October 25 -29, 2017
Be the Change Project: 'Self Image'
The CONNECTIONs students at Brooks Composite worked to create awareness about importance of self-image and self-esteem. They had prepared a presentation, powerpoint as well as activities to present to students about self-esteem and self-image.
February 29 - March 4, 2016
Be the Change Project: 'Positivity Mirrors'
At Brook's annual Carnival, a connections booth was set up where students could write positive notes or traits they admired in classmates and teachers on mirrors. They could then be observed as positive messages to other students.
"I believe that we made a small difference in the atmosphere at our school. Before you can make big changes, it’s important to start small, which is exactly what we did" - Student Organizer
Be the Change Project: 'Acceptance Stickers'
Made stickers with, 'Accept' written in different languages representing the cultures of the school.
"We meant to make everyone feel accepted and connected." - Student Organizer
Be the Change Project: 'Stickers to Promote Multiculturalism'
Handed out stickers of puzzle pieces to promote multiculturalism during the school's annual 'Carnival.' Many students asked if the metaphor was that they themselves were "pieces to the puzzle." This let the student organizer know that they understood the purpose of the project.
"I only wish I had more stickers, they all went so quickly!" - Student Organizer
Be the Change Project: 'Water to Reach out to the Global Community'
Our goal is to reach $1000 to supply a school with clean water for life.
Be the Change Project: 'Assistance to Fort Mac'
Helping to organize, donate and help load and move two semi-trucks of goods to Fort Mac.
Be the Change Project: 'Busking for Change"
"My final project was just busking at the school with accepting music to make the people of Brooks Composite High School happy and feel more accepted for who they are." - Student Organizer
March 2 - 6, 2015
Be the Change Project
Focus on awareness and acceptance of diversity within the school and community
1. a week of music awareness from 5 different cultures: Ukrainian, Philippine, Chinese, Russian, with challenge to identify the language (and get a reward)
2. letters were written by students about people who have had a positive impact on them.(250 letters were generated and posted on the bulletin board
3. sticky notes were posted all over the school e.g. “have a wonderful day” to brighten someone’s day- displayed around the school with a select few there was a free bag of candy at School Carnival Day (sticky notes were eventually put on the CONNECTIONS banner of Carnival)
4. Candy bags at Carnival had a positive message (e.g. believe, faith, smile) and you bought 2 bags and you gave one to a friend.
October 22 - 25, 2012
Be the Change Project: `Acceptance Day`
Brooks Composite participants had a focus on acceptance and anti-bullying. Their projects were:
“Acceptance Day”, students made t shirts for both the staff and the Be the Change students to wear with a jigsaw logo on the front and, on the back, a poem about acceptance by one of the students;
created a bulletin board display of jigsaw pieces “we’re all different but we can all fit together”; painted tattoos of positive words and gave out jig saw piece stickers;
wrote an in the school newspaper, The Buffalo
2011
Be the Change Project
We decided to do something that more simple yet very effective. Each morning from May 3 to May 6 we played a song over the intercom of a different language to which someone from each class has to run down and tell someone from the group what language it was, which earns them a prize! Our goal is for students to be open about other cultures not every is the same and you can’t do anything about instead embrace it and have fun learning something new
