W.T. Clarke Middle School in East Meadow proudly registered to become a No Place for Hate School, which has involved forming a committee of students and staff, taking a schoolwide pledge and three schoolwide activities.
With the help of the art department, tech department and student work from the lessons, Clarke’s No Place for Hate Committee created, framed and mounted the attach sign in the school’s hallway.
Among their schoolwide activities, the newly formed committee facilitated a lesson in social studies classes that focused on antibullying and how to be an upstander. Throughout the lesson, students were engaged in a variety of activities that sparked thought-provoking questions and discussion. Students reviewed the definition of bullying, viewed video clips from the movie “Wonder” that showed the different sides to bullying, and reviewed scenarios that generated rich conversations on how to respond in various situations in order to be an upstander at Clarke Middle School and throughout life. The lesson closed with students writing their ideas on how to take action against bullying on a cut-out puzzle piece, which will come together as a larger piece of art that will be displayed in the cafeteria.
Clarke’s committee also facilitated a lesson in the library throughout the week of March 24-27. Their topic for this activity, based on survey results from staff and students, was “Anxiety and Coping Strategies.” The committee worked hard to create an impactful, relatable and engaging lesson for all students, and they were excited to make their presentations.
Photo caption: W.T. Clarke Middle School’s newly formed No Place for Hate Committee in East Meadow recently unveiled their No Place for Hate sign.
Photos courtesy of the East Meadow Union Free School District