! This program is both research- and evidence-based.

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Contact our scheduler for more information: meg@kidsbridgecenter.org or 609-771-0300.

Tolerance Center Bullying Prevention and Diversity Appreciation Programs Grades 2 to 8

Visit the Kidsbridge Tolerance Center!

SESSIONSChoose from list below

MindfulnessLearning to better handle feelings and reduce stress in challenging situations through breathing and movement.

UPstander Skills Exploring empathy & empowerment and learning practical actionable strategies for dealing with bullying and cyberbullying.

Media & Cyberbullying Analyzing memes and media to encourage thoughtful, safe and kind behavior online.

Diversity Appreciation Sharpening critical thinking skills relating to bias and stereotypes to inspire respect.

Strengths & Teamwork Discovering strengths for personal empowerment and valuing others’ strengths and challenges.

Other evidence-based and develop-mentally-appropriate sessions include: Religious Diversity, Bias Awareness and Building a Support Team.

Check website for more info.

www.kidsbridgecenter.org

Satisfies many NJ Core Curriculum Standards — Click this icon on our home page to learn more

‘Evidence-based’

Curricula

Program Informationß Developmentally-appropriate programsß 4-hour visit; when you book you are the only group hereß A group is 40 students maximum for grades 2-5; 35 students for

grades 6-8ß 9:30-1:30 or 10:00-2:00; bring lunchß Sessions are listed at rightß Morning: Includes 5 rotations (20 minutes each)ß After lunch: Stick puppet shows (grades 2-5) and action plans/

youth activism (grades 6-8)

Cost:ß Up to 24 youth = $400ß Up to 30 youth = $500ß Up to 35 youth = $575ß Up to 40 youth (max) = $650• No charge for educators or adult chaperones

Students receive: ß UPstander strategy card gameß Student journal ß Kidsbridge bookmark ß Kidsbridge UPstander Wristbands

Teachers receive:ß Word cloud poster for their

classroomß Folder of post-visit curricula,

booklist, & other resources

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What Educators and Students Say:

The Tolerance Center trip supports character education and social-emotional learning. I will refer to what we experienced while visiting Kidsbridge in order to remind my students to be UPstanders (I really love that concept!)

4th grade teacher

Noelle, 5th grade

I will sit with anyone who is alone because I know how bad it feels to be left out.

Annie, 2nd grade

I think it is just better to be nice to everybody.

James, 6th grade

Today’s experience was great. I now know how to react when someone makes fun of me or bullies someone else. I have choices on how to handle different situations.

Contact our scheduler for more information: meg@kidsbridgecenter.org or 609-771-0300.

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Using a small group structure within the classroom engages every child, and students are more likely to retain what they’ve learned. Kidsbridge has achieved measurable attitude improvements in empathy, empowerment, stereotype awareness, and moral reasoning by employing a small group format.

Kidsbridge uses small group format. WHY?

Kidsbridge Programs at the Tolerance Center

or via our Mobile Outreach Program

Evidence-based and developmentally-appropriate programsßPreschool, Kindergarten, & 1st grade (Mobile ONLY)ßElementary School, grades 2-5ßMiddle School, grades 6-8ßAfter School Programs, grades 3-6 (on school closure days)ßCamps, Scout Troops, Youth, & Interfaith Groups, ages 7-12

View our website for more details on each program.

Kidsbridge educates youth on how to reduce stress

in their lives to be an UPstander

for themselves.

Mindfulness