Directive to Administrators (Specify which administrators)
WAD (Wednesday) Publication Date
ALL SITE ADMINISTRATORS
WAD Title (Limit to 4-6 Words)
January is Building Friendships and Healthy Relationships Month
From
Title
Kim Coates
(Cabinet member or approved by one below)
Executive Director, School
Health Programs, SFCSD
WAD Notice
No. of Pages
1 of 3
Date Due
Not Applicable After
N/A
January 31, 2015
Signature
Telephone
242-2615
Inform
X Certificated Staff X Classified Staff X Parents X Post on Bulletin Board Other_________________________
Administrative Directive
Building Friendships and Healthy Relationships Month
WHO:
All Elementary, Middle, and High school staff
WHAT: San Francisco Unified School District celebrates Building Friendships and Healthy
Relationships Month throughout January. Schools are encouraged to hold events and
teach lessons about friendships and healthy relationships.
WHEN: January 2015
HOW:
Elementary School Health Advocates, Middle and High School LGBTQ Liaisons,
Wellness Program Coordinators, School Counselors, School Social Workers, and School
District Nurses will assist with coordination of activities.
For any additional questions contact:
School Health Programs Office
Martha Adriasola or Rosalia Lopez
Phone: 242-2615
Cabinet Member:
Approved
Kevin Truitt
Title:
Associate Superintendent,
Student, Family & Community
Support Department
Signature:
SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT – WEEKLY ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTIVE (WAD)
January 2015
Elementary Level
WHAT YOU CAN DO TO SUPPORT
Visit the Student, Family & Community Support Department website for
programs, resources, & news: www.healthiersf.org
BUILDING FRIENDSHIPS AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS Month!
 Teach a Lesson
Contact your Health Advocate to locate curriculum resources.
Recommended Lessons from District Adopted Curricula for Violence Prevention
Curriculum
Too Good for
Violence
Second Step
Grade K
Lesson 5
Learning to
Listen
Lesson 11
Caring and
Helping
Grade 1
Lesson 3
Grade 2
Lesson 4
A Friend is
Someone who
Cares
Getting
Along with
Others
Lesson 11
Lesson 1
Showing
Care and
Concern
Being
Respectful
Grade 3
Grade 4
All About
Feelings
Traveling
Together
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 10 Lesson 9
Making
Friends
Grade 5
Lesson 4
Work
Together to
Work
Things Out
Lesson 1
Showing
Empathy
Compassion and Respect
Supplemental Curriculum
For grades K-2 use Actions for Health: Grade 2, Lesson 7, A Friend Is Someone Who Likes You
For grades 3-5 use Actions for Health: Grade 3, Lesson 8, That’s What Friends Are For and
Grade 4, Lesson 5, Choosing Friends
 Collaborate to organize a classroom or school-wide activity
Friendship Recipes
Start with a classroom discussion on what makes a good friend. Have students brainstorm suggestions, and
then have them create friendship recipes. Include the 'ingredients' of a friendship and the 'recipe' (steps) for
being a good friend or making new friends. For example, students could write as ingredients: 3 cups of
trustworthiness, 1 tablespoon of humor, and so on. Steps for the recipe could be: Mix together trustworthiness
and humor. Slowly add in loyalty.
Have students read real recipes to get ideas for the friendship recipes. Once they have created their friendship
recipes, they can copy them on poster board and decorate them for a school wide friendship display.
Also see the www.GoodCharacter.com website.
The Student, Family & Community Support Department works to ensure the academic, physical and emotional growth of San
Francisco’s youth by assisting school sites in building their capacity to meet the needs of the whole child.
January 2015
Secondary Level
WHAT YOU CAN DO TO SUPPORT
Visit the Student, Family & Community Support Department website for
programs, resources, & news: www.healthiersf.org
BUILDING FRIENDSHIPS AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS Month!
 Teach a Lesson
Middle School Curriculum
Second Step Violence Prevention
Curriculum
(Research Validated Curriculum)
Decisions for Health; Holt textbook
Middle School Health Smart (ETR);
Emotional and Mental Health, Building
Healthy Relationships
It’s all One curriculum – Unit 4
Interpersonal Relationships
Let’s Get Real; (Groundspark)
Flirting or Hurting (Pg. 76-78)
Love Is Not Abuse: A teen dating
Violence prevention Curriculum
www.loveisnotabuse.com
Grade 6
Grade7
Grade 8
Lessons 2: Friends
and Allies
Lesson 2: Disagreeing
Respectfully
Lesson 7: Bullying in
Dating Relationships
Chapter 5:
Lessons 1 – 5
Chapter 9:
Lessons 1 – 5
Chapter 11:
Lessons 1 – 7
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High School Curriculum
Holt Health: Chapter 19 Building Responsible Relationships
Health Smart: (ETR); Expressing Emotions- Healthy Relationships – Managing stress
Ten Signs of Relationship Abuse – Human Relations Media: Video and lesson
It’s all One Curriculum: Unit 4 Interpersonal Relationships
Personal and Social Skills, Level I: Communicating Effectively (Pg 50-59)
Love Is Not Abuse: A teen dating Violence prevention Curriculum www.loveisnotabuse.com
The Student, Family & Community Support Department works to ensure the academic, physical and emotional growth of San
Francisco’s youth by assisting school sites in building their capacity to meet the needs of the whole child.
 Collaborate to organize a classroom or school-wide activity
Organize a “Mix It Up” day during lunch. Mix it Up at Lunch Day is national campaign launched by Teaching Tolerance
that encourages students to identify, question and cross social boundaries. Visit www.tolerance.org/mix-it-up for
information and resources to start your event.
Healthy Relationship Recipes
Start with a classroom discussion on what makes a Healthy Relationship. Have students brainstorm examples,
and then have them create healthy relationship recipes. Ask students to include the 'ingredients' of a healthy
relationship and the 'recipe' (steps) for building a healthy relationship or making new friends. For example,
students could write as ingredients: 3 cups of trustworthiness, 1 tablespoon of humor, and so on. Steps for the
recipe could be: Mix together trustworthiness and humor. Slowly add in loyalty.
Have students read real recipes to get ideas for the friendship recipes. Once they have created their friendship
recipes, they can copy them on poster board and decorate them for a school wide display.
Other Resources
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City College of San Francisco/Project Survive - 415-239-3899
 La Casa de Las Madres - www.lacasa.org
 SF Women Against Rape - www.sfwar.org
 Health Initiatives for Youth- www.hify.org
 SF LGBTQ Center – www.sfcenter.org
 Common Sense Media – www.commonsensemedia.org
The Student, Family & Community Support Department works to ensure the academic, physical and emotional growth of San
Francisco’s youth by assisting school sites in building their capacity to meet the needs of the whole child.