UPSTANDER / BULLYING PREVENTION YOUTH COMPETITION 2015

TO:

NJ Superintendents, Principals, Teachers and School Counselors / Grades 2-8

RE:

Announcing Three NEW Youth Competitions

Essay contest: How to be an UPstander

Art Poster contest: This is what an UPstander looks like
Video PSA: How to be an UPstander (Middle school only)
The 2015 contest theme, How to be an UPstander challenges
students to design their own concept of what it means to be an
UPstander and then interpret that idea into an original video
PSA, essay or work of visual art.
An UPstander is defined as: Someone who recognizes when
something is wrong and acts to make it right. When an UPstander
sees or hears about someone being bullied, they stand up and
speak out. Being an UPstander is being a hero; we are standing
up for what is right and doing our best to help support and protect
someone who is being hurt. In many ways, this is another word for
being socially responsible. (Credit: Bully Busters)

UPSTANDER PLEDGE
Because I know everyone
deserves respect and;
Because I know there are
many different types of people
and;
Because I would want
someone to do so for me, and;
Because I know others will
follow my lead, and;
Because I know that what I do
can make a difference

I WILL TRY TO
Not call others names
or purposefully make others
feel sad.
Not say Thats retarded or
Thats so gay.
Tell an adult or teacher if I
observe bullying.
Walk a victim away when they
are being bullied.
Advocate for myself when I
am being bullied.
Support and encourage my
friends and others.
Be respectful of others,
including persons with
disabilities.
Be an UPSTANDER, which
means haviang the courage to
stand up and speak out.
BECAUSE I KNOW
THAT
One person can make a
difference, and that person is
ME!
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All Entries Must Be Submitted By: April 30, 2015

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#1 ESSAY

#2 POSTERS

Theme: How to be an
UPstander
The essay should reflect each
students own thoughts and work
Essays must be typed on white
paper (8.5x11)
Essays may be no longer than 2
pages using 11pt type or larger
Each entry must include the
following information on the
back of each page:

Student name, age, grade

School name and address

Name and email address of
the teacher/adult who approved
the essay

PRIZES in Two Age Categories

Grades 2 to 5 All winners receive a
Kidsbridge WALK2STOPBULLYING
T-shirt PLUS:
1st place: $50 gift card 2nd place:
$35 gift card 3rd place: $20 gift card
Honorable Mention (T-shirt only)
Grades 6 to 8 All winners receive a
Kidsbridge WALK2STOPBULLYING
T-shirt PLUS:
1st place: $50 gift card 2nd place:
$35 gift card 3rd place: $20 gift card
Honorable Mention (T-shirt only)
All essays become the property of
Kidsbridge. Excerpts may appear
on the Kidsbridge website and in
brochures for promotional purposes.

This is what an
UPstander looks like.
Students must design their own
concept of how to be an UPstander
and then interpret that idea into
an original work of visual art
The words: How to be
an UPstander... must appear
somewhere on the poster.
Limit of one (1) entry per student
Artwork may be submitted in any
of the following media/formats:
Drawing Painting
Mixed Media Digital Art
Poster size must be 11x17
Each entry must include the
following information on the back
of the poster:

Student name, age, grade

School name and address

Name and email address of the
teacher/adult who approved the
artwork

PRIZES in Two Age Categories

Grades 2 to 5 All winners receive a
Kidsbridge WALK2STOPBULLYING
T-shirt PLUS:
1st place: $50 gift card 2nd place:
$35 gift card 3rd place: $20 gift card
Honorable Mention (T-shirt only)
Grades 6 to 8 All winners receive a
Kidsbridge WALK2STOPBULLYING
T-shirt PLUS:
1st place: $50 gift card 2nd place:
$35 gift card 3rd place: $20 gift card
Honorable Mention (T-shirt only)
All artwork becomes the property of
Kidsbridge. Posters may appear on the
Kidsbridge website and in brochures or
used for promotional purposes.

#3 Middle School
Video PSA
How to be an UPstander
Entries may be done by an individual
student, a team of no more than
four (4) students, or a single class (as
a class project) in middle school
Students will create and record
a 30-second video Public Service
Announcement (PSA) entitled How
to be an UPstander
PSAs must be no longer than
30-seconds in length
PSAs must be submitted on a DVD
Each entry must include the
following information on the
DVD sleeve:

Student(s) name(s), age(s), grade(s)

School name and address
Name and email address of the
teacher/adult who approved the
script & production
For groups and classes, include the
name of the group or class and
then attach additional paperwork
detailing information for each
individual participant

PRIZES
Grades 6 to 8 All winners receive a
Kidsbridge WALK2STOPBULLYING
T-shirt PLUS:
1st place: $50 gift card 2nd place:
$35 gift card 3rd place: $20 gift card
Honorable Mention (T-shirt only)
Note: Each team member receives a
Gift card and a T-shirt. Maximum of
four students on a team. Classes receive
the 4-person group prize to share.
All DVDs become the property of
Kidsbridge and may appear on the
Kidsbridge website or links to the videos shared for promotional purposes.

All Entries Must Be Submitted By: April 30, 2015

UPSTANDER
/ BULLYING PREVENTION
YOUTH in
COMPETITION
2015
The only youth-dedicated
Tolerance Museum
the United States
General Information
Students may submit one entry per category.
The Entry Form that follows must be filled out completely and submitted with each entry.
Entries will NOT be returned. All entries become the property of Kidsbridge.
Winners for all contests and their schools will be notified in May.
Students can compete in more than one category, but can only win one award.
Students, family members and nominators will be our honored guests at the 2015
WALK2STOPBULLYING to be held on Saturday, June 13, from 9am to noon on the Educational
Testing Service corporate campus in Princeton, NJ.
Free admission for contestants, family and friends.

For additional information or if you have questions, please call Kidsbridge at (609) 581-0239, visit our
website at www.kidsbridgemuseum.org or email lynne@kidsbridgemuseum.org. Forms and contest rules
are also available online.

Thank you for encouraging humanitarianism and for promoting efforts

to create UPstanders instead of bystanders!
ABOUT Kidsbridge
Kidsbridge is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing imaginative hands-on programs focusing on: bullying prevention,
tolerance, diversity appreciation and respect for all people. Since 1996, Kidsbridge has sought to fill the large voids that exist in the
learning of life skills, character education and diversity appreciation with knowledge, aspiration and empowerment. The jewel in
the Kidsbridge program crown is the Kidsbridge Tolerance Museum. Located in the Ewing Senior & Community Center in Ewing,
NJ, it is the only youth-dedicated tolerance museum in the United States. More than 2,200 students and 200 educators visit the
Museum each year.
Kidsbridge also offers weekly Life Skills Programs, sponsors UPstander/bullying prevention competitions for youth, acknowledges
educators for their character education leadership, regales business leaders in the community for their humanitarianism, hosts an
annual Day of Service in honor of Martin Luther King Jr., and presents an annual Walk2Stop Bullying. Hundreds of children, teens,
youth and adults participate in these other Kidsbridge programs.
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All Entries Must Be Submitted By: April 30, 2015