#IChooseto Be A Leader
Hey, students! You care about your school. You have the passion and desire to take action. Now, put this positive energy toward a good cause.
We want to empower you to spark change at your school. Spark stands for Small Personal Acts of Real Kindness, coined by Jeremy Ray Taylor. All it takes is one small step to make a big difference!
The Safe and Sound Youth Council program makes it easy to start your “SPARK” and make your school community safer, right now.
By starting a chapter of the Safe & Sound Youth Council at your school, you are standing up for your classmates, teachers, and staff, and creating a safer place to learn and grow. As you may know from the news, your timing couldn’t be better.
The Safe & Sound Youth Council is a nationwide network of motivated students who share a passion to provide safer and more secure schools for one another, their educators, and their communities. Safe & Sound Youth Councils help:
DISCUSSION
Initiate and sustain discussions about school safety
AWARENESS
Foster awareness about the roles students can play in creataing safer schools
SERVICE PROJECTS
Design and complete service and awareness projects to improve their school’s safety preparedness
PARTNERSHIPS
Build partnerships with teachers, parents, and community leaders
PEER ROLE MODELS
Serve as peer role models by emphasizing the importance of a safe environment for learning and growth
You Can Be the Difference
Research shows that when students work together to improve their school community, they feel good about using their creativity, leadership, and critical thinking to improve the world around them. Working together, you will connect with others who share your values about making the world a better place. Participating in Safe & Sound Youth Council is a meaningful way to develop real-world skills while standing up for something we all believe in — schools that must be safe places where students can learn, connect with others, and work toward their personal dreams.
Get started today. Download the kit, get together with some friends, and you can start making your SPARK today.
