What would it look like for your kids to be able to stand up against those who bully?
Our mentors at Equine Connection, the Academy of Equine Assisted Learning, teamed up with the FAMILY CHANNEL and Westmount School to STAND UP TO BULLYING! Westmount School in Strathmore was one of only 4 schools in Canada to host this anti-bullying rally with Family Channel!
Bully-proofing skills can be taught!
The best way to help children not become victims of bullies is by teaching them bully-proofing skills. Victims of bullies usually exhibit poor communication skills and tend to be left out of activities, leaving them isolated. Our equine assisted learning programs have proven to be ideal for a child who exhibits anti-social communication skills as they provide training in social skills which improves communication skills, emotional, physical, mental and spiritual wellness, self-esteem, and encourages sensory stimulation and ultimately, integration.
Why create more victims?
A child with bullying issues may be just as much a victim in his own life as the child he directs his aggression towards. Many bullies are children who have been overlooked, misdiagnosed, suffering from neurological disabilities, or abused children themselves. Our equine skill development programs are ideal for a child who exhibits aggressive behaviour by promoting positive leadership skills, developing choice-making skills and goal-setting skills and encouraging responsibility, creativity, and laughter.
Who should attend?
Victims of Bullies
Our equine programs have proven to be ideal for a child who exhibits anti-social communication skills as they provide training in social skills which improves communication skills, emotional, physical, mental and spiritual wellness, self-esteem, and encourages sensory stimulation and ultimately, integration.
The Bully
Our equine programs are ideal for a child who exhibits aggressive behavior by promoting positive leadership skills, empathy, developing kindness and choice-making skills and encouraging responsibility, creativity, and laughter. The youth that teachers, counselors, and the principal feel display behavioral issues, or who are withdrawn, will benefit most from the program.
Our equine programs have proven to be ideal for a child who exhibits anti-social communication skills as they provide training in social skills which improves communication skills, emotional, physical, mental and spiritual wellness, self-esteem, and encourages sensory stimulation and ultimately, integration.
The Bully
Our equine programs are ideal for a child who exhibits aggressive behavior by promoting positive leadership skills, empathy, developing kindness and choice-making skills and encouraging responsibility, creativity, and laughter. The youth that teachers, counselors, and the principal feel display behavioral issues, or who are withdrawn, will benefit most from the program.
It has been proven...
Searching for alternatives to traditional education? Emphasizing self-responsibility, participative education attempts to involve the student in experiences relevant to his future and to provide him/her with the opportunity and methodology for learning from these experiences. Students would be allowed to develop self-reliance, self-confidence, and increased self-esteem, and become better equipped for lifelong, continued learning.