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What Are Student Ambassadors?

 Student ambassadors are sixth, seventh, and eighth graders at Philo Magnet Academy who exemplify good character, demonstrate the desire to learn, and take an active role in improving our school and community. Just like official ambassadors, their responsibility is to represent Philo's mission by communicating with our faculty, student body, families, feeder schools, and the community. Their first mission of goodwill launches during the month of November with the Tolerance and Anti-Bullying Campaign and inviting families in the community to celebrate the Faces of Philo on November 19, 2009 (Thursday) from 6:00-7:30 p.m. 

Below you will find a link to the script they will be following for the elementary school visits as well as the short African Folktale, "Why Frogs and Snakes Never Play Together." Feel free to use the folktale in your classrooms as a springboard discussion on tolerance. I will also include an activity sheet that follows the Folktale. Please contact the magnet office, student council, or NJHS if you know of a student who would be a good ambassador for Philo.

[|Elementary Feeder School Visits for Faces of Philo.doc] [|Why Frogs and Snakes Don't Play Together Drama.pdf] [|Why Frogs and Snakes Never Play Together Activity.doc]

Activating Strategies for Tolerance and Anti-Bullying in Math Class A good way to begin the discussion of tolerance is to focus on one aspect that all students have some experience with--bullying. Included on this wiki is a survey with simple questions created to make students think about how many times they have been a victim of a bully or perhaps even bullied another individual. You could give the survey to the class, then have them create a graph or chart visually representing the results of the survey. After compiling the data, there is a set of reflection questions that can be reviewed with the class as a whole which sets the stage for more discussion on tolerance. Click the following link to download a copy of the survey: [|bully_early_handout1.pdf] Click the following link to download a copy of the reflection questions: [|bully_early_handout2.pdf]

Social Studies Lesson Plans for Tolerance and Diversity Follow the link to the right in order to access lesson plans from Renzulli Learning titled, Who Are We? This activity is a great opening for teaching multiculturalism in America. Language Arts Lesson Plans for Tolerance and Diversity Follow the link to the right in order to access lesson plans from the website Teaching Tolerance. This activity is one of my all time favorites! Family Ties and Fabric Tales