Press Releases
April 10, 2011
Mariposa Partners with Baltimore City Public Schools to Roll Out Online Bullying Prevention Resource for Educators and Families |
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Mariposa Previews New Online Anti-Bullying Program for All Baltimore City Public Schools Staff and Families
Mariposa's April 12th preview event for all Baltimore City Public Schools staffers was a great success. Principals, assistant principals, guidance counselors, and teachers joined Mariposa at Living Classrooms to explore Mariposa's new online anti-bullying program that wil be available to all City Schools staff members and families at the end of April.
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NAACP, TV Networks Join Fight Against Bullying
Mariposa's Dr. Harriette Wimms participated in a panel discussion on bullying at the NAACP's Baltimore Branch meeting on May 25.
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A Discussion on Bullying
Watch an interview with Mariposa's Dr. Harriette Wimms on Channel 77, the Baltimore City Public Schools' educational channel. Dr. Wimms was the guest on "Parent Page," and the entire show was devoted to bullying.
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Parents get schooled on bullying
Parents attended the first of a six-part Mariposa anti-bullying workshop, where they shared stories of the pain, frustration, and hopelessness of bullying with Mariposa instructors.
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Originally appeared May 6, 2010 in The Baltimore Sun. |
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Mariposa Brings Anti-Bullying Program to Baltimore City Schools
Watch Dr. Harriette Wimms, Mariposa's Director of Community Outreach, interviewed by ABC 2 News after participating in a press conference with Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Dr. Andres Alonso on bullying.
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Originally aired May 3, 2010 on WMAR ABC 2, Baltimore. |
City Schools Working To Address Bullying
Mariposa and other organizations participated in a Baltimore City Public Schools press conference with CEO Dr. Andres Alonso, who introduced Mariposa as a BCPS partner. Watch the WBAL video on the press conference.
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Originally aired May 3, 2010 on WBAL, Baltimore.
City schools CEO calls on community, parents to prevent student harassment
This Baltimore Sun article on bullying mentions Mariposa's anti-bullying program at Mary Ann Winterling Elementary School in Baltimore which begins May 6th.
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Educators, Non-Profits Speak Out On Bullying
Teachers, parents and students are being trained to address bullying head-on. WBAL-TV's Kerry Cavanaugh interviews Mariposa's bullying and parenting expert Dr. Anne Townsend.
Watch the interview on WBAL>>
Originally aired April 28, 2010 on WBAL, Baltimore. |
A discussion about bullying in school
Listen to Dr. Anne Townsend speak about bullying on The Marc Steiner Show.
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Originally aired April 29, 2010 on WEAA 88.9 FM.
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Stronger steps needed to combat bullying
Maryland is a leader, but more should be done to avert tragedy
As the executive director of a nonprofit education organization, I have taught anti-bullying workshops for 10 years, but I am still shocked by the tragedies that are a direct result of bullying. Recently, I was shaken by what happened to one particular bullying victim.
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Originally appeared April 12, 2010 in The Baltimore Sun. |
Bullying, suicide attempt reported at elementary school
Baltimore officials are wise to take the recent national bullying cases seriously, said Dr. Anne Townsend, executive director of the Maryland-based Mariposa Child Success Programs, which hosts several anti-bullying trainings and resources for schools and parents.
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Originally appeared April 27, 2010 on the front page of The Baltimore Sun.
Baltimore Maryland school bullying: 8-year-old girl attempts suicide after bullying
The executive director of the Maryland-based Mariposa Child Success Programs, Dr. Anne Townsend, explained her views on the rampant bullying problem within the school as, “I don’t believe they’re just ignoring the problem; they truly don’t know what to do with it.”
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Originally appeared April 29, 2010 in the New York Injury News.
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Maura Burnett Talks about Mariposa
Maura Burnett gives her brief explanation of Mariposa's work for The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
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Originally appeared April 16, 2010 in The Chronicle of Philanthropy. |
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Bullying
Bullying is garnering national media attention after several recent tragedies. Read some of these news stories and contact us about our anti-bullying program for schools and parents, Promoting Social Competence: A Systematic Approach to Reduce Bullying in School.
If you have questions regarding our anti-bullying program, please email info@mariposaeducation.org.
School officials asked to appear before council over bullying - The Baltimore Sun
School Leaders Work To Resolve Bullying Problem - WJZ Baltimore
Parents Come Forward about Bullying in West Baltimore - Fox Video
Baltimore Student Alleges Bullying in New Lawsuit- CBS
School Bullying Tragedy - CNN Video
9 Teenagers Are Charged After Classmate’s Suicide - The New York Times
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General Education
President Obama’s video for the It Gets Better Project is just one of thousands of videos submitted by people across the country to inspire and encourage LGBT youth who are struggling.
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Watch "A conversation with Arne Duncan, United States Secretary of Education" on Charlie Rose to learn more about a child's social and emotional health and
how it impacts our education system.
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