Here you will find the current range of publications which embody the building blocks of a HFS and provide guidance, materials, and activities for teachers and children.

TRUE BLUE

An article describing Chris Mattise's Rainbow of Safety and her work in South Africa appeared in Teaching Tolerance Magazine (January 2004).

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Publication Directory Click on the publication title below to find out more information.
	Teacher Friendly Character Education: A Monthly Model for Classroom and School-wide Learning
	The HELPFUL / HURTFUL Policy: for Addressing Bullying in the Elemantary School Setting
	The DON'T BULLY ME! Book: A hands-on guide for children and grown-ups
	The RIGHT to be BULLY-FREE!: For teaschers, Schools & Administrators
	RAINBOW of SAFETY: Recipe for a Safe School: Teacher and Child-friendly Editions
	Lumba's New World: Fully Illustrated Children's Color Picture Book
	Is There A Bully Growing in Your School?: A playful coloring book

Teacher-Friendly Character Education:
A Monthly Model
for
Classroom and School-Wide Learning

HURT FREE School's character education actively teaches children to use their heads, hearts and hands when making everyday choices about their behaviors.   School-wide strategies apply to all areas of school life ... classroom, hallways, playground and bus.   Developed for teachers desiring to implement both meaningful character education and effective behavior management strategies for the classroom ... while struggling with every teacher's curse, the full plate! Straightforward child-friendly language encourages student ownership and responsibility for their behaviors.   Ready-to-use tools require minimal teacher preparation and fit seamlessly into the classroom routine.

Monthly lessons focus on 10 universal character traits: RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, CARING FRIENDSHIP, TOLERANCE, HONESTY, COURAGE, COOPERATION, SERVICE LEARNING AND CITIZENSHIP.

Provides complete materials for an entire school year which provide frequent, highly visible messages and reminders which include: DEFINITION OF TRAIT, VOCABULARY WORDS, THOUGHT FOR TODAY (daily), BEHAVIOR CHALLENGE (weekly) and SUGGESTIONS FOR JOURNAL / DISCUSSION TOPICS (weekly).

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The HELPFUL / HURTFUL Policy
for Addressing Bullying
in the
Elementary School Setting

offers a highly visible, consistent school-wide approach to support children as they learn the difference between :

	positive growing-up behaviors which are kind and considerate ... HELPFUL
	growing-up behaviors which sometimes hurt others ... HURTFUL
	actions which hurt on purpose, over and over, don't stop when asked ... BULLYING

Addresses / prevents persistent acts of "hurtful" behavior when all children and staff, (from principal to bus driver and parents, too !) use the clear, child-friendly Hurt ¤ Free language because bullies will have nowhere to hide!!   The HELPFUL / HURTFUL Policy provides a series of child-friendly strategies which walk children through a "hurtful" experience and provide schools with an accountable means for documentation of actions taken.

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The Don't BULLY ME ! Book
A hands-on guide for children and grown-ups

      The Don't BULLY ME! Book, an interactive book in workbook format encourages children and adults to explore a potential bullying situation together. Whether used at bedtime at home or as a basis for classroom discussions in school, this book manages to be non-threatening, playful, sensitive and realistic ... all at the same time. Such a setting encourages children to find the courage they need to talk honestly about their worries and fears. The Don't BULLY ME! Book helps children to ...

  learn the facts about bullying   know what to say or do when a bully strikes learn how to claim their right to feel safe in school   understand that no child can be safe ... unless every child feels safe

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for TEACHERS, SCHOOLS & ADMINISTRATORS
The RIGHT to Be BULLY-FREE !

     Building upon the essential elements found in the Helpful/Hurtful Policy for Addressing Bullying in the Elementary Setting .... The RIGHT to Be BULLY-FREE   goes on to provide a bigger, more comprehensive picture of the bullying issue.   Many school districts realize just how wide the spectrum of opinions about bullying can be when they begin to explore how to address this issue in their communities. The Overhead Presentation , provides background information which serves as a first step in initiating a dialogue among interested adults ...parents, teachers, administrators and community members.   Discussions about bullying tend to elicit stronger rather than more passive or neutral responses.   Often, the time taken to define some common understanding of this issue, early in the process, is time well spent.   The Mini-Posters for Classroom Use provides the same basic building blocks for students.   The following is included in this all-inclusive resource:

	The Helpful / Hurtful POLICY (school-wide in scope)
	The Helpful / Hurtful HANDBOOK (for children)
	Teacher INSERVICE MATERIALS (for teachers): Hurt § Free Playground : Social Safety and the Helpful / Hurtful Policy
	OVERHEAD PRESENTATION:   (for teachers, parents, administrators, community members) "Surviving Harassment : It's What Happens BEFORE and AFTER that Counts!"
	MINI-POSTERS for CLASSROOM USE (children and teacher): Information and everyday "wisdom" for classroom reference. Black andwhite copies on 8 ½ by 11 paper provide inspiration and reminders.

Price: $50.00
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RAINBOW of SAFETY: Recipe for a Safe School
(Teacher and Child-friendly Editions)

  In recipe format, this little book describes the backbone of HURT FREE School's RAINBOW of SAFETY training program. At the request of educators attending workshops in the United States, Poland and South Africa, these notes are offered as the "ingredients" and "directions" for the creation of the RAINBOW of SAFETY's recipe for a positive, safe school climate ... a script, so to speak, for spreading HURT FREE School's magical message. Listen to the words of a 13-year old girl from Johannesburg, South Africa, (excerpts taken) :

"If the Rainbow of Safety can help our school stand up to bullies,
we can set an example for others and it will spread. When schools are willing to take this opportunity to mold the youth of South Africa... we can change our world ... and just maybe create world peace. The world really needs to get its act together
... and DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!!!!! Love. Thabi

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Lumba's New World
Fully Illustrated Children's Color Picture Book

      Translates the message of a bully-free world into a South African fable about a youthful creator. It is, at once, a playful story which children love to hear as well as a serious message of hope and healing.   Like the Rainbow of Safety, Lumba's New World challenges all to do their part !         "After experiencing the incredible joy of South Africa's children in sharp contrast to their nation's pain, anger and fear ...   my heart felt like it was locked in a trap.   It was only after I gave voice to my Rainbow of Safety in poetry and put down the last paintbrush ... when Lumba's New World was finally born ... that my heart felt free to fly again!"       Christina Mattise  Price: $15.00
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Is There a BULLY Growing In YOUR School?

    A playful coloring book which deals with the serious issue of bullying behaviors among young children. Teaches children about their universal rights to safety, acceptance and belonging. Distributed in the Educational Supplement of the Cape Town (South Africa) Sunday Times to over 500, 000 readers (August 2002), this coloring book has been translated into the Zulu language. Price: $
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