Please Stand Up! A Violence Prevention Curriculum

• Do you want to stop conflict, bullying, gangs, and other forms of violence in schools?
• Do students need help communicating their fears and knowledge about potential violence?
• Then this proven communication and tactical tool created by youth for youth can start helping your community today!

The New York Center for School Safety brings you Please Stand Up! A Violence Prevention Curriculum. Through this effective and powerful interactive CD-ROM featuring student actors in realistic scenarios, you and your students will learn how to take a stand against conflict, bullying, hate, relationships, suicide, gangs, and weapons, and become empowered to make a difference. This comprehensive, realistic curriculum for middle and high school students provokes thought and discussion.

Research-based.

The lessons are based on scientific research; many of the vignettes have undergone evaluative measures used by the U.S. Department of Education and/or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Skills-based.

Valuable skills including resistance and self-direction are taught throughout the lessons, effectively reducing both the likelihood and the adoption of problem behaviors.

Learning standards-based.

All activities meet New York State standards, which align with national standards for middle and high school students in health education, social studies, science, math and technology, and English language arts. Users in any state that aligns its content standards to national standards will find it compatible with their academic goals.

“Do Something” or “Do Nothing”

At the end of each vignette, a rap session featuring a group of students discussing the issues compels the viewers to “Do Something” or “Do Nothing.” Student lessons reinforce the message. Students learn there is no such thing as an innocent bystander. Knowing something means making a decision about what to do.