Kia+Kaha



Kia Kaha means to Stand Strong.The whole school community must stand strong to eliminate bullying. The following key concepts underpin //Kia Kaha.// > The student who sometimes bullies will find new pro-social ways of behaving. Victims of bullying can be helped to become more confident. > There are no excuses for bullying. All forms of bullying are equally unacceptable. > Every member of the community will accept this and take action to make sure this is achieved. > The whole school community must confront the issue and work together in a concerted way to establish a safe emotional and physical environment. A curriculum intervention alone will not bring about change. > Every member of the school community must expect that bullying will be reported, and that it is safe to tell. Once a report has been made this must be acted on, in the way outlined in the school policy. > A group of students, including the student who has been doing the bullying, confront the effects of the bullying on the victim and come up with solutions to help the victim become happier and more involved.  Students explore roles, rights and responsibilities.
 * **All children and young people can be supported to learn new behaviours.**
 * **Bullying is unacceptable behaviour.**
 * **Schools and communities should adopt zero-tolerance of bullying.**
 * **A whole school approach is needed to eliminate bullying.**
 * **Schools should create a 'telling environment'.**
 * **Bullying is never the victim's fault.**
 * **Nobody deserves to be bullied.**
 * **Schools should adopt a [|problem-solving (no blame) approach] for intervention.**
 * [[image:bigbook_zone.jpg width="233" height="320" align="right"]][[image:pamphlet.jpg width="192" height="428" align="left"]]Module 1 — The Same but Different**

Students identify features of bullying and how it makes people feel. They practise and promote zero-tolerance of bullying.
 * Module 2 — Hurting**

Students use positive strategies to deal with bullying and learn to ask for help.
 * Module 3 — Put a Stop to Bullying**

Students plan a bully-free community and consider the qualities that they would bring to this.
 * Module 4 — A Cool Community**

The following messages may become part of students' thinking as they work through the programme:

**Messages**
 * I don't have to put up with bullying.
 * It's not okay to bully.
 * Bullying hurts inside and outside.
 * I am unique and special.
 * People are the same yet different.
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">I have rights and responsibilities.
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">It's okay to tell.
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">There are people I can ask for help.
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">There are things I can do to stop bullying.
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">I can play safely without hurting others.
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Be a friend to have a friend.
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">I am responsible for my own actions.
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">I can help make our class a bully free zone.

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