RESOURCES

CURRICULUM FOCUS

GRADE

A Big School With A Big Heart 
(Learning Peace)
(Video - 57 minutes - 01)
Media Services
452-2573
Cat #512174

•     Name-calling, fighting and other forms of bullying usually start in elementary school. At Annapolis East Elementary in Nova Scotia, the principal introduced an anti-violence program with results.

4 - 12

A Helping Hand
(Video - 15 min - 96)
Media Services
452-2573
VL509111

•     Presents caring as a very important emotion, identifies how you care about many people in your life in different ways, shows how caring is mutually beneficial and how helping someone else helps you feel good about yourself.

4 - 6

A School-Based Anti-Violence Program (A.S.A.P..)
(Manual - Revised Edition 96)
London Family Court Clinic
(519) 679-7250

•     This manual is a valuable resource for teachers, school administrators and school support staff who are interested in developing a coordinated response to violence prevention in the education system.

JK - 12

A Year in the Life of Caledonia Junior High (Waging Peace)
(Video - 70 min - 01)
Media Services
452-2573
Cat. #502778

•     Waging Peace looks beyond today’s sensational headlines and explores the many faces of school violence from the viewpoints of students, teachers, and parents. We watch as the principal mobilizes their support in turning Caledonia around and making it a peaceful school.

7 - 12

Abusive Relationships
(Video - 30 min - 94)
Media Services
452-2573
VL507659

•     Abusive relationships are an ever-growing problem in adolescent love relationships. Jealousy, controlling behaviours, possessiveness, abusive language, degrading words and outright violence are the indicators of a dysfunctional relationship.

7 - 12

Amazing Mallika
(Video - 15 min - 96)
Media Services
452-2573
VL509276

•     Mallika is a little tiger with a big temper; she responds with anger to unfair play, teasing and her own inadequacies. Given strategies for coping with anger, she soon learns that a tantrum doesn’t make things better.

JK - 3

Anger Alternatives To Aggression and Violence
(Video - 22 min - 98)
VL9331C2

•     Deals with the topics of bullying, anger management, peer pressure and racially motivated violence. Offers practical alternatives to using aggression and violence. Comes with lesson plans.

6 - 10

Angry John
(Video - 23 min - 95)
Media Services
452-2573
VL507434

•     Provides guidelines for controlling inappropriate behaviour by communicating the anger and using problem solving skills.

4 - 6

Be Cool Gr. K-2: Coping with Bullying
(Kit - 60 min - 95)
Media Services
452-2573
255973

•     Helps students understand bullying behaviour. Why people bully others, and to recognize dangerous bullying. Demonstrates the benefits of various assertive responses to bullying to deal with this serious and often terrifying problem.

7 - 8

Be Cool Gr. 3-6: Coping with Bullying
(Kit 49 min - 94)
Media Services
452-2573
255877

•     4 videos (VHS), 1 guide. Why people bully and be “Cool”: Assertive ways to respond including how to use the be cool 4-step plan. Also: How passive and aggressive responses don’t work and may even encourage increased bullying.

3 -6

Be Cool, Be Safe
(Video - 22 minutes - 96)
Magic Lantern
1-800-263-1717

•     Hosted by a diverse group of teens who recall through dramatized vignettes, choices they made about personal safety.

3 - 6

Bea’s Own Good
(Video - 15 min - 99)
Media Services
452-2573
VL509277

•     When she sets out on an impetuous outing through the French countryside, Bea the honeybee discovers that rules are designed to keep her and all the members of the hive safe, sound and productive.

JK - 3

Black-eyed Susan
(Video - 47min - 94)
Media Service
452-2573
VL507295

•     Provides a brief drama in which a mother and her two children are helped by a school teacher and a public health nurse when they learn that the wife is a victim of abuse.

7 - 12

Bullies - Dealing With Aggression
(Video - 22 min - 98)
Media Services
452-2573
Cat. #509332

•     Marcus, a passive 15 year old, is forced to become more assertive after his friend Jake, leaves him to take the rap for something he didn’t do. The video teaches non-confrontational methods of communication to help students deal with conflict.

7 - 10

Bully Beware
(Video - 12 min - 97)
Media Services
452-2573
Cat #VL505231

•     The video is comprised of four scenarios involving realistic bullying incidents. It offers students practical advice and skills for handling these difficult situations.

4 - 8

Bully Dance
(Video - 10 min - 00)
Media Services
452-2573
Cat. #511529

•     A community is disrupted when a bully victimizes a smaller member of the group. Eventually the whole community becomes involved in dealing with the bully, who is himself is a victim in his own home.

All Ages

Bully POV
(video - 22 min - 2002)
Magi c Lantern
1 -800-263-1717

•     In Bully POV four bullies describe, from their “Point of View” what motivates them and why they intimidate others, including one former bully who explains why he stopped.

7 - 12

Breaking the Chain: Building Healthy Relationships
(Video - 23 min - 92)
Media Service
452-2573
VL502943

•     Program on family violence. Helps students to distinguish unhealthy relationships, identify signs of a propensity toward violence in relationships, understand familial and societal origins of violence and handle anger.

7 - 12

Bully Up
(Video 14 min - 89)
Media Services
452-2573
511294

•     Zeek is a bully. One day during a fight, he pushes a boy over a ledge. Suddenly, the Big Kahooney, a wise and sensitive character appears and helps Zeek to understand that there are right and wrong ways of behaving.

JK - 3

By Whose Rules
(Video - 14 min. - 77)
Media Services
452-2573
557287

•     The program is intended to stimulate active discussion about the relationships between individuals and social systems, and about the skills needed to work for change within social systems.

7 - 12

Casey’s Revenge
(Video - 25 min - 92)
Media Services
452-2573
VL506993

•     Casey, his sister Theresa and the Club members learn about positive alternatives to fighting. Kids learn why revenge does not work and how everyone wins when brothers and sisters respect one another. (Series: Kids of Degrassi Street)

4 - 6

Child Who is Rejected, The
(Kit - 39 min. 93)
Media Services
452-2573
255969

•     1 video (VHS), 1 guide. Examines children whose behaviour creates barriers to play with other children; shows interventions designed to teach children new skills and positive social play behaviours.

10 - 12

Circle of Fear
(Video - 24 min - 93)
Media Service
452-2573
VL507021

•     Takes a dramatic look at “swarming”, where teenage gangs intimidate, attack and beat up innocent individuals for excitement and kicks. The story centres around one such group of teenagers and their effect on three youths.

7 - 12

Cooperative Learning - Learning to Work
(Kit - 160 min - 92)
Media Services
452-2573
255851

•     5 Videotapes (Beta), 4 Guides 1) Learning to Work Together; 2) Planning and implementing cooperative lessons; 3) Teaching social skills; 4) Frameworks; stad, TGT and jigsaw II; 5) A sample lesson.

JK - 9

Date Rape: A Question of Trust
(Video - 26 min - 95)
Magic Lantern Communications Ltd.
1-800-263-1717

•     This video is effective in making date rape and sexual assault a concrete reality through women’s first person accounts of their experiences of rapes perpetrated primarily by friends or acquaintances. These interviews are interspersed with clips of a boys-only and girls-only group as they discuss their understanding of why date rape and sexual assault happen.

9 - 12

Dating, Sex and Trouble
(Video - 25 min - 90)
Media Services
452-2573
VL507436

•     Addresses sexual violence that occurs on dates, such as coerced sexual activity and date rape.

7 - 12

Dealing with Aggression (Gr. 7)
(Kit - 94)
Media Services
452-2573
251018

•     This is a violence-prevention curriculum that is designed to help junior high school students understand the dynamics of both unhealthy and healthy relationships. Introducing grade 7 students to self-awareness and communication skills.

7 - 9

Dinner For Two
(Video - 7 min - 96)
Media Services
452-2573
Cat. #505244

•     Peace in the rain forest is disrupted when two chameleons literally get stuck in a conflict, with catastrophic results. Luckily for them, a frog observing the fracas turns into a mediator.

All Ages

Don’t Be a T.V.: Television Victim
(Video - 18 min. - 92)
Media Services
452-2573
VL502794

•     Will enable viewers to think more deeply about the violence, sensationalism, gender stereotypes and racial prejudices that are familiar television fare. Note* also suitable for Intermediate Division

4 - 6

Don’t Pick on Me
(Video - 20 min - 93)
Media Services
452-2573
507437

•     Designed to help teens recognize that teasing, harassment, or bullying are bids for power by one person at the expense of the self-esteem of another.

4 - 6

Don’t Pop Your Cork on Mondays!
(Video - 12 min - 91)
Media Services
452-2573
VL508525

•     Why do I feel angry sometimes? Why do my muscles feel as if they are tied up in knots? Why does my head ache and my stomach feel like it might explode, and all I want to do is scream, fight or run away? Am I the only one who feels this way?

JK - 3

Double Exposure
(Video - 29 min - 96)
Media Services
452-2573
VT553728

•     Zazi’s skating banquet and Leon’s Scout dinner are the same night. Zazi’s angry - Norbert and Leon promised to attend her function. Norbert thinks Leon’s event is as important as Zazi’s, and doesn’t know what to do. A fairy godmother complicates matters.

JK - 3

Elbow Room
(Video - 8 minutes - 02)
Media Services
National Film Board
1-800-267-7710 or www.nfb.ca/store

•     An office worker arrives bright and early, ready for another day on the job. But wait, there’s a new co-worker sitting in a chair uncomfortably close. Pretty soon, elbows are bumping, ink is spilling and tempers are flaring.

6 - 12

Everyday Etiquette
(Video - 14 min. - 96)
Media Services
452-2573
507660

•     Discover the proper ways to act in many different social situations. Viewers find out how to make proper introductions, display good manners at meal time, correctly use telephones, and conduct themselves when attending parties.

JK - 3

Express Yourself
(Video - 15 min 93)
Media Services
452-2573
VL502282

•     If you hold your feelings in, people might not understand you, but if you let them out, Look Out! Students will learn to recognize and express feelings such as anger, affection, embarrassment and fear in a constructive manner.

JK - 3

Facing UP (Bullying)
(Video - 20 min -97)
Media Services
452-2573
VL503818

•     Emotionally abused at home, Brian acts out his anger by bullying his more vulnerable peers. Illustrates the struggles of 2 boys to face their problems and interrupt the cycle of violence.

4 - 6

Feeling Frustrated
(Video - 15 min - 92)
Media Services
452-2573
VT555544

•     Ahmed, Maria and Diego are organizing composting at their school. But Ahmed becomes angery when he is left to assemble the composter by himself. K-T recommends that Ahmed tells his friends how he feels. Note* also appropriate for Junior Division; designed for use with ESL students.

JK - 3

Fight
(Video - 27 min - 88)
Media Services
452-2573
511045

•     Joey has to face violent consequences when he crosses Dwayne, the school bully. Stephanie finally realizes, after weeks of flirtation, that Simon is interested in Alexa, not her. Themes: Fighting, Bullying, Cowardice, Pressure and Flirting.

6 - 9

Five Minutes For Fighting
(Video - 06 minutes - 92)
Media Service
452-2573
VL502041

•     Two hockey players sent to the penalty box for fighting talk about friendship, officials and violence. The humour masks the real question: do games mirror a larger frustration, and what makes this kind of violence OK compared to others?

7 - 12

Fond Farewell
(Video - 29 min 93)
Media Services
452-2573
VT550711

•     Jacob and Nikki are going to take Jessie and Sarah on a picnic but Jessie shows up alone because Sarah is preparing to move away. A story about friendship between a dog and a bird helps Jessie deal with her feelings of anger and rejection.

JK - 3

For Angela
(Video - 22 min - 95)
NFB
1-800-267-7710

•     This video is based on a real incident of racist harassment of a First Nations girl and her mother by a group of adolescent boys. It is a very effective tool in demonstrating how racism results in the boys’ dehumanization and objectification of a young mother and daughter

7 - 12

Gender Equality & Media Awareness Grade 8
(Kit - 94)
Media Services
452-2573
251019

•     This is a violence prevention curriculum that is designed to help junior high school students understand the dynamics of both unhealthy and healthy relationships. Students will understand the causes and conditions that result in violent actions.

7 - 9

Girls and Boys Getting Along: Teaching Sexual Harassment Prevention in the Elementary Classroom
(Curriculum - 97)
Equal Educational Opportunities
(612) 296-7622

•     This sexual harassment curriculum was developed for younger elementary students, including one component for kindergarten to grade three students, and a second one for grades four to six. The curricula employ age-appropriate story-telling, puppetry and other activities

JK - 6

Hair Scare
(Video - 14 min. - 91)
Media Services
452-2573
556138

•     A Sikh boy is harassed by classmates and a bully at school and is turned away from the pool because of his hair and turban. He enlists his father’s help, but is left with anger and pain, and fear of what will happen in the future.

4 - 6

Harassment Hurts: Sex-Role Stereotyping and Sexual Harassment
(Curriculum - 96)
Green Dragon Press
416-360-6006

•     This educational resource contains a brief one-page note explaining to teachers the links between sex-role stereotyping and sexual harassment. The rest of the educational booklet contains activities designed to help students understand these interconnections and to educate them about the social causes and effects of sexual harassment.

4 -8

Heart On A Chain: The Truth About Dating
(Video - 17 min - 91)
Media Service
452-2573
VL502696

•     Observes three young males in dating relationships that are built around physical abuse, emotional manipulation and unequal rights.

7 - 12

Henry’s Decision
(Video - 26 min. - 89)
Media Services
452-2573
511296

•     The universal problem of acceptance and rejection within children’s peer groups is explored when Henry, an awkward fifth grader, is replaced by a shy newcomer as the object of ridicule.

4 - 6

How to Deal With “Jerks”
(Video - 11 min - 93)
Media Services
452-2573
VL507663

•     Students learn that calling someone a jerk usually makes the situation worse. This video demonstrates positive and productive ways students can deal with the jerks in their lives and earn the respect of their friends.

4 - 6

I Can Make Friends
(Video - 15 min - 92)
Media Services
452-2573
502297

•     With assistance from his talking dog, young Zip learns some of the basic rules about making friends and treating them with respect. Missie, a new neighbour, is a challenge for Zip, who can’t get anything right on the first time.

JK - 3

Interpersonal Skills Development Program - Modules

•     Conflict resolution, anger management, sexual harassment, physical assault. Contact: Susan Dale - T.V.D.S.B.

9 -12

It takes a child
Craig Keilburger’s Story
(Video - 56 min -98)
Media Services
452-2573
VL505321-56

•     Craig Kielburger’s life changed forever when he read of the murder of 12 year-old Iqbal Massih, who had been speaking out about children living and working in virtual slavery. He founded “Free the Children”, run by kids to help kids.

7 - 12

It’s Not My Fault: A Program About
(Video - 18 min - 92)
Media Services
452-2573
VL508708

•     Eleven year old Sam finds his life peppered with the types of conflict many school children face: disagreement with older siblings, confrontations with a schoolmate and misunderstandings with a close friend.

4 - 6

Kiss Me Steph
(Video - 28 min - 87)
Media Services
452-2573
508911

•     When Stephanie begins the new term by running for school president, her best friend Voula is appalled when Stephanie begins campaigning on kisses and wild promises. Arthur joins forces with Rick to avoid Joey’s bullying.

7 - 9

Letters From Home
(Video - 15 min - 92)
Media Services
452-2573
VT555531

•     Chandra is pleased to receive a letter from India, but a letter from Peru only seems to upset Diego. After Diego lashes out at his friends, Li Fang encourages him to share his feelings; she learns that his mother is still in Peru. Note* also appropriate for Junior Division; designed for use with ESL students.

JK - 3

Lord of the Flies
(Laser Disc - 90 min - 90)
Media Services
452-2573
651047

•     When their plane crashes, 25 school boys find themselves lost on an island miles from civilization. Based on the William Golding’s Novel, this film encompasses the classic conflict between good and evil. What separates man from beast.

10 - 12

Lord of the Flies
(Video - 100 min - 63)
Media Services
452-2573
5083

•     A group of British school boys lost on a tropical island after a plane crash revert to savagery in their efforts to survive. Based on the novel by William Golding.

10 - 12

Love Hurts
(Video - 39 min - 93)
Media Services
452-2573
VL502807

•     A couple are drawn together by mutual need. He grows more controlling; his demands turn into threats, manipulation, verbal abuse and physical abuse. She joins a support group for abused wormen and begins to see the dynamics of abuse.

7 - 12

Media Mayhem: More Than Make-Believe
(Video - 30 min - 94)
Media Service
452-2573
VL5075570

•     Examines how violence and mayhem are glamorized, sensationalized and sanitized and illustrates the illusion of screen violence as a highly-developed technical craft.

7 - 12

Minding Your Manners at School
(Video - 14 min - 96)
Media Services
452-2573
VL507661

•     Focuses on the three aspects of school manners - being caring, courteous and careful. Viewers learn that good manners often entail sharing and cooperation, respect, and understanding others’ feelings.

JK - 3

No More Teasing!
(Kit - 14 min. - 95
Media Services
452-2573
255955

•     Shows Students how changing their own behaviour can help them protect themselves against teasing and bullying. Helps viewers develop empathy and sensitivity to other’s feelings.

3 - 9

Not Just Anybody: Dating Pressure and Violence
(Video - 24 minutes - 92)
Media Services
452-2573
VL502942

•     Deals with acquaintance rape. Students will idntify “rules” that govern relationships, see misunderstandings, perceive ways to break free of stereotypes, note that friendship and mutual respect are needed in realationships.

7 - 12

Oh Yeah?
(Video - 15 min - 96)
Media Services
452-2573
VL509199

•     Experiencing anger when someone is hurtful or breaks your trust is acknowledged as a natural feeling. Identifies strategies for resolving conflict, the importance of dealing with anger and a variety of “anger busters”.

4 - 6

Once Upon A Feeling
(Video - 19 min. 90)
Media Services
452-2573
VL506746

•     It’s very important to name your feelings and to share them, the happy feelings as well as the sad and bad ones. If you don’t, misunderstandings among friends can result. Baxter learns how to talk about his feelings and be sensitive.

JK - 3

Out of Control
(Video - 18 min - 93)
Media Services
452-2573
VL508721

•     this program demonstrates how to creatively deal with anger as a valid emotion and stresses that anger is a useful emotion when expressed and channeled in a constructive way.

4 - 6

Playing With Violence
(Video - 16 min. - 95)
Media Services
452-2573
550214

•     Anti-violence video made by students at Beal about a youth being bullied. Examines discussing it with school administration, police or his teacher. For grade 8. Part of joint safe schools program between TVDSB and London Police

7 - 9

Proud to be Polite
Unit 2 for Grades 4 - 6
(Video - 36 min - 99)
Media Services
452-2573
VL508427-36

•     Shows Children exhibiting polite, courteous behavior in a variety of social situations, demonstrating everyday manners, respect and good character, and offering ways to practice them.

•     Twelve video segments include: ways to greet others, respecting people and property, thank-you letters, etiquette at dinners and receptions, punctuality, acting as a host or guest, and correcting others effectively.

4 - 6

Proud to Be Polite
Unit 1 for Grades K-3
(Video - 36 min- 99)
Media Services
452-2573
VL508426-36

•     Shows children exhibiting polite, courteous behaviour in a variety of social situations, demonstrating everyday manners, respect and good character, and offering ways to practice them.. Unit 1 is ten segments which include: ways to introduce yourself and others, interrupting politely, good table manners, welcoming visitors, sending thank-you notes, handling poor sportsmanship; respecting diversity.

JK - 3

Put the Brakes on Bullying
(Video - 23 min -00)
Magic Lantern
1-800-263-1717

•     The video is designed to help teachers, adults, and children recognize the signs of bullying and illustrates what steps schools, teachers, parents and individuals can take to prevent bullying

Administrators/teachers, parents,

9 - 12

Remembering Tom: Coping With Youth Suicide
(Video - 24 min - 00)
Media Services
452-2573
VL505470-24

•     Tom was 18 when he killed himself, leaving his family to deal with the anguish of his death. Meet Tom’s family two years later, when they convey how they have learned to live with, not “get over” Tom’s suicide.

10 - 12

Respect
(Video - 25 min - 01)
Kinetic Video
1-800-263-6910

•     Explores topics associated with respecting your c12h/officials, respecting rules and opinions and self-respect.

9 - 12

Rules Are For Gorillas Too!
(Video - 11 min - 83)
Media Services
452-2573
VL507699

•     If you were a gorilla who slipped away from the zoo to see what it was like to be a person, you would quickly learn that people follow rules. Whether on the street or playground, at school or home, rules keep you safe and help you play.

JK - 3

Rules Are Good Directions
(Video - 13 min. 83)
Media Services
452-2573
VL507665

•     Helps children understand the reason behind various rules, such as bus safety rules, game rules, rules about litter, and rules about respecting others’ property. Shows that rules help people live together in harmony.

JK - 3

Saying Goodbye
Bereavement Classroom Program
(Video - 14 min. - 98)
Media Services
452-2573
VL509280-14

•     Addresses the loss of a teacher/student whether by accident, illness or violence.

JK - 6

Sexual Harassment: It’s Hurting People
(Video - 17 min - 95)
Sunburst Communications
1-800-431-1934

•     Aimed at students in the later elementary and junior high years, this video addresses sexual harassment–primarily of females – but also makes links to and includes depictions of homophobic harassment of gays and lesbians.

6 - 10

Suicide Awareness Program

•     Resource materials for teachers and students. Grade 9 (2 lessons) program Contact Suicide Awareness Committee (Dr. Tom Bonifero, T.V.D.S.B.)

7 - 12

Suppose That Was Me
(Video - 18 min - 01)
Media Services
452-2573

•     An excellent video about bullying and teasing. Important lessons are taught about the feelings of victims and the role bystanders can play in ending violence.

5 - 8

Target Bullying
(video - 91 min - 02)
Magic Lantern
1-800-263-1717

•     CTV hosts a forum on bullying where a panel of experts, bullies, teachers, victims and victims’ families come together to talk about why people bully, the impact on victims and their families, the environment that makes bullying possible and how to prevent bullying.

7 - 12

Teaching Students To Be Peacemakers
(Video - 9 min - 95)
Media Services
452-2573
VL507450

•     Presents a classroom program for teachers that will help students master the skills and procedures involved in constructive conflict management.

4 - 6

Teaching Social Skills
(Video - 30 min - 93)
Media Services
452-2573
502964

•     Examines the importance of structuring lessons to include social skills. Teachers are observed in classrooms talking about why social skills are meaningful and helping students to cooperate with each other in planned activities.

10 - 12

Teamwork
(Video - 15 min - 92)
Media Services
452-2573
VT553230

•     Li Fang is late for another relay-race practice and when she does arrive she disagrees with some of the decisions that were made. Maria and Li Fang have an argument; with K-T’s help they are encouraged to resolve their problem.

4 - 6

Teen Issues: Date Rape
(Video - 27 min - 89)
Media Services
452-2573
VL506666

•     Powerful scenes in this video examine the definition of date rape and provide some guidelines to help lessen the chances of date rape.

7 - 12

The Day Clarence Was Angry as a Lion
(Video - 20 min - 91)
Media Services
452-2573
VL508555

•     The story of young Clarence, whose anger gets him into all sorts of trouble, until he learns how to handle his feelings. He learns that there are better ways to express anger than through violence or abusive behaviour.

JK - 3

The Joke’s Over: CD Rom and Text Materials
(CD ROM - 97, Text Material - 95)
West Coast Education Enterprises, Inc.
(519) 527-2266, ext 229

•     This package is an excellent resource for use in schools to raise awareness about the problem of sexual harassment and to generate strategies for its elimination.

9 - 12

The Fight
(Video - 25 min - 93)
Media Services
452-2573
VL502835

•     Shows how easily a simple joke can get out of hand and turn into a real fight. The issues of “showing off”, “acting cool” and “being tough” are clearly addressed with practical ways to apologize to prevent a fight.

4 - 6

The Truth About Hate
(Video - 32 min - 99)
Media Services
452-2573
VL508420-30

•     Emotional and hard-hitting, explores hatred through the eyes of teens as they come face to face with their own racism, ethnic bigotry, religious hatred and sexual discrimination.

10 - 12

The Trade
(Video - 25 min - 96)
Media Services
452-2573
VL507918

•     Thomas absolutely loves his comic collection. Barry persuades Thomas to lend him the collection over the weekend in exchange for a loan of his mother’s expensive art book. The results are devastating and Thomas must work out a resolution.

4 - 6

Touching
(Video, with Teacher’s Kit - 35 min - 95)
The Community Child Abuse Council of Hamilton-Wentworth
(905) 523-1020

•     This video and teacher’s kit is about child sexual abuse prevention as well as about teaching children how to negotiate unwanted touch and establish boundaries in relationships.

1 - 5

Tulip Doesn’t Feel Safe
(Video - 13 min 93)
Media Services
452-2573
VL509238

•     Tulip and her friend Pickle learn about “stop” and “helping hands”, two methods children can use when dealing with abuse.

JK - 3

Unsuitable Actions
(Video - 27 min - 97)
NFB
1-800-267-7710

•     This video is a highly effective educational resource addressing sexual harassment in a high school setting. Aimed at youth, particularly in secondary schools, it intersperses a dramatization of a story about the sexual harassment of one girl by a group of male students.

7 - 12

Warning Signs of Extreme Violence and Suicide

•     warning signs video, threat assessment. 
Contact: Psychological Services (Dr. Tom Bonifero, T.V.D.S.B.)

4 - 12

We can Work it out!: Conflict Resolution
(Kit - 14 min - 94)
Media Services)
452-2573
255954

•     1 video (VHS), 1 audiocassette, 1 guide, 9 worksheets. Describes methods of settling disagreements without fighting.

JK - 3

What’Cha Gonna Do About Hate?
(Video - 13 min - 92)
Media Service
452-2573
VL507106

•     Young people of all races talk together about hatred and prejudice; presented as a rap in reggae style.

7 - 12

When The Dust Settles
(Video - 7 min)
Media Services
452-2573
VL505245

•     Neighbouring gophers display an unneighbourly appetite for anger and revenge. By sundown they’ve obliterated both their homes. Is there any way to put the pieces back together?

4 - 6

William Golding
(Video - 50 min - 92)
Media Services
452-2573
502145

•     A splendid introduction to “Lord of the Flies” and its Nobel Laureate author. Golding talks about the origins of the book in his childhood experiences of the nuances and brutalities of the English class system, and in his experiences during World War II

7 - 12

Words Can Hurt
(Video - 19 min - 90)
Media Services
452-2573
VL508524

•     Importance of self esteem, understanding emotions, controlling hurtful anger, respecting the feelings of other people and learning to apologize are lessons taught in this delightfully instructional program.

JK - 3

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Association for the Elimination of Hate

•     Dedicated to the elimination of hate-motivated violence and discriminatory practices. 
Contact 661-5266 - Deborah Lee or www.londonagainsthate.org

JK - 12

CAVEAT

•     Canadian Victims Rights Organization 
Contact: 1-800-622-8328

7 - 12

Friends Against Senseless Endings (F.A.S.E.)

•     Youth-based London organization 
Contact: Mandy Alvero

7 - 12

John Howard Society

•     Anti-violence programs and work with at risk youth  
Contact: 438-4168

JK - 12

LUSO (London Urban Services Organization)

•     a non-profit multicultural Community Centre dedicated to promoting inclusiveness, well-being and a prosperity of the London community.
Contact 452-1466

JK - 12

Peer Power

•     Peer mediation training and support for school groups. 
Contact Linda Radford at 452-2191 for information.

1 - 12

St. Leonard’s Society of London

•     Decision-making programs for at risk youth 
Contact: P. Aharan (850-3777)

7 - 12

West Elgin Community Health Centre

•     Committed to working in partnership with individuals, families and community groups to optimize the health and well-being of our residents and communities. Contact: 768-1715.

JK - 12