HANDPRINT PROMISES STAMP OUT BULLYING

At Sunrise Drive Elementary School

EVERY student at Sunrise Drive agreed to take part in an anti-bully promise, thanks to an Art Project initiated by Art Teacher Jeanette Ainslie.  “We discussed bullies and various ways a person can hurt someone," Mrs. Ainslie explained.  “We also discussed different ways to cope with bullying; whether it was bullying directed towards themselves and/or their friends/classmates.”

 After the students promised not to bully or allow bullying, Mrs. Ainslie painted their hands for stamping onto a canvas. Alongside each handprint their names were written. 

 “Our goal as a close-knit school, is to have everyone be kind to one another and to stand up for each other.  I remind my art students how each one of them is truly special and greatly appreciated.  Not one child or adult in our school is more special or more important than anyone else.  We are ALL extraordinary and unique, and deserve to be treated with respect.  Sunrise Drive is a place of valued individuality, admiration and kindheartedness.  We are a family.”

 The students’ beautiful “hand-painted” promises hang in Sunrise Drive as a reminder; “to be kind to one another and ensure confidence in who we are as individuals.”