There are 50 million children in public and private schools.  School buses transport half of them each school day.  Of those bus riders that were surveyed, 41% of elementary school students and 52% of middle school students report that bullying happened on the day of the survey.

Bullying prevention or even better proven bullying preemption solutions like the Kamaron KC3 Positive Label Program are critical for bus safety.

The schools that participated in the Positive Label Program report a 75% decrease in bullying behaviors (name-calling, taunting, teasing) on the bus.  Likewise, there was a 50% decrease in bullying behavior issues (repeat problems requiring office referral).

Based on traffic accident records, school buses are much safer than the family car.  But we also must focus attention on students’ safety from being bullied.

As you're guiding your students in the Positive Label Program, take a moment to ask them questions about what they think a certain Positive Label means.

Ms. Hamilton asked her second graders what it means to be "loved" and what it means to be "smart."

The response she got was simple, yet very important.

To her second graders, "loved" means that your Mom or other important people in your life love you.  And "smart" means that you get good grades. 

Although the answers seem very simplistic, they show how important it is for children to "see" or "feel" their character quality.  They need tangible proof.  And the proof in these two qualities comes from two very influential adults:  Mothers and Teachers.

Keep asking questions...you never know what you may learn from your students!

Mr. Edwards and Ms. Heart of Kedron Elementary, in Fayette County, Georgia, have come up with another great idea on how to promote Positive labels in their P.E. class.

In ''Positive Label Island''-students must travel through an obstacle without falling off to reach the island.  If they fall off they must return to the line and try again.  Once they land safely on the island, they get to select a positive label and stick it on their clothing.

The students are rewarded with positive labels that relate to the skills they need to complete the task. 

Mr. Edwards, a Physical Education teacher in Fayette County, Georgia had a great idea to incorporate Positive Labels in his class.

He organized a relay race on scooters!  Each class was divided into 4 teams.  The first person on each team would travel via scooter to the middle of the playing field where Positive Labels were displayed.  The team member would take a Positive Label and scooter it back to their team and give it to the teammate that they felt fit that label.

What a great way to incorporate Positive Labels in a P.E. activity!  Many students have a difficult time with peer acceptance in all classes, but sometimes P.E. can be the hardest.  With this idea, everybody scoots away winners!

Ms. Aven, a 4th grade music teacher in Fayette County, Georgia, put her students in the spotlight with this assignment.

She had her students write, rehearse, and perform a musical about others' feelings.  Students were placed in groups of 4 or 5 and they wrote the songs and script and also performed their plays in front of each other and the rest of the school.

Bravo students!

Through the holidays, we all try our very hardest to focus on others; it is after all the season for giving.  That may not always be as easy for children.  And so, it's very rewarding when we find an educational professional that encourages selflessness in a unique way.

Ms. Clearie with a school in Fayette County, Georgia, teaches art to Pre-K through 5th grades.  Over the holidays, she had her students make holiday cards.  This taught them what art was and how successful they could be creating something.  But the added touch was the message that they included in the cards.  Those cards were sent to soldiers overseas and the messages were words of encouragement and appreciation for "their service and personal sacrafice."    --I'm sure the soldiers appreciated them too!

We asked School Bus Drivers who have participated in the KC3™ program to tell us a little about what they learned and what they did that made their rides to and from school a more enjoyable time.  These are some of their responses:

Jean with Kanoheda School used a dry erase board and let the students pick a positive "Word of the Day."  She would write the word on the dry erase board and they would talk about that word and what it means to and from school.

Dolores from North Gwinnett School has a school bus cheer that they do as a reward  for a good week on the bus.

Louise from North Gwinnett had the students say a positive word about the student they were sitting next to.  They would make yellow buses and stars out of construction paper to display their positive word on their neighbor.

Carolyn from Harbins, Alcova, and Dacula Elementary Schools made t-shirts out of construction paper.  She encouraged the students to take them home and think of a positive word that fit them and write it on the t-shirt.  The students brought them back, Carolyn laminated them, and displayed them on the bus.

Great thinking Bus Drivers!

We at Kamaron Institute would like to thank you for the job you are doing today to help the children of your community.  We chose these encouraging words (positive thoughts) for you to remember when things get stressful today.

And so we come again to Christmas, with all its color and joy, its magic and wonder, its spirit of goodwill and warmth.
~ Esther Baldwin Yor

Rejoice in your ability to experience all the good that surrounds you this Christmas.

Kamaron Institute’s KC3 Positive Label Program is a bullying prevention, positive character and citizenship program that

We at Kamaron Institute would like to thank you for the job you are doing today to help the children of your community.  We chose these encouraging words (positive thoughts) for you to remember when things get stressful today.

Christmas is here and now for everyone who is able and willing to receive it.
~ Ida Belle McGill

Open your heart to the spirit of Christmas and receive the greatest gift of all, love.

Kamaron Institute’s KC3 Positive Label Program is a bullying prevention, positive character and citizenship program that has proven to increase bus safety

We at Kamaron Institute would like to thank you for the job you are doing today to help the children of your community. We chose these encouraging words (positive thoughts) for you to remember when things get stressful today.

Happy faces, glowing with love -- the Christmas decorations we should never put away!
~ Margaret Benton

Enjoy the Holidays, for there is no other time of the year like it!

Kamaron Institute’s KC3 Positive Label Program is a bullying prevention, positive character and citizenship program that has proven to increase bus safety by decreasing distractions and ...