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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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“As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.”
— Nelson Mandela
Social-emotional learning
A panel of dynamic speakers present solutions to:
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VIDEO
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.
VIDEO
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
Glen Rock High School
Program Director Tim Maendel introduces Breaking the Cycle at Glen Rock High School on March 3. 350 9th-10th grade students learned about forgiveness as a path to a healthier, happier life from Pat and AnnMarie D'Aliso and Scarlett Lewis by video.
"Forgiveness is a powerful tool that doesn't happen once but can happen over and over." —Tim Maendel
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Eldred Junior Senior HS
225 7-12 grade students at Eldred Junior/Senior High School listened to Chief Charlie Williams tell the story of his childhood in an alcoholic household, and the resulting hatred and anger that impeded his life.
"The hatred, the need for revenge, it changes you so slowly you might not even notice. But it continues to grow and you become someone you are not intended to be." —Charles Williams
IN THE NEWS
John E Dwyer Technology Academy
The last assembly in January was on the 28th, at the 9th Grade Annex in Elizabeth NJ. We started by showing Scarlett Lewis by video, a wonderful explanation of why she forgave the man who shot her six-year-old son Jesse in Sandy Hook elementary school. Then Hashim Garrett spoke about avoiding arguments, drugs, and weapons.
"The only thing that prevents us from resolving arguments is our pride." —Hashim Garrett
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Orange Avenue School
On January 14 the team travelled to Cranford, NJ for an assembly with 500 6th-8th grade students. First we viewed the Scarlett Lewis video, then Hashim Garrett told the story of how he was shot and paralyzed as a teenager and forgave the shooter.
"So why should we forgive? I like Martin Luther King, Jr.'s quote, 'Forgiveness is not an occasional act. It is a constant attitude.' And that is certainly what I have learned."—Scarlett Lewis
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Ellenville Jr/Sr High School
Ellenville asked us to do two assemblies on December 12, one in the morning for 312 7-9 grade students, and at 1pm for 337 10-12 grade students. The Scarlett Lewis video was well received, then former police chief Charlie Williams told how he recovered from a childhood marred by alcoholism.
Remember: One life only... that's what we all have...one life only! —Ulster County DA Emmanuel C. Nneji