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    Respect For All Week


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    Respect For All Week will kick off on National No One Eats Alone Day on February 9, a nationwide lunchtime event during which students are encouraged to connect and engage with their peers in order to combat social isolation.Note that all schools are encouraged to participate in this event. And please take part in our Know Your Classmates during the month of October and Call It Out Day on April 27th,thank you.


    February 12-15, 2018 is Respect For All (RFA) Week in all NYC public schools.During this week, schools have the opportunity to highlight and build upon ongoing diversity programs and curriculum-based instruction. Schools also have the opportunity to embark upon new initiatives that promote respect for diversity and engage students in meaningful lessons and/or other activities that focus on preventing bias-based harassment, intimidation and/or bullying.

    • Download and print Respect For All brochures and posters
    • Principals, teachers, and school staff can find additional Respect For All Resources


    RFA Week Suggested Daily Themes

    Following are RFA Week suggested daily themes from the NYC DOE Office of Safety and Youth Development. Your school is encouraged to promote acceptance and understanding through theme-based lessons and activities.

    • A flyer is available here.
    • The flyer is also available in Word for schools to edit for their own RFA Week celebrations. 

    Day 1: Bullying 101
    What is bullying? What is cyberbullying? 

    • DOE Cyberbullying Webinar
    • NY Times - The Learning Network - Resources for Bullying and Cyberbullying
    • Anti-Defamation League - Building Respectful School Climates - Webinar Series
    • Tyler's Story - Tyler Clementi Foundation

    Day 2: How to Be an Ally
    What can you do if you have been a victim or you know someone who has? 

    • GLSEN Ally Week
    • Anti-Defamation League - "Be an Ally" Guide
    • Act to Change
    • Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month

    Day 3: Religion. Race. Respect
    Confronting anti-Muslim and anti-Arab bias.  Have discussions on race and intersectionality: 

    • Overcoming Obstacles Respect Activity Book
    • Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility
    • Tanenbaum - Combating Religious Prejudice 
    • South Asian Lesbian and Gay Association (SALGA)
    • A Conversation About Race - New York Times article

    Day 4: Pride
    Understanding sexual orientation (LGB) and gender identity/expression (transgender and gender non-conforming).

    • Anti-Defamation League Curriculum Connections

     

      RFA Week - School Highlights from Prior Years 


      District 21 Community Education Council Respect for All Week Essay Contest
      IS 24 Myra S. Barnes
      Newcomers High School
      PS 39 Francis J. Murphy Jr.
      PS 66 School of Higher Expectations
      PS 290 Manhattan New School
      South Bronx Academy for Applied Media Urban Assembly Academy of Civic Engagement
      AYA Academy, the Bronx High School Long-Term Suspension Center
      Bronx Regional High School
      Herbert H. Lehman High School IS 96 Seth Low
      New Utrecht High School
      PS 22 Graniteville
      PS 80 Thurgood Marshall Magnet
      PS 102 The Bayview School
      PS 115 Daniel Mucatel School
      PS 117 Joyce Keld Briarwood School
      PS 119 Amersfort
      PS 124 Silas B. Dutcher
      PS 153 Maspeth Elementary
      PS 193 Gil Hodges School
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