National Guard H.E.A.R. Program
The National Guard, in partnership with Career Training
Concepts (CTC) has unveiled an Anti-Bullying Program aimed
at reducing bullying and cruelty in schools. The H.E.A.R.
Program (Helping Everyone Achieve Respect) was developed
in coordination with the Harvard Graduate School of Education
and the University of Nebraska- Lincoln.
As the H.E.A.R. Program mainly targeting high school students,
National Guard recruiters are in the perfect position to present
the program in their area schools. H.E.A.R. is offered free
of charge to requesting schools, and is often is a big relief
for schools which would have to devote a large portion of the
annual budget to procuring similar programs.
outlining bullying case studies, suggesting alternate courses of
action, National Guard values, and exploring how to make their
school a more caring and safe place.
“Why H.E.A.R.? All of us want to be heard,” said Jimmy Shafe,
president of CTC. “Victims need to be heard. Bullies want to
be heard. Listening to someone is one of the highest forms of
showing respect. The goal of this program is to help students
respect each other. There’s no elaborate pledge at the end, but
they are asked to sign a banner making a simple commitment.
It says, ‘I Respect Others.’”
H.E.A.R. Program, please feel free to refer them to the area
recruiter or send a message to the Recruiting & Retention
Battalion’s Marketing NCO, Sergeant First Class Jeffrey
Robinson. Jeffrey.l.robinson.mil@mail.mil or (207) 430-5536
(http://www.nationalguard.mil/news archives/2013/08/081413-New.aspx)
Students take part in a H.E.A.R. program at a local school. The program is an Anti-Bullying
effort coordinated by the National Guard and Career Training Concepts to reach out to local
high schools to help combat the issue of bullying throughout the country. (Photo provided by
Cynthia Miner, Recruiting and Retention Batallion.)