Pilot Prevention Program Funded by PSEG Grows to Statewide Initiative: Children Treating Each Other With Greater Respect
07 July 2004 - 5:23AM
PR Newswire (US)
Pilot Prevention Program Funded by PSEG Grows to Statewide
Initiative: Children Treating Each Other With Greater Respect
PRINCETON, N.J., July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The seeds of peace have
been sown in two elementary schools in Trenton, and now schools
throughout New Jersey can reap the benefits of their success. With
support from a grant from PSEG, the Princeton Center for Leadership
Training (PCLT) developed and implemented two programs at Bayard
Elementary School and Trenton Community Charter School: (1)
PeacePALS, an elementary school character education program that
teaches students to form caring relationships, and (2) the Parents
Supporting Parents Network, a peer leadership program that empowers
parents to provide support and share effective parenting strategies
with one another. A year later, both schools report that students
are treating each other with greater respect and parents feel more
connected to the schools. PeacePALS has grown into a statewide
initiative from the $100,000 in seed money from PSEG. In
recognition of the power of PeacePALS to transform the climate of a
school community, the New Jersey Department of Human Services has
given PCLT a $75,000 grant to support the implementation of
PeacePALS in eight Camden schools. Each school is contributing a
matching grant of $7,500, demonstrating their commitment to the
program. In North Jersey, the Verona School District will also be
implementing the program in all four of their elementary schools.
Schools that are interested in creating a more caring school
community should contact Scott Albert, Program Director, PCLT at
(609) 252-9300. DATASOURCE: Princeton Center for Leadership
Training CONTACT: Melissa Brand, +1-609-252-9300, Ext. 120, for
Princeton Center for Leadership Training Web site:
http://www.pseg.com/
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