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The Middle School Years
It is our desire to make your child’s time in middle school challenging, enjoyable,
and safe.
The Middle School Years
Middle school can be challenging at times
due to the insecurities,
confusion, and desire for independence that children experience
as they begin adolescence.
The Middle School Years
Pilgrim Park is committed to guiding our
students through this time so they can learn from
mistakes, recover from struggles, and be proud of
their accomplishments.
The Adolescent Brain
Adolescents think uniquely.
Need for Acceptance
Abstract Thinking
Identity confusion
The Spotlight Syndrome
Need for Independe
nce
With Adolescence comes Bullying
When children are bullied, they feel inadequate, rejected, and powerless. They believe the whole world agrees with the bully, and therefore feel alone.
The Victim The Bully
With Adolescence comes Bullying
When a child is bullied, he feels inadequate, rejected, and powerless. He believes the whole world agrees with the bully, and therefore feels alone.
When children bully others, they feel inadequate, fearful of rejection, and desire power. They bully others to gain status and acceptance in a public way in hopes of not being alone.
The Victim The Bully
What is bullying?
Bullying is the intentional and repeated use of
negative actions by one or
more students that involves an
imbalance of power.
Bullying HURTS the VICTIM
Victims are more likely to experience…
depression, lower self-esteem, physical side
effects, loneliness and
rejection, A dislike for school
Bullying HURTS the BULLY
Students who bully can struggle with…
knowing right from wrong
delinquency substance abuse academic success relationships with
others.
Bullying HURTS the ENTIRE SCHOOL
Students who witness bullying behavior often feel …
insecure in their learning environment
fearful of standing up for what’s right,
susceptible to peer pressure
Empower and Teach
Convince your children that they are valuable and deserve to be treated with respect.
Empower and Teach
Provide them with skills on how to deal with feelings of rejection, embarrassment, and struggle. These feelings are a normal part
of adolescence.
We are in this together
Pilgrim Park is committed making your child’s time in middle school challenging, enjoyable, and safe.
We are in this together
We provide education consistently to teach our children how to live peacefully
and genuinely.