Safety Kids , Inc | Children’s Safety, Abduction, Abuse, Violence, Bullying, Snitching

Make your school, home, and community a place where a child feels and is safe.

Ima S.T.A.R. unit (K-8)

S.T.A.R. Stand Together! Act Responsibly!

Help break the mindset of "snitching" !!!

Change Attitudes -- Teach Responsibility -- Promote Accountability

Safety Kids, Inc. wants children to work independently and also together with friends and peers to make schools and communities a safer place.

Making good decisions and being reliable can help keep children safe!

Kids: Are you aware of something going on that is wrong? Illegal? Unsafe? Then you need to be a Responsible Reporter and let an adult know about it. Break that "Code of Silence" that may cause harm to someone or that hampers investigations.

                     It is NOT wrong to report information that may
                    help prevent an injury or a crime!

                    It is NOT wrong to report information that holds
                       someone accountable for his or her actions!

It is NOT snitching! It is NOT tattling! It is NOT being a stoolie or rat!

It IS being a Responsible Reporter!

Our mascot says: "I'm a Sensing, Thinking, Acting, Responsible Kid!"

How can you be a S.T.A.R.? Follow these steps:

1. Sense what is going on around you. Pay attention to what you see, hear, smell, taste, and
touch. Is it potentially unsafe? Illegal? Wrong?

2. Think about it. Could [or did] someone get hurt? Should an adult know about it?

3. Act! There are several ways to act and report the situation.

4. Be Responsible. What you do or do not do may keep someone safe or may cause harm or
injury. Act responsibly!

The elementary curriculum introduces 6 new characters:

Ima S.T.A.R.
Sensing Sam
Thinking Theo
Action Annie
Responsible Rob
Reckless Rose

Through interactive lessons (puppetry, role-play, games and more) kids learn how to be a S.T.A.R.

The Elementary Curriculum includes:
* 5 lessons for Kindergarten and Grade 1
* 3 lessons for Grades 2-5
* posters
* 6 puppets
* reinforcement activities
* DVD of scenarios
* songs

The Middle Curriculum includes:
* 3 lessons for each grade (6-8)
* posters
* scenarios
* role-play
* active lessons
* DVD of scenarios

The S.T.A.R. curriculum is currently part of a research project by Safety Kids, Inc. and supervised by Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA. The final curriculum will be available for distribution in the fall of 2010.

TOTAL S.T.A.R. Project

The TOTAL S.T.A.R. Project is a comprehensive approach to reducing violence, bullying, and other incidents that are unsafe, illegal, or wrong.

total STAR

This 5-prong approach is currently being implemented for the first time in the nation in Penn Hills, PA.

The research for this pilot project is being conducted by Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA and should be completed in the fall of 2010.

The "Blueprint" for this project will be available at no charge for all communities upon completion of the study. Please check back to see the progress of this work.

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