school best practices
Prevention & Community Education
Using role-plays or scenarios and guided group discussion, the classroom workshops train children and young people to recognize and deal with potentially
dangerous situations. The role-plays or scenarios represent the most common assault experiences a child or teen might encounter. The Child Assault
Prevention Program (CAPP) emphasizes self-assertion, peer support and communication and reporting skills as prevention strategies. All student workshops
are centered on the rights of children and young people to be SAFE, STRONG and FREE.
PRE-K - Child Assault Prevention Program (CAPP) Pre-K Days I & II:
As the young child is at high risk for victimization, the CAPP preschool program sets a strong foundation for ongoing prevention education in each
preschooler’s life. Program evaluation has determined that the young child does retain personal safety information, and these strategies provide the setting
for ongoing self-esteem building and prevention education.
Preschool CAPP is designed for 3½ to 5 year old children and is facilitated over 30 minutes on two consecutive days. Specially trained facilitators will present
children’s rights and personal safety issues through the use of pictures, dolls, songs and role-plays. Role plays deal with aggression from a bully, a stranger
and a known person (e.g. aunt, uncle). Children participate in the highly interactive format and respond positively to the developmentally appropriate and
sensitive curriculum.
K-4 - Child Assault Prevention Program [Kindergarten – 4th grade]:
The K-4 CAPP workshops begin with a group discussion on three special rights – to be SAFE, STRONG, and FREE. Program facilitators enact role-play
situations where these rights are in jeopardy. Role plays deal with aggression from a bully, a stranger and a known person. With input from the students
about what they have observed, each scene is replayed as a success story demonstrating simple strategies, which a child can u