Teaneck Community Charter School

From October 6th-10th,Teaneck Community Charter School (T.C.C.S.) celebrated “New Jersey Department of Education’s Week of Respect.” All week, teachers incorporated hands on lessons and activities that promoted respect in their classrooms.

Each day of the week, students dressed in clothing and accessories to celebrate. On the Monday, students wore clothing or accessories with the letter “R.” During class, students discussed the meaning of the word “respect,” made necklaces with the letter “R” and created posters about respect.

On Tuesday, Detective Eddy Lievano met with the students to discuss the theme of the week - “Respect.” There were two sessions each targeted for specific grades. One session was for the lower school students (K-4) and the other for the upper school students (5-8).

On Wednesday, students wore clothing that represented their differences. Some students wore clothing from different countries and some wore clothing that represented things that they like, for example their favorite color, sports team, etc.

On Thursday, students designed and wore various super hero capes to be “Respect Superheroes.” Classes discussed that respect superheroes were people who are not bystanders when they observe bullying behaviors. The lower school put on a brief parade where the students could show off their capes for the upper school students.

On Friday, students wore clothing that represented T.C.C.S. Students wanted to show how much they respect the school they attend.

Also part of the week, students and faculty traced and cut out hands and wrote sentences stating one way to show respect. The hands were then joined together in a school wide “Display of Hands” chain in the school atrium.