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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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“The only thing that prevents us from resolving arguments is our pride.”
—Hashim Garrett
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
Applied Technology HS
80 9th grade students at the Applied Tech HS in Paramus NJ listened respectfully as Pat and AnnMarie D'Aliso told the story of their son Patrick on March 17. They emphasized the role of forgiveness in their own mental health recovery.
IN THE NEWS
Bergen County Technical HS
On March 13 Pat and AnnMarie spoke at Teterboro Tech in Teterboro NJ. AnnMarie D'Aliso started the assembly for 170 11th grade students, addressing suicide prevention, and Pat D'Aliso followed up by talking about cell phone use and mental health risks. Our assembly was the first of a whole day of mental health awareness presentations.
IN THE NEWS
The East NY Arts & Civics HS
March 11 the team was at the East NY Arts & Civics High School in Brooklyn, talking with 150 9-12 grade students. Isa Islam told his story of serious injury while subway surfing at age 17. In NYC, the police are arresting six subway surfers every month.
IN THE NEWS
Onteora High School
We were in Boiceville NY on March 10 for two sessions at Onteora High School for 350 students. District Attorney Emmanuel C. Nneji spoke before the first assembly, "Life is beautiful lived here! I encourage you to live it and respect the dignity of yourselves and all around you. We all have one life only. Life in prison is no life."
IN THE NEWS
Bergen County Academies
The team presented to 235 11th grade students at Bergen Co Academies in Hackensack NJ on March 5. Pat & AnnMarie D'Aliso challenged the students to look after each other and go to a trusted adult if they have a gut feeling something isn't right.