LAST Friday, St Mary’s Primary School students were treated to program of backflips, tricks and comedy.
The message of this program would have been hard to decipher if you had only walked past the gymnasium window and didn’t hear what was being said.
But it was a message all students needed to take in – that bullying is not OK.
Prep to Year 6 enjoyed a performance by the crew from Backflips Against Bullying, who promote a strong anti-bullying message in a positive and exciting way.
The school program features high-energy hour performances from a team of acrobats that engage students with backflips while teaching them about bullying.
The program is targeted mainly at primary school children and focuses on how kids can help make a positive difference in their school and stand up to bullies in the community, at school or online.
St Mary’s Primary School principal Kate Quin said she was glad students could learn this message through a positive avenue.
“The biggest takeaway for the children was the message they promoted while doing their acrobatics – that bullying doesn’t make you tough,” she said.
“The students thoroughly enjoyed learning this message in a fun and exciting way.
“It made great connections with our school behavioural programs and reinforced the message we’ve been teaching our students, that all students have the right to feel safe and secure at all times and harassment in any form will not be tolerated.”
