Our Programme
Sticks and Stones the award winning Anti-bullying Drama Programme™
Resources
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Bullying
What is bullying? And how to be aware of it.
About Us
Welcome to Ireland’s longest running and most innovative Anti-bullying Programme, the award winning Sticks and Stones Anti-bullying Programme™
“Every child should be able to fulfil their potential free from the damage that bullying causes,” Patricia Kennedy, Founder
Sticks and Stones Anti-bullying Programme™ offers a three strand approach for the whole school community; children, young people, their teachers, and parents.
Awards
As an independent social enterprise, Sticks & Stones is deeply grateful to the support of these organisations to amplify our impact and continue our vital work.
The Community Foundation for Ireland
Sticks & Stones has received funding from The CommunityFoundation for Ireland to further develop our programme. Plus a Grassroots LGBT Fund award to devise our “Safe for Everyone” Workshop, which specifically tackles homophobic bullying.
ESB Electric Aid Ireland
ESB Electric AID IRELAND aims to make a real impact on a small number of specific causes. Suicide prevention and counselling was selected by ESB staff as an area to be funded. In recognition of the role that bullying can play in the suicide of children and young people ESB Electric AID IRELAND provided funding in 2012 that enabled us to expand our programme and reach more schools.
Ashoka Changemakers Award
As part of a world-wide Ashoka Changemakers competition “Activating Empathy: Transforming Schools to Teach What Matters”, which attracted over 600 nominations from 74 countries, Sticks & Stones was identified as one of the top three European solutions that advance empathy for children at risk, and received the Chemins d’Enfances (Paths of Childhood), Springboards: Let’s Innovate for Children! Award.
Testimonials
Your workshops are excellent. I am a passionate anti-bully principal who invests a lot of time and energy into the pro-active dealing with, and prevention of, bullying. I would have felt that I was very aware of bullying issues in the school, but often the workshops have thrown up stuff that I completely missed. We need more of them. I’m in a disadvantaged school and we always fund the workshops when we book them. Really though, if the government are serious about the bullying issues they need to support Sticks and Stones.
Principal
CBS Primary, New Ross, Co. Wexford
“Our workshops co-incided with inspection in the subject Social Personal and Health Education by the Dept. of Education & Skills. The inspector was greatly impressed with the workshop and follow up work. As a teacher and School Chaplain I found it excellent and feel that it has made a big difference. Students now think more about the way they treat each other.”
School Chaplain
Mohill Community College, Leitrim
Latest News
Social Entrepreneurs Ireland 2014
From over 200, Patricia Kennedy, founder of Sticks and Stones Anti-bullying Programme™ was identified as one of Ireland’s top 40 Social Entrepreneurs and is currently in the final 12 for a Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Elevator award. The winners will be announced...
Do you Tattoo?
When it comes to #CyberSafety and #CyberBullying people often talk about a digital footprint, at Sticks & Stones we liken your cyber activity to a Tattoo. Some tattoos are nice, some are ugly, but all are hard to erase, and even if you go to great lengths to get...
Weapons of Mobile Destruction – Parents Cyber Safety & Cyber Bullying Talks & Advice
The internet has become an everyday tool used by adults and children alike – because it’s so commonplace it’s easy to forget how powerful it is, and that it can pose risks for your child’s online reputation, or worse their welfare. As a parent don’t let your own...
Our Supporters
As an independent social enterprise Sticks & Stones is deeply grateful to the following companies who have supported our work, either financially or with benefit-in-kind. Click on their logos to go to their websites. We also grateful to the hotels that provide us with accommodation, which means we can bring our programme to children all over the island of Ireland.
