A visit from Kids on the Block

As Brookdale students learn the lessons of Red Ribbon Week and strategies for stopping bullies during the school’s month-long anti-bullying focus, they’ll have the chance to see an assembly that reinforces the ideas of respect, responsibility and acceptance.

The Kids on the Block programs feature life-sized puppets that deliver scripts on topics such as diversity, prejudice and disabilities. The presentations are interactive, allowing for a question-and-answer session and some situational role-playing. Together, the elements are intended to foster understanding and positive attitudes toward others.

On Thursday, Oct. 28, our children will see age-appropriate a Kids on the Block performances designed for each grade level. The assembly will focus on the “three Ds of daily living,” decision-making, diversity and disabilities. The assembly is sponsored by the Brookdale PTA.

Kids on the Block is a program of Camp Fire USA’s Illinois Council and has been performed in schools in the Western suburbs for 25 years. For information, visit campfireusa-illinois.org.