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North Babylon Students Learn ‘How To Survive Middle School'
Robert Moses Middle Schoolers learned about confronting social and emotional issues with a sense of confidence and control.
Press release from the North Babylon Union Free School District:
March 13, 2021
North Babylon students at Robert Moses Middle School recently participated in a virtual assembly: “How to Survive Middle School” presented by the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts. Through this multimedia performance, 6-8 graders were faced with real social and emotional issues affecting today’s students, exacerbated by social media, such as bullying, peer pressure and academic testing.
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The performance tells the story of comedian and program host, Robert Post, who struggled through middle school due to various learning disabilities, but triumphed with talent and humor in the end. Through sharing real experiences, the program hopes to inspire middle school students to follow their passions and embrace their own, as well as each other’s differences.
The program is also designed to equip students with various coping skills and mindfulness activities to best confront social and emotional issues with a sense of confidence and control.
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