Educating YouthOur school education program works with students and teachers to prevent and respond to sexual violence. Our programming works with a primary prevention model and aims to create positive culture change where we envision a world free from sexual violence. All of our services are free and confidential.
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Our programs meet the Maine State Learning Results for health education, are age-appropriate, and grounded in recent research on sexual violence in our culture. We also make sure that students know where to go for support.
Our programs are offered for grades Pre-K through college and are free. We welcome honoraria from schools and community groups who are financially able to pay.
Take a look at our program listing below, contact us, and we will get back to you as soon as we can. We are happy to talk with you more about the individual needs of your students and staff!
Our programs are offered for grades Pre-K through college and are free. We welcome honoraria from schools and community groups who are financially able to pay.
Take a look at our program listing below, contact us, and we will get back to you as soon as we can. We are happy to talk with you more about the individual needs of your students and staff!
virtual lessons & School-Based prevention education
ELEMENTARY
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Grades K-3: Personal Body Safety
Children learn safety rules about their bodies, distinguishing between good touches, hurtful touches, and confusing touches. While watching a fun and engaging puppet show, students help solve a problem by deciding to seek help from a trusted adult. They learn that some secrets should never be kept and that they can ask for help if they’re ever feeling hurt or scared. (45-60 minutes)
Grades 4-5: Boundaries
Students participate in an activity to learn about their own and others’ boundaries. The activity and following discussion and worksheet build empathy about how it feels to have a boundary crossed, whether physical or not. Students feel empowered to help others who may have their boundaries crossed and to seek out help from trusted adults. (60 minutes)
Grade 5: Cyber Harassment Prevention
Through age appropriate scenarios and interactive activities, this program educates students about the importance of respectful communication online and offline and aims to prevent harassment before it starts. If harassment does present itself, students feel empowered to intervene safely as active bystanders and to seek out help from trusted adults if needed. (60 minutes)
Children learn safety rules about their bodies, distinguishing between good touches, hurtful touches, and confusing touches. While watching a fun and engaging puppet show, students help solve a problem by deciding to seek help from a trusted adult. They learn that some secrets should never be kept and that they can ask for help if they’re ever feeling hurt or scared. (45-60 minutes)
Grades 4-5: Boundaries
Students participate in an activity to learn about their own and others’ boundaries. The activity and following discussion and worksheet build empathy about how it feels to have a boundary crossed, whether physical or not. Students feel empowered to help others who may have their boundaries crossed and to seek out help from trusted adults. (60 minutes)
Grade 5: Cyber Harassment Prevention
Through age appropriate scenarios and interactive activities, this program educates students about the importance of respectful communication online and offline and aims to prevent harassment before it starts. If harassment does present itself, students feel empowered to intervene safely as active bystanders and to seek out help from trusted adults if needed. (60 minutes)
MIDDLE
Grades 6-8:
Gender Stereotypes and Sexual Harassment Prevention
In this engaging program, students define gender stereotypes and learn to be critical of the messages and assumptions we receive in relation to these expectations. They learn to identify language and behaviors that contribute to sexual harassment and options for safely intervening as active bystanders if they witness it in their communities. (60-90 minutes)
Flirting vs. Sexual Harassment
In this program, students participate in an interactive, relatable scenario wherein they learn to identify the difference between flirting and sexual harassment. Students learn to identify language and behaviors that contribute to sexual harassment and options for intervening as active bystanders and seeking out safe adults. (60-90 minutes)
Cyber Sexual Harassment Prevention
Choose your own adventure comes to life with this program! As they learn about sexual harassment and cyber sexual harassment, students work as a class to decide how to appropriately interact on and offline. Students learn to identify language and behaviors that contribute to sexual harassment and options for intervening as active bystanders, in person or online. (60-90 minutes)
Media Literacy
In this interactive program, students identify ways the media increases our cultural tolerance for sexualized violence by making it seem normal and acceptable. This program teaches students to become critical consumers of media. (60-90 minutes)
Sexual Assault 101 and Consent
Through age appropriate scenarios and activities, this interactive program addresses healthy relationships and affirmative consent vs sexual assault. Students learn to identify what consent may look or sound like, the importance of its presence, and when and why consent is not possible. This program empowers students to intervene safely as active bystanders, teaches them how to support those affected by sexual violence, and how to connect to school resources and community organizations. (60-90 minutes)
The 5 D’s of Being an Ally
Gender Stereotypes and Sexual Harassment Prevention
In this engaging program, students define gender stereotypes and learn to be critical of the messages and assumptions we receive in relation to these expectations. They learn to identify language and behaviors that contribute to sexual harassment and options for safely intervening as active bystanders if they witness it in their communities. (60-90 minutes)
Flirting vs. Sexual Harassment
In this program, students participate in an interactive, relatable scenario wherein they learn to identify the difference between flirting and sexual harassment. Students learn to identify language and behaviors that contribute to sexual harassment and options for intervening as active bystanders and seeking out safe adults. (60-90 minutes)
Cyber Sexual Harassment Prevention
Choose your own adventure comes to life with this program! As they learn about sexual harassment and cyber sexual harassment, students work as a class to decide how to appropriately interact on and offline. Students learn to identify language and behaviors that contribute to sexual harassment and options for intervening as active bystanders, in person or online. (60-90 minutes)
Media Literacy
In this interactive program, students identify ways the media increases our cultural tolerance for sexualized violence by making it seem normal and acceptable. This program teaches students to become critical consumers of media. (60-90 minutes)
Sexual Assault 101 and Consent
Through age appropriate scenarios and activities, this interactive program addresses healthy relationships and affirmative consent vs sexual assault. Students learn to identify what consent may look or sound like, the importance of its presence, and when and why consent is not possible. This program empowers students to intervene safely as active bystanders, teaches them how to support those affected by sexual violence, and how to connect to school resources and community organizations. (60-90 minutes)
The 5 D’s of Being an Ally
- Direct Taking action in the moment to either address the bully or the target. This does not mean the action is necessarily confrontational. You don’t need to be a “superhero”. “Dude, would you cut it out? It’s seriously not funny.”
- Distract Interrupt the situation by changing the subject or causing a distraction. “Your hair looks really good today!” “Hey look at this…”
- Delegate Getting others involved to help. Could be asking friends to help or telling a teacher, parent, guidance counselor, or sibling. You: “These kids have been picking on Devon on the bus. Do you think I should tell Mrs. Record about it?”
- Delayed Taking action after the fact. It’s never to late to help the target or talk to the bully.“Hey. I saw what happened to you on the bus. Are you okay? Is there anything I can do to help?” “I can’t believe you said that to Amber in class. That was pretty mean and I felt bad for her.”
- Document Write down who, what, where, when immediately after the incident. Only try and take a video if it is safe to do so and you are filming it for the right reasons. Remember to get permission of any victim involved before posting anything.
HIGH SCHOOL
Sexual Assault 101 and Consent
Through age appropriate scenarios and activities, this interactive program addresses healthy relationships and affirmative consent vs sexual assault. Students learn to identify what consent may look or sound like, the importance of its presence, and when and why consent is not possible. This program empowers students to intervene safely as active bystanders, teaches them how to support those affected by sexual violence, and how to connect to school resources and community organizations. (90-120 minutes)
The 5 D’s of Being an Ally
Through age appropriate scenarios and activities, this interactive program addresses healthy relationships and affirmative consent vs sexual assault. Students learn to identify what consent may look or sound like, the importance of its presence, and when and why consent is not possible. This program empowers students to intervene safely as active bystanders, teaches them how to support those affected by sexual violence, and how to connect to school resources and community organizations. (90-120 minutes)
The 5 D’s of Being an Ally
- Direct Taking action in the moment to either address the bully or the target. This does not mean the action is necessarily confrontational. You don’t need to be a “superhero”. “Dude, would you cut it out? It’s seriously not funny.”
- Distract Interrupt the situation by changing the subject or causing a distraction. “Your hair looks really good today!” “Hey look at this…”
- Delegate Getting others involved to help. Could be asking friends to help or telling a teacher, parent, guidance counselor, or sibling. You: “These kids have been picking on Devon on the bus. Do you think I should tell Mrs. Record about it?”
- Delayed Taking action after the fact. It’s never to late to help the target or talk to the bully.“Hey. I saw what happened to you on the bus. Are you okay? Is there anything I can do to help?” “I can’t believe you said that to Amber in class. That was pretty mean and I felt bad for her.”
- Document Write down who, what, where, when immediately after the incident. Only try and take a video if it is safe to do so and you are filming it for the right reasons. Remember to get permission of any victim involved before posting anything
COLLEGE
Sexual Assault 101 & Consent
Programs are available at the college-level for a multitude of groups. Resident Assistants, students in class, and Greek Life participants learn to identify what consent may look or sound like, the importance of consent, and when and why consent is not possible. This program empowers students to intervene safely as active bystanders, teaches them how to support those affected by sexual violence, and how to connect to school resources and community organizations. (90-120 minutes)
Programs are available at the college-level for a multitude of groups. Resident Assistants, students in class, and Greek Life participants learn to identify what consent may look or sound like, the importance of consent, and when and why consent is not possible. This program empowers students to intervene safely as active bystanders, teaches them how to support those affected by sexual violence, and how to connect to school resources and community organizations. (90-120 minutes)
Personal Space Camp
Helping Schools with Compliance
In 2018, the Maine Department of Education (DOE) created a Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Education and Response Model Policy to support schools in implementing effective child sexual abuse prevention policies. We can help support schools in this work.
The Children’s Safety Partnership (CSP) is a program of the Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault, and was created to provide additional support to schools and communities. The Children's Safety Partnership is an online toolkit with information for parents, caregivers, teachers, administrators, schools, and communities on how to implement Maine’s law in order to prevent and respond to concerns of child sexual abuse.
We work closely with MECASA and DOE to help schools best respond to and prevent sexual abuse. Contact us for more information!
The Children’s Safety Partnership (CSP) is a program of the Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault, and was created to provide additional support to schools and communities. The Children's Safety Partnership is an online toolkit with information for parents, caregivers, teachers, administrators, schools, and communities on how to implement Maine’s law in order to prevent and respond to concerns of child sexual abuse.
We work closely with MECASA and DOE to help schools best respond to and prevent sexual abuse. Contact us for more information!
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The Sexual Assault Crisis & Support Center is funded in part by Maine's Department of Health and Human Services, United Way of Kennebec Valley, and your generous public and private donations.
In accordance with federal regulations, the Sexual Assault Crisis & Support Center does not discriminate in the access to or provision of its services. |
For help, call or text us at 1-800-871-7741. Text help is available Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm. Phone help is available 24/7. You can also chat with us by clicking here.
Beginning 01/11/2021, the statewide text/chat service will be undergoing maintenance and will not be available at this time. To get connected to an advocate, call the Maine Sexual Assault Helpline at 1-800-871-7741. Support is available 24/7. Sexual Assault Crisis & Support Center serves Kennebec & Somerset Counties. |