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Community Cares trains high school leaders to teach social-skills in Methacton SD
Summary
Presenters described Community Cares, a peer-led school program that trains high school students to deliver monthly lessons on boundaries, Internet safety, stress management and inclusion to younger students; students and staff praised the curriculum and noted local funding from Amber Savings Bank.
Presenter (S1) said Community Cares is “a collaborative school based prevention program” whose mission is “to foster that community of respect, safety, empathy, and really positive communication among youth.”
The program, presenters said, was developed after Representative Webster’s office flagged school-climate concerns. Presenter (S1) described a peer-led model in which partner organizations first train high school students on a monthly topic; those high schoolers then practice and deliver the same activities to middle-school classes.
“Some topics that…
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