Speakers
Description
For the past 11 years The Polar Academy (www.thepolaracademy.org) have been working with young people, a high percentage of whom have experienced traumatic bullying. We have developed and implemented a long-term programme which enables the victims of bullying to change their mindset, thus removing the power the bullies have over them. Our workshop will consist of:
1. Why the Polar Academy needs to exist.
2. Two of our graduates will explain their experiences of bullying at school, the past effect this had, and the positive impact our Programme has had on them.
3. We will detail current practices High Schools and other official agencies use to deal with bullying and why these practices are not working for the victims.
The Polar Academy has a unique approach of using the power of Exploration and the Outdoors to -
• Build confidence and resilience
• Establish good physical and mental health
• Positively impact families
• Proactively work with schools
• Positively change the victim mindset for life
• Support the development and aspirations of our most precious asset - our young people
Our workshop will include both oral presentations as well as the need to display statistics/video footage.
As a relatively small Scottish charity, we believe sharing our findings will have a positive impact worldwide, should there be a willingness to implement new strategies. We are recognised for our work by the Scottish Government as well as The Greenlandic/Danish Governments and partially funded by BRP in Canada (Ride Out Intimidation initiative).
Keywords
Inspiration Implementation Effective Invest Trust Pledge
Additional field for symposia
I attended the last WABF in Rayleigh last year, which was a very large investment for a small charity from Scotland to make, however listening to the many incredible speakers attending it was clear to me that something was missing. Hearing academics talk and discuss the effects that bulling is having on young people plus all the continuing research and studies all over the world, was actually a bit disheartening. We all know the effects of bullying; however, very little was actually said about changing anything. This is where we can add value, presenting and discussing the positive results from the Polar Academy I am sure attendees will be inspired to make similar changes for the benefit of their young people.
| Please indicate what type of scientific contribution it is | Not applicable |
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| Please also indicate what kind of contribution it is: | Mixed |
