This month's Project Cornerstone book is about friendships: why they are important, what they look like, and how to make and keep them. Students with good interpersonal skills do better in school, have higher self-esteem, and have fewer behavioral problems. There is also a direct relationship between improved interpersonal skills and the reduction of bullying. Students will work on social competencies, including interpersonal skills and respect for others. These tools will empower students to be more resilient to bullying, and lessen the likelihood they themselves will show bullying behavior.

Students will also review some of the previous Project Cornerstone ideas, with the focus on positive, productive behavior and bettering communication. We’ll remember the final book last year, Enemy Pie, where students developed “recipes” for friendship, and discuss how good friends are Up-standers and bucket fillers.

There are several other ways you can extend this lesson at home: Discuss your own approaches to developing and maintaining friendship, and praise and reinforce your child’s efforts to be kind and respectful to others.

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer at Covington for Project Cornerstone please contact Kasey.Saltzman@att.net.

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