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AMERICA'S SAFE SCHOOLS WEEK
OCTOBER 17 - 21, 2011
America's Safe Schools Week, occurs annually during the third full week in October.
Activities conducted during America's Safe Schools Week will draw
attention to the continuing problem of school violence and
educate everyone about how schools can be made safer and more
secure. America's Safe Schools Week offers an opportunity to
address this very important issue and to take steps to ensure
that schools offer students and teachers an environment in which
they can perform to the best of their abilities.
National SAVE Day is the
Wednesday of America's Safe School's Week and the
National Rock-A-Thon to
benefit SAVE takes place on the Friday of America's
Safe Schools Week. Be sure to let National SAVE know
about your activities during this important week!
The SAVE Youth Advisory Board announces Contests for National SAVE Day/America's Safe Schools Week, October 17-21, 2011!
1. Chapter Contest: Create a 30 second video highlighting your SAVE Chapter's Spirit.
Congratulations to Cuthbertson High School for winning the video contest!
2. Individual Contest: Design the back of a T-shirt with a new SAVE design using the 2 colors of SAVE; orange & purple.
One of the winning designs may be chosen for a new T-shirt to be sold in the SAVE store. Graphic should be no larger than 11" x 11."
Congratulations to our winners of the design contest!
Christina Lee, John Adams Middle School, NJ
Shadezja Garrett, North Chicago High School, IL
Suggested Activities for Schools:
- "Reach out to the Un-Reached." Challenge
all students to get to know at least one student
they currently do not know well during National Safe Schools Week.
- Invite School Resource Officers or local
law enforcers to make presentations to students on
child safety, drug abuse prevention, and juvenile justice practices and policies.
- Prepare a school safety public information
brochure or fact sheet.
- Coordinate a school safety workshop.
- Develop a suggestion box for suggestions
to improve school climate.
- Decorate a bulletin board at the school,
library or local business to spread the violence prevention message.
- Coordinate a nonviolence pledge signing.
This can be one large banner that all students
and faculty can sign or individual pledges that can be signed and then displayed.
- Conduct contests:
- Entire Student Body - challenge all students and faculty to be FIGHT FREE for the entire week. If there are no fights for the entire week, reward the students.
- Class Level - conduct a contest between grade levels to see how many students will sign nonviolence pledges and then remain fight-free for the week.
- Essay/Poetry Contest - conduct a nonviolent essay/poetry contest. Have the winning essay/poem read on Friday at an event or over the morning announcements.
- Poster Contest - Have a poster contest on, "How To Make the World a Better Place" or some other violence prevention theme. Display posters during safe schools week and let students/faculty vote on the winning poster.
National Student Design Project
High Schoolers: students can submit a poem, story, song, or rap that expresses their thoughts on school violence and safety.
Any form of writing is accepted. Submissions can be fictitious or factual, and are meant to encourage kids to speak up
against school violence. Middle Schoolers: students can design a T-shirt that includes the SPEAK UP hotline
(1-866-SPEAK-UP) and website (www.speakup.com). For details, visit
NATIONAL SAFE SCHOOLS WEEK:
Empowering Students Across the Country to End School Violence
Additional Safe Schools Week Resources:
National Association of Students Against Violence Everywhere
SAVE: Youth Voices... Grown-Up Choices! Toll Free 866-343-SAVE
For more information contact cwray@nationalsave.org / Copyright 2012
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