The ACT Program is officially endorsed by the Ontario Ministry of Education.
ACT is the English-language version of an innovative school-based anti-bullying program developed by COPA, a provincial non-profit organization providing curriculum and training in Ontario in the field of child abuse prevention.
This program is called Agir ensemble in French and has been offered in a wide number of communities throughout the province.
ACT offers schools an opportunity to affect school-wide change, involving school staff, parents and children using a variety of strategies. Consisting of interactive workshops and supportive meetings for all members of the school community, it is designed to foster a safe, strong and free school culture and thus reduce the incidence of peer aggression and its destructive impact.
The ACT Program focuses on strategies designed to break the cycle of violence by sensitizing community members to the issue of bullying, and generating new perspectives, new skills and new strategies.
The core goals of the programs are to:
Information and strategies for change are shared during adult and children's workshops. These are brought to the Organizing Committee meeting (composed of students, school staff and administrators and parents), during which members explore policies and practices designed to help reduce bullying, and develop a bullying prevention plan that is appropriate for their school.
Some of the successes resulting from implementation of ACT program:
Schools and communities who participate typically experience a reduction in peer aggression by creating a healthier school culture.
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N.B. The CAP Project is a pre-requisite for schools receiving the ACT Program.
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