October 12th, 2009
Pahokee Elementary is one of several schools in Palm Beach County that seeks to stop bullying and bring peace to their school through the Passport to Peace program. In this character education program the whole school uses the same language of 12 attitudes so that together they change the culture of their school and hopefully their community. Hanley Center and the Passport to Peace program is committed to making a difference in the Pahokee community- one child at a time.
Damon Weaver,student at  Canal Point Elementary, has had the distinct pleasure of interviewing President Obama on education. About 7 minutes into the interview he addresses bullying.  Â
Student Reporter Damon Weaver Interviews President Barack Obama
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September 9th, 2009
The first attitude of the year in Passport to Peace is CONFIDENCE. In the early weeks of any new school year there are many things that may cause students to be cautious. Fear of a new school or teacher, making new friends, learning new subjects can all cause children stress.  Passport to Peace boosts confidence in your students.Â
Read the story of Confidence to the students and reinforce the reflection with the activity sheet provided in your materials. Your Teacher Manual is an excellent resource for other books, quotes and websites that also use confidence. Most of all just remind your students that they can show confidence in their own abilities and qualities to achieve their dreams.
How do you boost your child’s confidence?
For more information on Passport to Peace and how to bring it to your school email Martha Putnam at mputnam@hanleycenter.org
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September 8th, 2009
A special thanks to Dr. Ana Leon for being available to record a special refresher training video for Passport to Peace. Take just 20 minutes to review the classroom materials and new and exciting ways to utelize this program to improve classroom behavior and minimize disruptions. Now available by following this link: Â
http://www.hanleycenter.org/prevention/programs-services/passport-to-peace/for-the-classroom.htmÂ
 Brought to you by Hanley Center’s Education department, fill out the basic information and download the video!! If you need a special certificate showing you have completed the Refresher training please email me at– mputnam@hanleycenter.org
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August 20th, 2009
Welcome 3rd-5th Grade teachers! As we begin a new school year we wanted to open up blog topics to help you utilize your Passport to Peace materials.  Whether you’ve just attended a training or have been using P2P for years now—we hope that through this space you will get new ideas and share some of your own. Every month we will focus on different parts of the classroom kit so teachers from all over can share how they incorporate P2P into their curriculum.
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Tags: character education, fifth grade character education, fourth grade character education, Passport to Peace, teacher
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August 20th, 2009
Welcome K-2nd Grade teachers! As we begin a new school year we wanted to open up blog topics to help you utilize your Passport to Peace (P2P) materials.  Whether you’ve just attended a training or have been using P2P for years now—we hope that through this space you will get new ideas and share some of your own. Every month we will focus on different parts of the classroom kit so teachers from all over can share how they incorporate P2P into their curriculum.
This month we will look at the “Badges”. There are a variety of different ways to use the badges in your classroom:
- Hang all 12 badges in a prominent place in your classroom. As students demonstrate any of the attitudes—recognize them and allow them to wear the badge all day long. ** Be sure that they hang it back at the end of the day so it doesn’t walk away forever**
- At first the younger students especially may not understand what they did that shows “confidence”. But as the year progresses and the attitudes become part of their vocabulary and behavior, they will be able to articulate that their actions show character.
- Students may be encouraged to nominate one another for demonstrating these key attitudes—but generally with the younger children the teacher plays a large role in highlighting the attitude.
WHAT ARE WAYS THAT YOU HAVE USED THE BADGES TO ENCOURAGE GOOD BEHAVIOR? PLEASE COMMENT….
Tags: character education, first grade teacher, Passport to Peace, second grade teacher
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August 14th, 2009
How can I bring Atlas and Athena to my school or team?
Call or Email Ryan Wertepny 561-841-1217 RWertepny@hanleycenter.org
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August 14th, 2009
Have you been through the Atlas and Athena Training? What did you think? Please share your thoughts on the training and program!!
Tags: Athena, Atlas, hanley center, training
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August 13th, 2009
BRAND NEW this year will be our Passport to Peace Refresher Training Video!!
Available September 1, 2009 our blog in PtP will contain a video refresher with new information and updates. Author Ana Leon will walk you through reminders of how to implement Passport in your classrooms and in your school wide activities.
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