At the secondary level, for Black History Month, we share this video, "Profiling Kevin," featuring a 16-year-old anti-racism activist, and “Extraordinary Upstander: Brian Cox,” featuring the former pro football player who came back as a community leader in his native Los Angeles.
Extraordinary Upstander: Kevin Ward
"Profiling Kevin," features Kevin Ward, a young man who steps up as a leader in his high school as he addresses issues of inequity, Standing in a classroom at Palo Alto High School, he tells his classmates, "We need to ... take a bite of the apple of knowledge and realize where we stand and where we need to go."
Click here to find the video and accompanying lesson plan.
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January 30, 2014 - 10:31am
In this new video geared toward elementary schools, students from Grimmer Elementary School in Fremont, CA explore the impact of bullying and ways to be an upstander.
After intermediate students share personal experiences, they decide to take action and invent the "Leaving a Positive Footprint" activity, where students paint blue fooprints with positive messages "walking" though their campus. Later, they work with first grade buddies to discuss bullying and speaking up, and together they make paper footprint cut-outs and create their own Upstander messages to post around the school.
January 27, 2014 - 5:32pm
Some of the best intentions to get students to stop bullying by hammering in the risk of suicide may indeed be driving youth to take their lives. In our blog, “Bullying and Suicide: Clarifying Misconceptions," we addressed common misconceptions surrounding bullying and suicide. Here we explore how students, educators and the media can be part of the solution and help make our schools safe and inclusive for all.
January 17, 2014 - 12:07pm
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday recognizes one of our country's most inspiring heroes, a man who crusaded for social justice and humanity. To commemorate Dr. King, Not In Our School is launching an Extraordinary Upstander series this month that offers four examples of extraordinary leaders from African-American, Latino, Southeast Asian, and Asian Pacific Islander backgrounds. Make your celebration of MLK Day one that celebrates diverse leaders and upstanders.