Students Opposing Dating Abuse

The peer educator group for Ellsworth High, who call themselves SODA (Students Opposing Dating Abuse) had their day-long meeting, yesterday. They reviewed their goals for the year and also practiced the interactive presentation pieces that they co-facilitate in area schools.





The group also discussed doing a project for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (April) and for the MYAN conference (Maine Youth Action Network) in the fall. They decided to do a film project which is part play and part hallway-intereviews. The theater-program members are just savvy enough to pull it off! The script also included use of the new national live-chat helpline for teens (www.loveisrespect.org).







Of course, group work is group work. Food remains our primary recruiting tool. :)