Wells Fargo 2017 REPORT Thanks to Wells Fargo for helping us realize we can Release our Fears and see our . Hope and Dreams are Possible...
RELEASE THE FEAR'S BRIDGING POSSIBILITIES =
Thanks to Wells Fargo, 45 more youth were
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able to experience the “Bridging Possibilities” character education program. This report reflects how the creative processes used in the “Bridging Possibilities” program, guided by our highly trained facilitators, enabled us to expand our reach to enlighten and enrich these young lives. This report demonstrates the power of inspiring and empowering our youth with the essential tools needed to make better life choices, find their gifts and know they matter! They now know how to lead more meaningful, productive lives and become tomorrow’s leaders in Arizona and around the world, for a brighter tomorrow for all.
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"It amazes me how each one of the individual canvases come from created different people from different backgrounds, different eccentricities. Yet we were able to come together and bring them together and create something beautiful as one understanding one masterpiece, almost like a metaphor for what we can do as a community,.. As a new world." M .B. age 16
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hat: Release the Fear, a non-profit health and human services organization, teaches Arizona’s youth the
life skills needed to combat the effects of Peer Pressure, Gang involvement, Bullying, Abuse, and Violence in our society and to make better life choices. Release the Fear (RTF) has worked with thousands of at-risk youth and adults in Arizona and around the world, offering experiential programs that help reverse the paralyzing effects of fear and diminished self-worth. Our programs encourage youth to explore safe and healthy lifestyles and to overcome disabilities through the development of leadership and social skills through evidence-based curriculum that meets National Common Core standards. Arizona Department of Education, accredited Release the Fear program as a Character Education program
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ow: These programs stimulate whole-brain thinking and develop metacognitive thought processing by utilizing
new applied-knowledge teaching methods. These programs demonstrate options that awaken a creative consciousness and expose the unlimited potential of critical thinking and problem solving to help participants develop better cognitive behavioral skills. Our trained facilitators guide participants through interactive creative activities and analytically explore the connectedness to their lives. Release the Fear utilizes inquiry-based learning experiences, an educational practice where the teacher/facilitator uses controlled questioning to serve as a learning guide in order to move students towards new understandings. Educational research shows that student retention increases when new learning is discovered through inquiry practices, as the student is able to take ownership of these findings. The teacher/facilitator must act as guide while being an expert questioner, thinking of the end objective at all times and posing questions to allow students to reach objectives on their own. When this is done, students are able to create new thought patterns which connect and build on their applied knowledge and personal life goals. Without these essential life skills, the still- maturing minds of detained youth view their future as bleak with no hope for a “normal” life.
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pproach: Through experiential programs, we encourage participants to develop valuable core life skills, better
critical problem solving, and a healthy sense of understanding of self and others. Through the RTF programs, participants discover that anything is possible, that they have a purpose in life. They see why they do matter to the world, to the community, and most of all to themselves.
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ransformation: The Maricopa County Juvenile Probation Office released a 2010 report demonstrating the value
of Inside Out Bridging Possibilities workshops on 357 of their juvenile population. Thirty percent of incarcerated youth recidivate—meaning three out of ten will again find themselves in conflict with law and society and back behind bars. For the incarcerated youth who participated in just one Release the Fear workshop, that recidivism figure dropped by 23 percent. For those who were able to benefit from multiple workshops, it dropped by 16 percent - nearly half. That is an impressive impact on any child’s future as well as the community in general.. Release the Fear, Inc. has worked with youth in Arizona and internationally, in such places as Guam and El Salvador, instilling positive life changes for thousands.
"In the Bridging Possibilities workshop we realize that you have to go .through a few hoops to achieve your dreams. . ." John D.
Comparison of Recidivism Rates of RTF Workshop Particpants to All Juveniles in ADJC Care 68% 70%
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Recidivated No Recidivation
30% 20% 10% 0% ADJC Recidivism Average 2011 to 2013
Release the Fear Workshop Participants 2012 to 2015
Average of 450-500 Arizona youth per year have found themselves in secure care or behind the fence at Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections (ADJC) Out of that a three year longitudinal study was conducted 2012-2015 on 928 youth that participated in the Release the Fear program. Above (left) percentages display the ADJC recidivism average from 2011- 2013; The percentages on the right are based on youth who have attended one or more RTF Character Education “Inside-Out Bridging Possibilities� programs either in secure care or while on parole within the community
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For ten years, Release the Fear has had the opportunity to interact with over 9,500 disadvantage and at-risk youth; these youth now know they have a life purpose. They know their wishes and dreams can come true. They know they are worth it and that they matter!
Our evidence-based curriculum has helped troubled kids in schools, jails, detention, and treatment centers. Through the creative processes of art, music, and communication, we teach kids cognitive behavioral skills to build self-esteem. They learn tools to help them succeed in school, conflict resolution, and to address peer pressure, and bullying.
Between the years 2007 and 2016, Release the Fear has shown constant improvement upon youth’s pre- and post-reporting’s learned about perceptions of themselves.
In addition, during the years of 2012 and 2016, Release the Fear has contributed to an overall improvement of youth’s self-reported willingness to assist another if bullied. Despite a decline of reported learning’s about proactive options to prevent being bullied, their learning consistently remained over 78 percent.
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2017 RELEASE THE FEAR 2017 RTF Pre/Post Survey Results
Wells Fargo OVERALL PERCENTAGES 45 Students (2 BP Workshops) Male 31.1% Female 68.9.4% – Youth Ages 12-17 60.0% discovered something new about themselves 57.0% discovered something new about classmates and friends. Pre 57.5% compared to Post 59.0% realized that they are not alone in their fears. Pre 87.0% compared to Post 83.5% realized that they can make their dreams a reality. 81.5% learned something to help them deal with bullying. 89.5% stated that they would do something if they saw someone being bullied. Individual Workshop Percentages 1. November 7-9, 2017 Florence Crittendon 20 Students (1 IO-BP Workshops) Male 0% Female 100% – Youth Ages 12-17 53% discovered something new about themselves 42% discovered something new about classmates and friends. Pre 75% compared to Post 74% realized that they are not alone in their fears. Pre 90% compared to Post 84% realized that they can make their dreams a reality. 74% learned something to help them deal with bullying. 79% stated that they would do something if they saw someone being bullied. 2. December 18-21, 2017 Quentin Elementary School 25 Students (1 IO-BP Workshops) Male 56% Female 44% – Youth Ages 12-14 67% discovered something new about themselves 72% discovered something new about classmates and friends. Pre 40% compared to Post 44% realized that they are not alone in their fears. Pre 84% compared to Post 83% realized that they can make their dreams a reality. 89% learned something to help them deal with bullying. 100% stated that they would do something if they saw someone being bullied.
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WELLS FARGO'S 2017 RELEASE THE FEAR SUPPORT Program Budget:"Bridging Possibilities" A Character Building Education Program:
Proposed Budget Per Workshop Instructional Programming: Program Supervisor/Trainer Co-Facilitator / Trainee Reporting and Evaluations: Pre/Post Inventories Final Report Supplies and Other Workshop Exp Art & Printed Supplies / Snacks Recognition for Students, Postage, Mktng Internal Coordination, Support & Workshop Preparation Travel Expenses – Average TOTAL FOR 1 WORKSHOP
Actual for 2 Workshop
$680.00 $300.00
$1360.00 $600.00
$150.00 $ 70.00
$300.00 $140.00
$ 90.00 $ 60.00
$180.00 $120.00
$300.00 $ 50.00
$600.00 $100.00
$1,700.00
$3,400.00
2 Character Building Education Workshops RTF $3,400.00 Thank you for the additional $100.00 That has help support RTF Programs Wells Fargo 2017 Support Funding
$3,500.00
Cost Breakdown per workshop with average of 15 youth each: Average cost per daily session: $566.67 Average cost per youth per session $37.78 Per Capita cost per youth workshop:$113.33 .
Wells Fargo 2017 funding allowed 45 youth To experience life changing possibility's for $78.00 adv. per person.
Release the Fear’s mission, since 1996, is to counter the effects of violence in our communities by turning fear, anger, and hate into acceptance, hope, and self empowerment, bridging endless possibilities through the creative process.
Thanks to Wells Fargo, 20 young lives from Florence Crittendon experienced their Possibilities. This workshop took place on November 7-9, 2017 - Well Fargo #1 of 2 Opening up possibilities for the young minds of Arizona’s youth for a brighter tomorrow.© “Bridging Possibility” workshops. Through stories, activities and artwork, Release the Fear’s Workshops will help students to: Draw One’s Fears and Awaken Hopes and Dreams Stimulate Creative Listening and Communication Bridge Understanding Discuss How Color Affects Us and Our Environment Senses Heighten Visual Awareness of Our Environment Turn Pain into Possibilities into Purpose. The students are divided into groups or teams that they remain with throughout the workshop. In their small group, the students may be asked to complete an activity, to share responses, or to reflect on an exercise. Often times these groups can have students with different beliefs, various backgrounds, and even opposing gang affiliations. The workshop will end with a group created painting to be displayed for the public. Participant Responses Participants are asked to reflect on several of the activities and then share with the group. These responses are written in their words without edit. The following responses are from the students who range in ages from 12-17. How do you think this activity could help you in your daily life (In School, Out of School, or In Your Career)? Who am I? : I am not alone, I am strong, I am brave and worthy. You have friends and when you’re getting bullied you can be brave. You can stand up for yourself. You can take risks and be the best you can be. / Being openminded. Excepting people’s differences. Trying to understand them. Taking other people’s opinions into consideration. /Walking away, understanding, communication, listening. Helping students get out of violence. Leave situation, tell adults. Communicate with bosses, partner. Following directions. / You’re not alone, no judgement, open-minded. Mindful and being aware of surroundings. Preventing, open-minded and not bullying others. Open-minded, not judgmental, being supportive. Creative story telling: Self-awareness and empathy. Being aware of how your actions effect other students. Being aware of your own bullying. Helping other people by understanding where they’re coming from. / Rules and codes. Less consequences. Having morals of dealing with situations. Brings down a chance of you going to prison. / Learning about other people and telling people about yourself. Other people can get to know you and what you have been through. They can understand you more and what you’ve been through. You can take risks and no matter where you are you will always connect with someone. / Self-aware, being true to self, enjoy self. Being true to self and knowing you’re hard working and enjoying that. Being the bigger person and stand up against the bullying and showing character. Remembering we’re all human and we bleed the same blood. Mirror work: Look at Yourself in the eyes (ONLY) and tell yourself that you love or like yourself just the way you are: Loved. / Happy. / It made me feel awkward. / It made me feel self-confident. / Makes me feel happy and proud about myself and confident. / It makes me feel fruity. / Happy and good. / I love myself. It makes me feel good. / It makes me okay. / Pretty, nice, and loving. / Uncomfortable and self-conscious. / It makes me feel weird.
Hero: My aunt and uncle because they took me in when no one else did. Nice, caring, don’t just care about themselves, good heart. / David Bowie and mom. Because he is someone who overcame their fear of mental illness. Passion, artistic minds, beauty, compassion, diligence, and strength. / Because they love me. Caring, loving, nice, respectful, and responsible. / My Theata. My everything. Because I care about them. Respect, honesty, loyal, true, love. / Molly B because her music go in. / God is most powerful being. Because God is powerful. Strong, smart, hesitant, smart, brave. / Aunt Danielle. She is loyal, she believes. She is respectful, she understands me. Loyalty, trust, nice, respect, honesty. / Because they have always been there for me. / My dad is my hero because he adopted me when I was young. Nice, caring. / My dad because my dad cares about me. Nice. / My best friend. They taught me trust and love and were there for me. Empathy, caring, trustworthiness, intelligence, and understanding. / My sister-in-law Kelly has been through what I’ve been going through. I’ve looked up to her for a long time because she’s been an inspiration to me because she got off probation and I believe I can do the same. They’ve been through what I’m going through and they know how hard it is and how stressful it can be on you. Trust, respect, honesty, loyalty, empathy. Reflective Take Away Assignment: Self-esteem boost, self-confidence boost. Confidence boost to get good grades. Having self-confidence for not giving into peer pressure. Using self-esteem and self-confidence to avoid arguments between co-workers and or employers. / Learned to tell myself I’m beautiful every now and then to boost my self-confidence. If you’re being put down you can remind yourself that you’re beautiful. You can tell yourself that you’re better than that if you’re being pressured. You can boost your self-confidence and learn to love yourself. / Self-respect, self-love, confidence. More confidence during tests, speak out in class be outgoing. Respect your choices. Have someone to vent to better chances of having a successful interview, respect self and others. Seeing Beyond: Skills or Tools learned: Challenging your mind, trust, and honesty. Seeing from other’s perspectives. Art, reading because it helps you see from the characters perspective. Forensics because you’re taking the information on that you’re given and coming to practice. Trust in what others say, honesty, creativity, understanding others perspectives. / Taught me how to use your five senses. All because you have to use your five senses. Because you have to be in touch with your surroundings. / Communication, teamwork, respect, using your imagination. Group projects require communication and teamwork and respect for others deeds and thoughts. With co-workers you need communication and respect to build a good team to create ideas and catch others attention. Through the Hoops: Skills or Tools Learned: Can’t give up, influenced by others. May be influenced by peers but you know you can’t give up and fail. May be influenced by others to cause the bullying. Can’t give up to stop it. Always be influenced by others good or bad and can’t give up through any situation “bite the bullet” and “power through”. / Surround yourself with who you want to become. You surround yourself with people who are successful and don’t hold you down. You can remove yourself from people who aren’t good for you. You can become the person you want to be if you surround yourself with positive people. / Teamwork, perseverance, trust. Working with peers to pass tests and work through problems with friends. Overcome obstacles in life stronger relationships built on trust. Drawing One’s Fears, Hopes, and Dreams and Sharing: Understanding self and others. Being able to accept one’s differences. Being able to stand up for others. Being able to give feedback to people who are different than you. / Empathy, fears, will haunt you. Have more respect for yourself and thoughts. Let them know they’re not alone. The fears will haunt you if you have a negative mind set about the situation. / Having empathy for others. You can put yourself in other people’s shoes. You can understand why they are doing it. So you’re not so quick to judge you. Have to see where they’re coming from. / Don’t let your fears hold you back. Honesty, visualize your goals. Take risks, clubs, classes, don’t let your anxiety bother you. Take risks by standing up for yourself. Shoot for a high paying job, be a honest partner know your goals.
Describe a time when you had an experience that you perceived (thought/saw) as a negative, but through time or something you did, perceived (thought/saw) the experience as a positive one: When my dad got locked up. / When I knew my brother was locked up. / When I came to Florence Crittenton I was mad now I’m going to therapy and I was rising up from where I was. / I thought my dad would be upset but he wasn’t. / Coming here I thought was going to be bad but in the long run it’s really helped me in a positive way. / Coming to Florence Crittenton. / Got into a fight and walked away from it. / My time here at Florence Crittenton it at first I cried and thought it was awful but it turned out fun sometimes. / When I was in DES I thought that I didn’t need to be in DES, but really I did because it helped me. / She was mad but not really. / Losing my family. / When I first came to Florence Crittenton I thought everybody was going to judge me, but they didn’t. / Giving someone I thought I’d never want to be with a chance and ended up falling in love with that person. / Mom kept me from seeing someone. I was acting high with. I was angry. Now I see she was protecting me. / What I said saved my brother and sister. I wanted to suffer for them to keep us together again. “I should have kept my mouth shut”. I miss my baby brother. “He’s safe now” I did the hardest to keep him and my sister safe. Reflective Take Away Assignment: Don’t judge, more open, positive, no regrets. Making friends, good choices, graduate, becoming successful. Being successful. / Changing negatives to positives. When you get bad grades it can motivate you to do better. When you fail you can turn it into a positive by learning from it and doing better. / Changing a negative to positive. Darkness can show you the light. Solving the problem. Hard times come but you will get positive out of it. / Don’t judge a book by its cover. Not everyone is what they seem, wear, or act. Not everyone is what they portray themselves to be.
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PO Box 3815 Phoenix, AZ 85030 www.releasethefear.org
Funded By: Wells Fargo Location: Florence Crittendon %Male 0
%Female 100
Date: November 7-9, 2017 Ages 12-17
Do you think others (Kids my age, older & younger, Adults) have the same Fear as I do? Pre %YES 75 %NO 25 %Other 0 Post %YES 74 %NO 21 %Other 5 Rate this statement: You feel comfortable speaking in front of others. Pre % Not at all 5 % Sometimes 70 % All the Time 25 Post % Not at all 11 % Sometimes 63 % All the Time 26 Rate this statement: I believe I can make my hopes and/or dreams come true. Pre % Not at all 15 % Sometimes 30 % All the Time 55 Post % Not at all 10 % Sometimes 53 % All the Time 37 Rate this statement: I respect my own decisions even when dealing with peer pressure. Pre % Not at all 5 % Sometimes 45 % All the Time 50 Post % Not at all 0 % Sometimes 47 % All the Time 53 Complete this statement: I am trustworthy and see myself as a __. Follower, Equal, Leader Pre % Follower 0 % Equal 50 % Leader 50 Post % Follower 5 % Equal 42 % Leader 53 Have you ever been bullied? % Yes 65 % No 35 % No Answer 0 Have you ever seen someone being bullied? % Yes 95 % No 5 % No Answer 0 Did you do anything? % Yes 55 % No 20
% No Answer 25
Did you learn something in the workshop that will help you deal with bullying? Post % Yes 74 % No 26 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: Understanding. / I would have on most days. / We all are a part of it. Something, somehow. / To brush it off. / Because I really like to whoop ass. / Help and stand up. / Because I don’t bully. / I can talk about my fears without being judged. / Stick up for myself and others. After attending the character education workshop and learning about compassion, if you saw someone being bullied, would you do something? Post % Yes 79 % No 21 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: Help them so they can stick up for themselves. / I do it always. / There was never reason not to. / Because it is not right to bully someone. / The bully would probably be going through the same situation as I am. / Because people deserve respect. / Because it is wrong. / I would stand up for them. / No one should be treated like that. / I would tell an adult.
Did you learn any skills, such as respect or responsibility, to help you make your own decisions not based on Peer Pressure? Post % Yes 84 % No 16 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: Citizenship. / I learned to try and understand people better. / I already knew these skills. / Always make good decisions. / Responsibility. / By respecting myself. / I don’t feed on peer pressure anyway. / Yes because I am using the things I learned. / I wasn’t very good at respect, so by having to respect people (listening) it taught me how to respect. Which Character Count Trait would you most like the workshop to help you improve on? %Fairness Pre 5 %Responsibility Pre 15 %Citizenship Pre 15 Post: 16 Post: 32 Post: 37 %Trustworthiness Pre 15 %Caring Pre 10 %Respect Pre 40 Post: 16 Post: 26 Post 37 What is one thing you would do to make the world a better place? Thoughts shared: Respect others. / Make the world have a different president. / Open a group home and or foster and adopt. / Make everyone get along. / Take away religion, greed and judgement. / Make people happy. / Dethrone Trump and his cabinet. / My people on the reservation. / Stop violence and beef. / Stop all animal abuse. / No homeless people or abortion. / Joints for everyone. / Respect. / Help them and adopt everyone. / Respecting people for who they are. / Be a better you. / To respect people. / Save all the dogs and puppies from the streets. / Feed people, people are happier when they are full. What do you think about color? What % gave more thought and shared them about color. Pre 90% Post 68% Thoughts shared: Pre: It’s neat. / Happy. / No because we are all equal in our different ways. / It expresses your feelings or personality. / Purple. / When I think about it, I think they mean race. / No I am black and proud. / I think color is a beautiful thing and it’s what brings us together. / The colors of the world. / It holds much meaning and feelings. / Rainbow. / Colors are connected to feelings and memories. / I think color is a figment of our imagination. / When I’m happy I think of red. / I see color every day. I don’t necessarily think about it. / I don’t really think about color we are just a color. I hear color and think of race. / Color creates a different world experience. / I think that we all are different and our differences are what brings us together. Post: That color is attached to emotion. / It’s a good thing. / I think it means a lot. / It’s nice. / It’s a way to express yourself. / Color is something special. / I think of race. / Something. / Fun. / Makes me feel happy. / Colors can mean many things. / Colors mean different things. / We used color but my mind hasn’t changed around it. / No matter what race you see, we all bleed the same blood and we shouldn’t judge others. My most important hope or dream is. . . What % gave more thought to their Dreams becoming reality. Pre 9o% Post 84% Thoughts Shared: Pre: Is to start my own clothing line. / To make music. / It’s personal. / My going to military. / To become a pediatric nurse. / Get adopted. / To be successful. / To make my mom proud. / To be happy more happy than not. / Is to make my family proud. / To respect everyone. / Being able to start fresh with my family. / To have the whole world be kind to all people. / Is to make my mom proud. / To make my mom proud and be a cosmetologist. / Get a well-paying career and opening group homes and foster homes for kids on probation and who are in the system. / Is to become the person I truly want to be and live a nice long life. / To be a successful black independent intelligent woman.
Post: Get off probation and start my life fresh. / Being successful with Dominic. / To be happy. / To become a vet. / To become a nurse. / Start my clothing line. / Get adopted. / To be successful. / Grow up being successful. / Have my own family with my baby daddy. / Go to the military. / OBGYN. / To be happy. / To become a lawyer. / To make my mom proud. / To make the world a better place. One thing I learned in workshop that will help me reach my dream is: Post 84% discovered something new in the workshop. Thoughts Shared: To stick up for myself. / Respect. / Always believe. / Characters to live by. / I can reach my dream. / Is to think positive and believe I will make it. / To not let everything bring me down. / Loving myself. / Don’t give up. Plan things. / Don’t be afraid. / Always respect your thoughts. / Never give up. / Keep trying. / Persevering. / Communication is really important. What did you learn New in the workshop about yourself, that you did not know before? Post 53% discovered something new in the workshop about yourself: Thoughts Shared: That if I believe in myself it helps to go down the right path to make it. / I’m important. / I’m not alone. / Thoughts will haunt you. / I can share my emotions without being judged. / I can talk in front of people without getting anxious. / I am valuable. / I am capable. / I am important. / Marissa my hit. What did you learn New in the workshop about a classmate or friend? Post 42% discovered something new about classmates or friends in the workshop Thoughts Shared: Marissa is amazing. / They have been through a lot. / Everyone is crying. / They can be vulnerable. / They are going through the same as I am. / To be there for each other. / They went through hard times too. / Keke and me built our friendship. / I’m not alone. / People have the same fears as others. / Similar fears.
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Thanks to Wells Fargo, 25 young lives from Quentin Elementary School experienced their Possibilities. This workshop took place on December 18-20, 2017 - Wells Fargo #2 of 2 Opening up possibilities for the young minds of Arizona’s youth for a brighter tomorrow.© “Bridging Possibility” workshops. Through stories, activities and artwork, Release the Fear’s Workshops will help students to: Draw One’s Fears and Awaken Hopes and Dreams Stimulate Creative Listening and Communication Bridge Understanding Discuss How Color Affects Us and Our Environment Senses Heighten Visual Awareness of Our Environment Turn Pain into Possibilities into Purpose. The students are divided into groups or teams that they remain with throughout the workshop. In their small group, the students may be asked to complete an activity, to share responses, or to reflect on an exercise. Often times these groups can have students with different beliefs, various backgrounds, and even opposing gang affiliations. The workshop will end with a group created painting to be displayed for the public. Participant Responses Participants are asked to reflect on several of the activities and then share with the group. These responses are written in their words without edit. The following responses are from the students who range in ages from 12-13. How do you think this activity could help you in your daily life (In School, Out of School, or In Your Career)? Who am I? : Be respectful. Respecting others. Help them be respectful. Personalities. / Be honest. No talking when other people are talking. Be honest and tell an adult. When crime is going on call the cops. / Trust, responsibility, confidence. Self-esteem, respect. Take the high road and choose the right positive. Self-confidence by not caring what people think negative on dreams and goals. / Brave. Be able to participate in more activities. Standing up for yourself and others. Be able to get a good job. Reflective Take-Away Questions: We all can remember a time when we did not listen to our Intuition or Inner Voice. We would like you to think of an example when you did follow your Intuition? Just immediately yelling. / One time when I went to go to the park but then my gut didn’t want to go then something happened. / That was the time when I miss-spoken once and was a curse word. / In fifth grade I made bad choices by getting on step four and not being good like I am. / A time when I didn’t listen to my inner voice was when I was taking a test and then I didn’t read a story and I got a lot wrong. / One time I was taking a test my inner voice told me that I should pick B and I listened. The test only had three questions so if I got it wrong it would be thirty three points off. I got it right and I was happy. / Once I tried to ask the teacher something but I was too shy to ask. Once I listened by doing my homework. / I can’t remember a time when I did not listen to my intuition. / I crossed the street. I got in a fight and I knew I wasn’t supposed to. / When my friend and I went inside after it was too cold to camp outside. / One time I did listen to my inner voice when my dad and I were riding our bikes and we needed to cross the street to go to his house and we waited to cross at the right time. So I told this is the time because my inner voice said. / When my friend was trying to get me to do something I didn’t do it because I knew it was wrong. / When me and my friends were about to make a bad choice by jumping a wall, but there was something inside saying “no” don’t do it. You know your consequences and you always regret it. / That when cars come stop and don’t cross the street. / When I think that when something is going wrong I just don’t do anything and walk away. / I did not listen to my mom and I got in trouble. / Once when I was upset, I didn’t listen to my mother and it got me in big trouble. / When I cross the road and think there’s not any cars around and my mind
sys to cross but then there are cars so I wait. / The time I listened to my inner voice was when I got really mad and was going to tell the girl something but I didn’t. / There was a time everybody was telling me to beat up this girl and my inner voice said don’t do it this girl is not worth it and didn’t listen to my inner voice. What can you learn from this situation? Listen to your inner voice and not to other people. / Just to keep it to yourself or tell an adult before something bad happens. / To not always trust what my mind says. / Don’t always listen to your intuition. / To listen to my mom. / To not get into trouble. / That if I went I would have gotten ran over. / I can learn that I am a good person and I am capable of my own decisions. / To listen to myself because the end result was what I wanted. / I can learn that always listen to your inner voice. / To do what is best for your health. / Always learn from every bad situation. / I have to stop being shy. I have to listen to my (good) inner voice. / In the situation I learned that I should trust myself and my inner voice. / I learned that when I’m testing make sure read the story. / It was bad don’t do it. / Think before you speak. / I learned that to listen to my gut feelings. / Don’t walk out of the room. / Not yelling a lot. Reflective Take Away Assignment: Trustworthiness and caring. Help people getting bullied. Feeling good about yourself. Helps people have confidence. / It’s good to be respectful. Respect your teachers because they work hard for what they do. If you respect yourself you know you don’t have to do anything if you don’t want to. If you treat people with respect they’ll treat you with respect. / Always be helpful. Help classmates and teachers. When they try to convince you to do drugs or ditch school. Help people when they need it. / Caring. When you’re helping with others. When they ask to do something. When you’re with other people. Seeing Beyond: Skills or Tools learned: Support. You need support from your teachers in all subjects because it can inspire you to do better. You need support from your friends and family to do better. / Trust. To trust that you can do your best. Have trust in others. / Support. All subjects it applies to because we need support to finish tasks. We can succeed in life if we have support. / Asking the right questions. If you ask the right questions in each subject you will better understand. If you are a lawyer you have to ask the right questions to find the truth. Because questionings makes a better successful life. Through the Hoops: Skills or Tools Learned: Teamwork. You have to be able to work in groups for projects. If someone gets bullied your team can stand up for you. Most jobs require teamwork example retail. / Teamwork. Work well with your classmates. Better relationships with friends then help them not get bullied. Work well with your teammates at work. / We used teamwork. Use teamwork within our class rooms. If a friend gets hurt you can support them. Choosing the right friends to help you. / You will need support to know your friends support you. Teachers and peers help you learn by supporting your education. Friends and teachers will have your back so you don’t go through it alone. You might feel down but they’ll have your back through the good and bad. Your friends will have your back. Write about a time when you were trustworthy or caring and helped someone else in a positive way. How did it feel afterward? Describe the experience below: I helped my mom cook, I felt scared and helpful. / One time I was trustworthy or caring is when I helped my brother with his homework. / I told my mom to take a break and I clean the whole house for her. It felt really good. / I was caring helping my siblings clean and fix a mistake and it made me feel happy. / I helped a people to get to her car and to put her bags in the car. / I was caring when I helped my mom get groceries from the store. / In third grade I stopped a bully from bullying someone. I felt happy for doing that. / I helped my baby sister put her shoes on and it made me feel good. / I was trustworthy by helping out the house and I felt alright and to be home again. / I had to take care of my nephew and he was annoying. I felt tired after. / I was caring with my friend when her cousin passed away. I felt sad after. / I don’t remember a time when I was trustworthy or caring. / When someone fell, I helped them up. / I have taught my little cousin to swim because she’s terrified of water. / One time I was so trustworthy my mom let me stay out until twelve midnight. I felt good I felt very responsible. / Helping wash the dishes. / When people feel down I try to pick them up and I feel good. / I gave someone a pencil and I helped someone feel better when they are sad. It made me feel caring and trustworthy. / There was a time when my friend was getting bullied and I went to go talk to the
person and they went to go say sorry and the moment was good feeling. I knew that I did something good. / My friend got hurt and sometimes friends laugh at them but I decided to not laugh and help my friend. I felt good about myself at helping. / A way I was caring and trustful was when I gave my friends things when they need it. Also I would help them if someone was bullying them. It felt great to be there for someone. / A time when I was trustworthy and caring was when my friend was getting bullied and I was really sad. Afterward I was sad because she was really sad. / One time I was being caring to a friend they were stressed about grades. I decided to help them study for the next test. Then they got an A and it brought up their grade. I felt really good that I just made someone’s week. / I helped my friend when they were sad and they sat with me and talked and everything was better. We’re best friends because I helped them it felt good to help her. / One day my mom and I went to Dollar Tree and when we’re in line I saw an old lady that had a lot of bags to carry so I told my mom I’m going to help that lady and I did and so after that she said thank you and gave me a couple of dollars so after that I said thank you and my mom was proud of me. Reflective Take Away Assignment: Trusting yourself. Deciding to do it or not. Making a good decision. / Listen to your good inner voice. That even when you want to do wrong you do right. Do the right thing in school. Never do what you know is wrong. / Don’t let experiences bring you down. When someone says that you won’t be successful in life. Don’t let anyone tell you, that you can’t do it. / You have a choice. You have a choice to learn or mess around. Only you can give you a good future. So you can get a good education and get a good job. Drawing one’s Fears, Hopes and Dreams and Sharing: Never give up. If you never give up you’ll get closer to your dreams. It will help you get through it. You’ll be successful striving for your dreams. / Confidence. Not being scared to share. Not being scared to stand up for yourself. Have faith in yourself. / Confidence. You have to be confident in getting better grades. You can be confident to stand up for yourself. Need confidence to achieve your dream.
Release the Fear, Inc. TM
PO Box 3815 Phoenix, AZ 85030 www.releasethefear.org
Funded By: Wells Fargo Location: Quentin Elementary School %Male 39
%Female 61
Date: December 18-20, 2017
Ages 12-13
Do you think others (Kids my age, older & younger, Adults) have the same Fear as I do? Pre %YES 79 %NO 21 %Other 0 Post %YES 76 %NO 24 %Other 0 Rate this statement: You feel comfortable speaking in front of others. Pre % Not at all 29 % Sometimes 64 % All the Time 7 Post % Not at all 8 % Sometimes 88 % All the Time 4 Rate this statement: I believe I can make my hopes and/or dreams come true. Pre % Not at all 4 % Sometimes 82 % All the Time 14 Post % Not at all 0 % Sometimes 60 % All the Time 40 Rate this statement: I respect my own decisions even when dealing with peer pressure. Pre % Not at all 4 % Sometimes 64 % All the Time 32 Post % Not at all 4 % Sometimes 72 % All the Time 24 Complete this statement: I am trustworthy and see myself as a __. Follower, Equal, Leader Pre % Follower 8 % Equal 46 % Leader 46 Post % Follower 8 % Equal 40 % Leader 52 Have you ever been bullied? % Yes 61 % No 39 % No Answer 0 Have you ever seen someone being bullied? % Yes 75 % No 25 % No Answer 0 Did you do anything? % Yes 54 % No 28
% No Answer 18
Did you learn something in the workshop that will help you deal with bullying? Post % Yes 88 % No 12 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: They need help. / It helps me understand. / I learned I need confidence. / Help people out. / To be brave. / Because I learned more. / Yes, it’s good. / I already learned mostly everything we learned here. / I know what to do. / Help people that are getting bullied. / Yes to stand up. / Like confidence and bravery. / Never give up. / Don’t care what people say. / You told us to never give up and always follow your dreams. / She helped me know the more I know about someone the less shy I get. After attending the character education workshop and learning about compassion, if you saw someone being bullied, would you do something? Post % Yes 88 % No 12 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: I will tell the teacher. / I would tell a teacher. / I would tell them to stop. / I want to help others. / Ever before I would. / I would tell an adult or tell them to stop. / Yes. / I know what to do. / Because it’s wrong. / Yes I’ll help you. / Yes. / I would stand up and be there for them. / I want everyone to be happy. / I would be too quiet to try. / They need help. / Yes I would.
Did you learn any skills, such as respect or responsibility, to help you make your own decisions not based on Peer Pressure? Post % Yes 76 % No 20 % No Answer 4 Thoughts Shared: Learning my dreams. / I learned to respect myself. / Yes they need to know. / I know what to do. / Because I know what to do more now. / How to be trusted. / Yes I learned to respect myself. / I am respectful and responsible. / We did fun activities. / You need to respect yourself to be happy. / Because I’m still shy to show out. / Don’t care what they say. / I got less shy around people I know. Which Character Count Trait would you most like the workshop to help you improve on? %Fairness Pre 11 %Responsibility Pre 43 %Citizenship Pre 18 Post: 4 Post: 28 Post: 32 %Trustworthiness Pre 18 %Caring Pre 7 %Respect Pre 25 Post: 32 Post: 24 Post 36 What is one thing you would do to make the world a better place? Thoughts shared: Community service. Lots of helping. / I will make the world better by stopping the bullying. / I will make the world a better place by stopping the bullying. / Respect others and help others. / Everyone treating everyone equal. / Environment. / I would donate a lot of money. / Respect. / Be nice. / Give everyone houses. / Stop people from racism. / Get a new president. / I would want to stop racism. / Stop animal abuse. / Plant more trees and plants. / Help the poor. / Make people friends. / Respect. / I don’t know what I can do to make the world a better place. / To change people from being not kind to others be nice. / I would lead others to good. I would help them lead others to be kind. / Stop bullying people in the world and clean the environment. / Something that I would do is clean up the environment. / Find the cure for cancer since a lot of people need it. / Clean the environment, and work at an animal shelter. What do you think about color? What % gave more thought and shared them about color. Pre 93% Post 80% Pre: Purple, sky is blue, the stop sign red, the grass is green. / Colors are cool. There are a lot of different colors. / I think about the color blue. / I love color. My favorite color is green. / Because that means is when I bleed or get hurt. / I think color is a good way to express yourself. My favorite color is blue. / My favorite color is blue. / I like the color blue because it’s my favorite football team color and it’s my favorite color. / It is wonderful! Without it we wouldn’t feel how we do. My favorite color is purple. / My favorite color is red. / Blue is my favorite color. / It’s hot. / Red because it’s a nice color. / It’s cool. / Yellow is happy. Black is sad. / I like the colors red and black and white. / I believe everyone is equal. / They’re colorful. / Yes because there’s different colors and I wonder how they were made. / I like the color blue, any kind of blue. / Yes because there’s different color and I know how they were made. / No all people are equal in my eyes. / Pink, the sky is blue, grass is green, roses are red and clouds are white. / I think color is a way to brighten up life. I think about color sometimes. My favorite color is mint green. / Color doesn’t matter to me. All I care about is people getting along. My favorite color blue. Post: Your favorite colors are obstacles. Your favorite less than a dream. / That some people are bad Blue. / Emotion. / That it’s hard to go through stuff. / Red. / It has more meaning. / It shows who you are. / Favorite color is your dreams. / Color is important. / It is good. / Red. / They’re cool. / It means how you feel. / They’re cool. / Color can express difficulty. My most important hope or dream is. . . What % gave more thought to their Dreams becoming reality. Pre 68% Post 88%
Thoughts Shared: Pre: I hope that I can make a difference in the world. / Is to be a doctor. / To complete college with a master’s degree. / I want to be a doctor. / To become a baseball player. / My dream is to be a lawyer. / To be in the NFL. / To be a soccer player. / Go to the NFL. / I want to finish college and university with good grades so I can be a lawyer. / I want to make it to pro football. / My dream is to become a NFL player for the Dallas Cowboys. / Be a good soccer player. / My dream is to own a bakery when I’m older. / Be in the NFL. / To make it to NASCAR. / Whatever you think can come true. / Is to be a vet, vet assistant, and vet surgery. Post: Being a dancer. / Success. / I want to be a veterinarian. / It’s cool. / Going pro. / To become an artist. / Future. / Is to be in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys. / Being a football player. / In the NBA. / To be successful. / Getting straight A’s. / To become a lawyer. / Going pro. / Soccer. / NASCAR. / Success. / To own an international bakery. / To be successful. / Being a veterinarian. / To become a professional football player. / My dream is being a doctor and following my dream. / A veterinarian. One thing I learned in workshop that will help me reach my dream is: Post 96% discovered something new in the workshop. Thoughts Shared: To go follow your dream and do what you want. / I have to get along with people. / Don’t care what people say and follow your dreams. / Always dream for what I want. / Never give up. / To be confident. / Yes. / Leadership. / Be confident. / Bravery. / Confidence. / Is to have faith. / Never give up. / To be confident. / Always follow your dreams. / Be patient. / My dream. / Help others. / Don’t let people get you. / You have to joke it. / Never give up. / Help others. / Confidence. / That you can have a dream. What did you learn New in the workshop about yourself, that you did not know before? Post 88% discovered something new in the workshop about yourself: Thoughts Shared: That I can do a lot of things. / That I can have a dream. / I’m confident. / My fears. / No I know most of it. / You’ve got to do a good job. / To show myself. / What I’m scared of. / I learned to do more. / That I can be helpful. / That I’m speedy. / That I’m good enough to reach my dreams. / I’m really shy. / That I can succeed. / Responsibility. / To be better. / Trustworthy. / I can reach my dreams. / More emotion. / I can stand up for myself. / Don’t be shy, but I’m still shy. / I get less shy when I around people. What did you learn New in the workshop about a classmate or friend? Post 96% discovered something new about classmates or friends in the workshop Thoughts Shared: I didn’t know what I knew about them. / That they love to talk and are very social. / A lot of things. / They had the same fears. / That they are not all mean. / They are kind. / That they can be the same as me. / They are not shy and have wonderful dreams. / Citizenship. / To open up more. / Some are really shy too. / That kids go through tough stuff. / They’re confident and well. / They’re getting bullied. / That they are shy and not communicative. / Be careful who my friends are. / I didn’t know them and now I do for expressing myself. / Other’s fears. / It will help. / That you shouldn’t bully people. / I learned their dreams. / They fear the same things. / They are like me and have same stuff.
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