breaking it down, beyond gangs groups & cliques
DESCRIPTION
Breaking it down and gangs, groups and cliques.TRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: Breaking It Down, Beyond Gangs Groups & Cliques](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062511/54cbc90f4a795991738b45f6/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Working & learning together to prevent school drop out
March 3 & 4, 2009Toronto - Ontario
Spanish Speaking Education Network
Breaking it down, beyond gangs, groups &
cliques.
![Page 2: Breaking It Down, Beyond Gangs Groups & Cliques](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062511/54cbc90f4a795991738b45f6/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
Who we are
• SSEN is a grass roots organization that
pursues the success of the Hispanic
Community, and especially the youth, in the
education system and its healthiest integration
in the Canadian Society
![Page 3: Breaking It Down, Beyond Gangs Groups & Cliques](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062511/54cbc90f4a795991738b45f6/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Our purpose
• SSEN represents the Spanish Speaking
Community’s interests within the education
system. Our purpose is to focus on the
promotion of equity, safe schools and academic
and social upgrading; as well as to work
towards a healthier social integration and
success of the Spanish Community in our
country.
![Page 4: Breaking It Down, Beyond Gangs Groups & Cliques](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062511/54cbc90f4a795991738b45f6/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Achievements› 1st Congress of Education in Spanish School
Desertion
› Family Tutorial Program – 2007 / 2008
› Beautification of Bloor Collegiate’s garden
› Ontario Corporation
› TDSB Community Liaison Group
› Training for SSEN Members
› 2nd Congress of Education in Spanish: Bullying
› 3rd Congress of Education: School Culture
› Family Tutorial Program – 2008 / 2009
› TOWARDS THE 4th CONGRESS OF EDUCATION
![Page 5: Breaking It Down, Beyond Gangs Groups & Cliques](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062511/54cbc90f4a795991738b45f6/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Ways to achieve our Objectives• Information
• Training
• Counseling
• Mentoring
• Continuous monitoring of the needs of our attendees
![Page 6: Breaking It Down, Beyond Gangs Groups & Cliques](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062511/54cbc90f4a795991738b45f6/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
1st Congress of Education 2006
• Dr. Robert Brown’s research report presented to the TDSB in 2004 reveled a 35% rate of school dropout among the Hispanic students
• In light of those results, a group of parents, teachers, community leaders and social workers gathered to address the problem
• The organization of the First Congress of education, themes School Desertion, was the immediate response to that critical situation
• After that, bullying and violence at schools were brought in as one of the major causes of dropping out
![Page 7: Breaking It Down, Beyond Gangs Groups & Cliques](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062511/54cbc90f4a795991738b45f6/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
1st Congress of Education 2006
![Page 8: Breaking It Down, Beyond Gangs Groups & Cliques](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062511/54cbc90f4a795991738b45f6/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
SSEN’s approach to violence through Education
• We conceive Education as a tool to prevent violence and exclusion.
![Page 9: Breaking It Down, Beyond Gangs Groups & Cliques](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062511/54cbc90f4a795991738b45f6/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
Our work in Violence Prevention• SSEN, has initiated a decisive work to prevent violence
increase amongst Hispanic youth. Our first step was the Second Congress of Education, whose theme was Bullying. There, Mr. Stephen Wessler, from Main University, and Detective Victor Castro, from Hillsboro Police Department, played a crucial role in raising awareness of the potentially dangerous situations Hispanics students –likewise students from other ethnical, low-income communities- are exposed to inside schools and on the street. Participants attending the Second Congress of Education, carried out by SSEN, were shocked by listening to the very descriptions students made about situations they live on daily basis at schools.
![Page 10: Breaking It Down, Beyond Gangs Groups & Cliques](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062511/54cbc90f4a795991738b45f6/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
2nd Congress of Education 2007
![Page 11: Breaking It Down, Beyond Gangs Groups & Cliques](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062511/54cbc90f4a795991738b45f6/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
3rd Congress of Education 2008
• The main subjects of the third of Congress education was Inclusion Safety, Equity and gang awareness.
![Page 12: Breaking It Down, Beyond Gangs Groups & Cliques](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062511/54cbc90f4a795991738b45f6/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
3rd Congress of Education 2008
![Page 13: Breaking It Down, Beyond Gangs Groups & Cliques](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062511/54cbc90f4a795991738b45f6/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
Our Community Mobilization
![Page 14: Breaking It Down, Beyond Gangs Groups & Cliques](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062511/54cbc90f4a795991738b45f6/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
Working with Students
![Page 15: Breaking It Down, Beyond Gangs Groups & Cliques](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062511/54cbc90f4a795991738b45f6/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
…Working with Students
![Page 16: Breaking It Down, Beyond Gangs Groups & Cliques](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062511/54cbc90f4a795991738b45f6/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
SSEN working with Parents
![Page 17: Breaking It Down, Beyond Gangs Groups & Cliques](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062511/54cbc90f4a795991738b45f6/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
We Dare to Learn Together
• Building network with the Canadian Society.
• Promoting active participation of the families and students success.
![Page 18: Breaking It Down, Beyond Gangs Groups & Cliques](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062511/54cbc90f4a795991738b45f6/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
School of Parents
• School of parents addresses the needs of the families through workshops to empower parental participation.
![Page 19: Breaking It Down, Beyond Gangs Groups & Cliques](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062511/54cbc90f4a795991738b45f6/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
Working together we ensure family success
• Education systemic perspective
![Page 20: Breaking It Down, Beyond Gangs Groups & Cliques](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062511/54cbc90f4a795991738b45f6/html5/thumbnails/20.jpg)
The Power of Listening
• When we listen to our youth they become part of the decision making.
![Page 21: Breaking It Down, Beyond Gangs Groups & Cliques](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062511/54cbc90f4a795991738b45f6/html5/thumbnails/21.jpg)
Our work in violence Prevention› The Second Congress of Education’s findings led us to
continue to work towards violence prevention.
› Violence is a pervasive phenomenon, which may be very
common among Hispanic families, and can dangerously be
a pattern to follow and recreate by next generations. The
delivery of this comprehensive program will provide
Hispanic families with important, useful information to
smoothly settle down and fully, safely integrate to the
Canadian society. This program will offer, for instance,
viable alternatives to be involved in activities after school;
will offer parents the necessary tips to detect whether or not
their teenagers are engaged in some delinquent activities.
![Page 22: Breaking It Down, Beyond Gangs Groups & Cliques](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062511/54cbc90f4a795991738b45f6/html5/thumbnails/22.jpg)
Our work in violence Prevention› SSEN strongly believes it is important to defeat
some paradigms, to break some stereotypes and
to change some beliefs that reign within our
community regarding the Police. Police is a part of
the community, and therefore we all have to work
together in order to achieve the goal of preventing
violence.
› The Spanish Speaking Education Network
(SSEN) is proposing a comprehensive violence
prevention education program that includes
not only youth but also their families.
![Page 23: Breaking It Down, Beyond Gangs Groups & Cliques](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062511/54cbc90f4a795991738b45f6/html5/thumbnails/23.jpg)
Our beliefs
› Violence is primarily considered to be a learned
behaviour
› The basic premises of violence prevention
programming is that if violence is learned, it can
be unlearned and individuals can choose non-
violent alternatives
› Violence prevention must be part of the school
culture as a component of the curricula and
address all forms of violence
![Page 24: Breaking It Down, Beyond Gangs Groups & Cliques](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062511/54cbc90f4a795991738b45f6/html5/thumbnails/24.jpg)
Building Peace Together for Healthier Communities
Educational Preventive Program oriented to Spanish youth between 11 to 24 years old
(at risk of joining gangs)
Toronto. On.
Pilot Project
![Page 25: Breaking It Down, Beyond Gangs Groups & Cliques](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062511/54cbc90f4a795991738b45f6/html5/thumbnails/25.jpg)
Objectives
› Provide Spanish youth with the knowledge, skills and support needed to resist joining gangs.
› Identify the individual, family, school and community risks and conducive factors associated with youth violence
› Develop prevention strategies such as individual/family counseling, mentoring, problem solving and conflict resolutions building skills, socialization/peer mediation, communication, labour and recreational opportunities to promote changes in beliefs and behaviors associate to violence.
› Maintain inter-institutional coordination with the purpose of referring youth according to their needs and situation.
![Page 26: Breaking It Down, Beyond Gangs Groups & Cliques](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062511/54cbc90f4a795991738b45f6/html5/thumbnails/26.jpg)
Justification
› Violence rates have increased significantly among youth (AI estimates that 65% of violent deaths in the world occur among persons between 11 and 24 years old)
› A timely response to avoid violence spreading in schools demands an urgent and immediate action
› Youth are involved in violence as perpetrators, as victims or witnesses. Violence is a generalized issue
› SSEN shares the notion that while providing young people with appropriate skills, healthy lifestyle models and mentorship it is possible to keep them from joining gangs or activities associated to violence or crime.
![Page 27: Breaking It Down, Beyond Gangs Groups & Cliques](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062511/54cbc90f4a795991738b45f6/html5/thumbnails/27.jpg)
Long Term Goals
› By delivering this comprehensive program SSEN will provide Hispanic families with important, useful information to smoothly settle down and fully, safely integrate to the Canadian society.
› This program will offer, for instance, viable alternatives to be involved in activities after school; will offer parents the necessary tips to detect whether or not their teenagers are engaged in some delinquent activities
![Page 28: Breaking It Down, Beyond Gangs Groups & Cliques](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062511/54cbc90f4a795991738b45f6/html5/thumbnails/28.jpg)
Long Term Goals
› To carry out a pilot project with and for youth
between 11 to 24 years old in risk of joining
gangs
› To facilitate a multi-disciplinary approach to
intervention on evidence-based good practices
for addressing violence and gang-related issues
from a Canadian perspective.
![Page 29: Breaking It Down, Beyond Gangs Groups & Cliques](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062511/54cbc90f4a795991738b45f6/html5/thumbnails/29.jpg)
Prevention strategies against Violence
Community &Schools
Sociocognitive
(8 workshops for students)
MentorshipProgram
(RoleModels)
Family(Workshops
forParents)
![Page 30: Breaking It Down, Beyond Gangs Groups & Cliques](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062511/54cbc90f4a795991738b45f6/html5/thumbnails/30.jpg)
Assessment & Trainnig
1. PRIOR ASSESSMENT
2. Leadership & Community Services.3. Policies and Codes of Behavior / Infractions &
Contraventions4. Healthier Life Style: Drugs, Sexuality, Personal
Care.5. Domestic Violence: Perpetrators, Victims &
Witnesses6. Gangs and Operational Ways7. Problem Solving & Conflict Resolution8. Peer pressure & Decision making9. Citizenship, Rights & Responsibilities
10. FINAL ASSESSMENT, EVALUATION AND
RESULTS
![Page 31: Breaking It Down, Beyond Gangs Groups & Cliques](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062511/54cbc90f4a795991738b45f6/html5/thumbnails/31.jpg)
Characteristic Pilot Project (estimated)
› Population: 240 (80 p/year) youth between 11 to 24 years old.
› Duration: 3 years
› Methodology:
Prevention & Intervention
Technical: Information
Training
Counseling
Mentoring
Researching
Active Participation between counsellors, advocates and beneficiaries
![Page 32: Breaking It Down, Beyond Gangs Groups & Cliques](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062511/54cbc90f4a795991738b45f6/html5/thumbnails/32.jpg)
TESTIMONIALS