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Kidsbridge, a Ewing, New Jersey 501(c)(3) organization, has a mission to educate and empower children and youth through character education, diversity appreciation, and prosocial skills. This chapter presents descriptions and data about Kidsbridge’s development and implementation of an Early Childhood Anti-Bullying Project. Included are details regarding participating classes, the Anti-Bullying Project’s four museum stations, assessments, major achievements, and major challenges. Over a 3-year period, 2012 to 2015, 320 young children in preschool and kindergarten practiced their prosocial skills by participating in this project.
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Galen, H., Azarchi, L., Erickson, R. (2018). The Early Childhood Anti-Bullying Project at Kidsbridge Tolerance Museum. In: Hinitz, B. (eds) Impeding Bullying Among Young Children in International Group Contexts. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47280-5_7
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