Paper Tigers Community Screening
April 20, 2017, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (EST)
Matawan Regional High School, 450 Atlantic Avenue, Aberdeen Twp, Room: Anne Hannah Auditorium
Prevent Child Abuse - New Jersey and the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District present a community film screening of Paper Tigers.
Paper Tigers explores the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACES) and toxic stress on struggling teens. The film follows a year in the life of Lincoln High Alternative School in Walla Walla, Washington. After radically changing its approach to disciplining students, Lincoln High School saw a dramatic turnaround in everything from the number of fights to test scores to graduation rates. The school has become a promising model of how to break the cycles of poverty, violence and disease that affect families through the practice of trauma-informed educational strategies and is a testament to what the latest research on childhood adversity is proving: that one caring adult can change the trajectory of a young person’s life (view the trailer here: https://vimeo.com/110821029).
After the screening, attendees are invited to join a thoughtful discussion about the film and develop practical action steps that can be taken back to their respective practices. The film is ideal viewing for educators, administrators, health-care staff, parents, social workers, mentors, social justice advocates, and ANYONE interested in the well-being of children.
This screening is one of many that have taken place in New Jersey with the goal of adopting a more trauma-informed approach to teaching adolescents who have encountered a series of adverse childhood experiences, as well as inspire those working with young children and families to continue to emphasize the importance of healthy social-emotional development in early childhood.
Please note that this event starts at 7 p.m. (EST). Registration is free and open:
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