Avery’s Story

New York City Children’s Theater’s anti-bullying program Alice’s Story visited our classrooms to empower our students to deal effectively with bullying. Last year our third and fifth graders participated in this amazing project. The strength of our collaboration with New York City Children’s Theater has helped us build an even stronger arts program in our school which is a testimony to how a great arts organization can work with schools to make a powerful impact on education and the lives of children.

Through role playing, the actors appeal to the students’ empathy and creativity in solving real-life bullying problems. The experience has definitely added to our effort to create a caring community where bullying doesn’t happen.

The Alice’s Story teaching artists are very knowledgeable about the skills and tools students need in order to be successful. They are highly prepared and deliver effective instruction in a ‘hands on’ way.

Thank you again for facilitating an anti-bullying workshop [of Alice’s Story], where the students were eager to participate and knew that their opinions were valued. I appreciate your presenting on this topic in a peer education format, which exposed the students to several strategies that they consider utilizing when faced with bullying. Thank you again.

On behalf of The Staten Island School of Civic Leadership, I would like to thank you and all your performers for the fantastic workshops this week. I received such positive feedback from both teachers and students in all grades. The students were engaged throughout the entire presentation and truly enjoyed the workshop. I look forward to continuing to work with you and your organization in May and hopefully the coming years!”