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Breaking the Cycle of Violence
Through Forgiveness
Breaking the Cycle presents award-winning assemblies that feature personal stories of overcoming conflict through forgiveness. Our assemblies, whether in-person or live online, support your schools' social-emotional learning goals – and can come at no cost to your school, although donations are welcome. Our speakers present examples of core competencies such as social awareness, relationship skills and responsible decision making from their own lives, which readily elicit discussion opportunities in the classroom.
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“Experience is the best teacher but it is a school that only a fool would want to go to!”
—Hashim Garrett at New Heights Middle School
Social-emotional learning
A panel of dynamic speakers present solutions to:
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What is Breaking the Cycle?
Let our speakers help your students develop the foundational emotional skills needed to resolve conflict and build healthy relationships in today's challenging social environment.
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How We Got Started
Colleen McVey of CFN Live interviews Heinrich Arnold, son of the founder of Breaking the Cycle, who speaks of his father's legacy.
IN THE NEWS
Robert Van Wyck MS 217Q
Tomorrow morning, October 30, we'll be at Robert A Van Wyck Middle School 217 in Queens, speaking to 300 7th grade students. Scarlett Lewis, whose son was murdered in the Sandy Hook school shooting will speak by video, and then Pat & AnnMarie D'Aliso will tell their story.
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Englewood on the Palisades
October 28 we were at Englewood on the Palisades Charter School. 120 7th grade students were interacting with our speakers on the topic of non-violent conflict resolution.
Question: What would you say if you saw your son just once?AnnMarie: I love you. I love you. I love you
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Tenafly Middle School
Tenafly Middle School in Bergen County New Jersey, invited us to speak first to 300 sixth grade students and 600 7th-8th grade students in the second session on October 24th. Pat & AnnMarie D'Aliso and Hashim Garrett told their stories. This was our first assembly in Tenafly.
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2025 SNAP Conference
On October 7 Breaking the Cycle was at the 2025 State Narcotics Action Plan Conference at the Venetian in Garfield NJ, sponsored by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. Pat & AnnMarie D'Aliso told their story to 300 local mental health and addiction providers, local law enforcement officers, school administrators and counselors.
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Newburgh Free Academy North
On September 30 BTC was at Newburgh Free Academy North in Newburgh NY. Chief Williams and Pat & AnnMarie D'Aliso challenged 200 10th grade students to care for each other and resolve conflicts peacefully.
"You have choices in your life every single day. If one of you goes to get the help you need or gets help for a friend, then Patrick's life was not in vain. Stay safe and stay together." —Pat D'Aliso