No Name-Calling Week Gives Students A Chance to Walk In Another's Shoes

No Name-Calling Week (which took place in schools across the country last week) was introduced at Huntington Middle School with creative activities to remind students to respect and get a long with one another despite their differences. Thanks in large part to school counselor Jenny Hattaway's acknowledgment of the rise in bullying during middle school, teachers and students embraced the intention of the "outside the box" themed days.

Seventh-grader Paige Brudnicki summed up her No Name-Calling Week experience with thoughtful optimism.

“At school and for the rest of our life, we are in this world together. Getting along and being nice to others makes a difference.”

For more on Huntington's effectual, “walk a mile in my shoes” Monday, “appreciate our differences” Tuesday, and a day in which students and teachers wear their shirts backwards to signify 'having one anothers back,' visit here.