SACSC Bulletin Board

Welcome to the SACSC Bulletin Board! This is where you will find past notices and articles that have been featured on our homepage.

Niska comics are a fun way to prevent bullying and build positive social skills through character education. The comics are free to download and may be reproduced for educational puposes.

Each story features our mascot Niska, who faces moral dillemmas that youth are asked to solve by writing and illustrating the final page. This open-ended format serves two purposes: it encourages youth to reflect on problems they might face, and it gives parents and educators an opportunity to help them work through solutions.

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“Just go. On a personal level and a professional level, it’s going to change you and empower you and equip you. It’s really going to rock your world.”
– Mikey Ward, Social Worker

“It’s going to make you a better person, a stronger individual, more understanding, more confident. It’s going to give you a better understanding of the issues.”
– Kristal Winch, Child and Youth Care Worker

“Our facilitator was excellent, and just talking to her has helped me a lot. I’d recommend it to anyone.”
– Susan Scholfield, Youth Worker

This is what past participants are saying about the SACSC Toward a Safe and Caring Community workshop series. These workshops are designed to prevent violence and build positive social skills among youth. If you are a parent, youth group leader, social worker, coach, or any other adult who wants to strengthen your community, we can help.

A new series of these workshops, with a focus on multicultural and newcomer youth, will be held in the following locations across Alberta from 2009-2010: Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, and Red Deer. Visit our events page or read a workshop overview to learn more.

Are you a teacher working with grades K-6? Would you like a resource with hundreds of innovative lesson plans that cover every subject in the curriculum? Do you want to integrate character education into your everyday teaching? Then the SACSC Curriculum Integration Guides are for you.

Each Toward a Safe and Caring Curriculum guide covers the following five topics:

1. Building a Safe and Caring Classroom
2. Developing Self-Esteem
3. Respecting Diversity and Preventing Prejudice
4. Managing Anger and Dealing With Bullying
5. Working it Out Together

Because these five topics can be integrated into the regular curriculum, covering them does not add to a teacher's workload. In fact, as character education becomes part of each subject teachers may spend less time addressing classroom management issues.

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Kindergarten Curriculum Samples

Grade 1 Curriculum Samples

Grade 2 Curriculum Samples

Grade 3 Curriculum Samples

Grade 4 Curriculum Samples

Grade 5 Curriculum Samples

Grade 6 Curriculum Samples

SACSC Curriculum Guides can be ordered individually or as a set of seven (grades K-6) for $49 each. Contact SACSC for more details.

Is your school interested in an exciting new alternative to chocolate sales? SACSC has developed a unique desk calendar featuring beautiful student artwork that illustrates what safe and caring schools and communities look like to youth. The calendars can be adapted to include your school's logo and a personalized message, making them a perfect fundraising or promotional item. Contact SACSC for more details or to request a sample calendar.

View sample pages

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