Students in kindergarten through sixth grade at John Beck Elementary School all received a powerful anti-bullying message during a school-wide assembly held September 14, entitled, “Box Out Bullying“. The show was presented twice; first to kindergarteners through third graders, and then again for fourth through sixth grades. Every school in the Warwick School District will experience Box Out Bullying as part of their Olweus Kickoff Event.
The assembly was provided through an expert-in-residence grant from the Warwick Education Foundation and will be presented to all Warwick elementary schools.
Jeremy Rubenstein and his cousin (friend) Tom, brought the anti-bullying message to life through a specially constructed box. The box is center stage in their performance and serves both as a prop and a metaphor.
Rubenstein explains, “Box-out is a term in basketball, where you prevent somebody from getting in.” Their high-energy, interactive show stressed the importance of telling adults when bullying occurs and explored the different forms of bullying, including “exclusion”.
The program also emphasized the power each individual has to make their schools and communities bullying-free – the power of “YOU”.
Members of the audience were chosen to assist in a game show-like finish that re-emphasized the message.
Rubenstein, a Manheim Township grad, has presented his anti-bullying message to Lancaster County students, and everywhere from Harlem, N.Y., to Tennessee.
KH Hears Box Out Bullying Message
Students in kindergarten through sixth grade at Kissel Hill Elementary School held their “No Place for Hate” kick off assembly November 3, 2010 in the school’s gymnasium. Jeremy Rubenstein and his friend, Tom, gave two similar shows of their “Box Out Bullying,” presentation. Their high-energy, interactive show stressed the importance of telling adults when bullying occurs, and explored the different forms bullying can take.
The program emphasized the power individuals have to make their schools and communities bullying-free.
Rubenstein, a Manheim Township grad, has presented his anti-bullying message to Lancaster County students, and everywhere from Harlem, N.Y., to Tennessee.
The centerpiece of Rubenstein’s show is a specially constructed box, which works not only as a prop but as a metaphor. Rubenstein explains, “Box-out is a term in basketball, where you prevent somebody from getting in.”
Members of the audience (including Mrs. Goebel) were chosen to assist in a game show-like finish that re-emphasized the message.
Jeremy Rubenstein
Jeremy Rubenstein is an educator, producer, and social entrepreneur. He is the Creator of the award winning national touring Box Out Bullying assembly program which over one million students have experienced.
