Where Kindness,
Confidence &
Community POP!
You matter. You belong. You can make a difference.
POPsitivity helps you discover your strengths, build your confidence, and put kindness into action so you can work through challenges, lift others up, and make your school and community stronger.
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WHY POPSITIVITY EXISTS
Every Child Deserves to Know They Matter.
Bullying can make it harder to feel confident, included, or ready to join in. You deserve people who listen, take your concerns seriously, and help you feel safe and supported.
POPsitivity brings children, families, schools, and communities together to stand against bullying and its harmful effects. Our purpose is to help young people know their worth, practice ways to handle difficult moments, and experience kindness and belonging through everyday actions.
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OUR SHARED BELIEF
You matter.
You belong.
People who listen.
Room to be yourself.
Support when you need it.
What do we mean by bullying?
Bullying is hurtful, aggressive behavior involving unequal power that happens again or is likely to happen again. It can happen through actions, words, exclusion, or online. You can ask for help even when you are unsure what to call it.
OUR APPROACH
Putting Positivity Into Practice
POPsitivity puts the power of positivity into practice. Recognizing your strengths, asking for support, including someone, and choosing a useful next step can make that belief part of everyday life.
Choose a situation to explore.
I deserve respect and support.
Try this: Choose a trusted adult, such as a caregiver, teacher, or school counselor. You could start with: “Something keeps happening, and I need help feeling safe.” Tell them what happened and ask what you can do together next.
If it is happening now: Move toward a trusted adult or another safe place.
I can help someone feel less alone.
Try this: When it is safe, invite them to sit with you, join an activity, or talk. Tell a trusted adult what you saw. You can ask a friend to go with you.
If someone is being hurt: Get an adult right away.
I can start small and ask for support.
Try this: Choose one manageable part of the activity. Ask someone to practice with you. Afterward, name what you tried and one thing you might change next time.
Find your support: A caregiver, teacher, coach, or activity leader can help you choose a first step.
When bullying happens, children deserve adults who listen, take it seriously, and respond. Every child deserves that support.
EXPERIENCE PREVIEW
Experience POPsitivity
Create something. Try an idea. Find a way to contribute. These examples show the kinds of experiences we are developing and the purpose behind each one.
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Build, Try, Try Again
Work with a team to build a paper structure. Choose a role, test an idea, change one part, and try again.
What you practice
Problem-solving, noticing your strengths, and asking for support.
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Make Encouragement Meaningful
Create a note, poster, or short performance that recognizes a strength or effort you have noticed in someone.
What you practice
Paying attention, expressing kindness, and offering encouragement that means something.
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Create Something Useful
Start with a need identified by your school or a community partner. Help plan, make, organize, or share something that meets it.
What you practice
Listening, working together, and making a useful contribution.
Experience
Take part.
Reflect
Notice what you learned.
Act
Choose how to use it afterward.
PROPOSED PROGRAM SEQUENCE
A Week of POPsitivity
POPsitivity Week builds toward POPsitivity Day, a shared celebration of what students have explored, practiced, and created.
This sequence shows the program direction. Activities, timing, and school arrangements are being developed.
01
Discover
Notice a strength, explore what makes you you, and recognize your worth.
02
Try
Take on a manageable challenge, ask for support, and try a new approach.
03
Practice
Explore a fictional situation and choose a safe, useful next step.
04
Connect
Make room for different roles and contribute to something shared.
05
Celebrate
Bring it together on POPsitivity Day through student creations, participation, and recognition.
The Power of POPsitivity!
Raise the chant together. Then choose one practice or contribution to carry forward.
Elementary and middle-school experiences share the same purpose, with language, examples, activities, and student responsibilities adapted for the learners taking part.
A PLACE FOR EVERY CONTRIBUTION
We Make Great Things POP!
You might plan, design, make, organize, communicate, or check whether the result is useful. There is room for quiet participation as well as voices on a stage.
PROJECT IDEAS TO EXPLORE
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Welcome Someone New
Create a welcome guide, friendly note, or helpful introduction for students joining your school.
PLAN · CREATE · WELCOME
Help a Shared Space
Ask what a classroom, library, or school group needs. Help improve a resource people already use.
LISTEN · ORGANIZE · IMPROVE
Share a Useful Skill
Draw, build, explain, organize, or teach something that helps a group with a real task.
MAKE · EXPLAIN · SUPPORT
You already matter. Your contribution is one way to share what you bring.
Schools
Connect student participation with everyday relationships and school support.
Community Partners
Bring a useful skill, welcoming setting, or project with a real need.
SOMETHING YOU CAN USE TODAY
Take Some POPsitivity With You
Try one of these simple tools on your own, on paper, or with someone you trust.
TRY IT NOW · 01
Spot a Strength
- Choose. Pick a strength you recognize in yourself: curiosity, kindness, persistence, imagination, or another one.
- Remember. Think of one small time you used it. If you get stuck, ask someone who knows you well.
- Use it. Finish this thought: “I can use my ___ to ___ today.”
A moment to reflect
What did you notice about yourself?
TRY IT NOW · 02
Pause and Choose
- Check your safety. If you feel unsafe, go to a trusted adult first.
- Notice. Name what you feel or draw a picture of it. You can feel more than one thing at once.
- Choose support. What would help: a quiet break, company, or help from an adult? Choose one next step.
A moment to reflect
Who can help you take that step?
TRY IT NOW · 03
Make One Thing Better
- Notice a need. With a caring adult, choose a small task: welcome a student, organize a shared space, or make something a group has asked for.
- Choose your role. Plan, draw, write, build, sort, explain, or help another way.
- Check the result. Ask whether it was useful and what you could improve.
A moment to reflect
What did you learn from the people you helped?
Try It Together
Ask each other: “What felt good today? What felt hard? What kind of support would help?” Listen first, then choose one of the tools to try together.
A Note for Educators
Use fictional examples for group practice, offer quieter ways to participate, and let students pass on sharing personal experiences. Connect concerns to your school’s designated support process.
GET SUPPORT
Being Bullied or Worried About Someone?
Talk with a trusted adult. A caregiver, teacher, or school counselor can help you explain what is happening and use your school’s reporting process. If the concern continues, seek further help from the counselor or principal.
If it is happening online: Ask an adult to help you keep evidence, block the account, and report the behavior through the platform. Avoid replying to or forwarding hurtful messages.
In immediate danger in the U.S.? Call 911. Program inquiries below are separate from your school’s incident-reporting process.
FOR SCHOOLS & COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Bring POPsitivity to Your School
Help make kindness, confidence, and belonging part of school life through shared language, practical student activities, and meaningful ways to contribute.
The school experience is in development. The previews above show the direction. Format, timing, materials, facilitation, fees, and availability will be confirmed before a school makes a commitment.
A Few Things to Know
The current direction includes elementary and middle-school communities. Examples, language, activity complexity, and student responsibilities will be adapted for the learners taking part.
The Week introduces opportunities to discover, try, practice, and connect. POPsitivity Day is the shared finale, bringing student participation and creations together.
Students can contribute through planning, designing, making, organizing, speaking, or helping behind the scenes. Activities should make space for different interests, strengths, and comfort levels.
Families can use the starter tools, listen to what students notice, and practice a small next step together. School-specific family activities will be discussed as the experience develops.
The starter tools on this page can be used again at home or school. Any additional follow-up materials or support will be confirmed as part of the school arrangement.
POPsitivity’s purpose is to support skills, relationships, and belonging alongside the school’s existing approach. Concerns about bullying should continue through the school’s reporting and adult response processes.
SCHOOL CONVERSATIONS
Let’s Explore What Comes Next
Tell us about your school or organization and what you would like to explore. This form is for adult inquiries about the developing POPsitivity experience.
For a bullying concern, use the support guidance and your school’s reporting route.