About the SAFE Through The Arts Program

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What is the SAFE through the Arts Program?

SAFE through the Arts is a weeklong program that uses the creative and performing arts to educate middle school students on the prevention of bullying, violence and abusive relationships. The program, which is based upon three key components: Self-Affirmation, Financial literacy, and Education of non-violence, encompasses thirteen New York State learning standards in addition to a variety of performing and visual arts. As the SAFE through the Arts program addresses all four New York State standards as well as several of the core performance indicators for English Language Arts, the program usually takes place daily during 7th and 8th grade ELA classes in smaller rural schools and during 8th grade ELA classes in schools with a larger student population. Each student who participates in SAFE through the Arts receives a fifty-page handbook filled with valuable information, resources and fun activities.

What is the SAFE through the Arts Program?

The SAFE through the Arts program has taken place in public middle schools in four New York State counties including Duanesburg (Schnectady County); Margaretville (Delaware County); Berne-Knox-Westerlo (Albany County); and Germantown (Columbia County).

Why is the SAFE through the Arts program important?

In the words of students who have participated in the SAFE through the Arts program:

	“The SAFE through the Arts program is important because we learn useful information for now in life and later in life.”
	“The program teaches students to be kind and respectful.”
	“This is a very important program because it teaches students how to prevent violence with hands-on activities.”
	“It is an important program because it helps people who are not brave to stand up for themselves.”

How do we apply for the SAFE through the Arts program?

Schools that are interested in hosting a SAFE through the Arts program at their school need to follow the following steps:

1) Download the SAFE through the Arts application form. Please be sure to include your preference for scheduling. View available dates

2) Upon receipt of your application, we will call you to schedule a meeting during which the logistics of hosting a SAFE through the Arts program at your school will be discussed and any questions you have will be answered.

3) Two to three weeks prior to the scheduled SAFE through the Arts program, we will be sending out a contract and address last minute concerns.

The curriculum for the SAFE through the Arts program

Objectives of the SAFE through the Arts program

How the SAFE through the Arts program utilizes 13 NYS standards of education

Photographs and Artwork from recent programs

For further information on the SAFE through the Arts program, please contact us at: safe@azaleablossom.com