In the Oct. 2 issue of The Chronicle, reporter Chanel Davis
writes about Madison Sides, a student at Paisley IB Magnet School who has
created MasterPeace, a program designed to build confidence and decrease
bullying among girls.
Here is an excerpt:
Madison Sides, 12, said she started the program after butting
heads with a classmate. The seventh-grader said that she felt misunderstood and
was frustrated with the lack of communication between her and the other girl.
“I was going through
some things in my life, and I wanted to go to Bible study, thinking maybe that
could help me. I couldn’t find one for my age-range,” Madison
said. “My mom was like why don’t you
create one.”
Madison’s mother, Karen Bonner, said the program sprung from the
growing pains her daughter experienced as she went from elementary to middle
school.
“I think Madison and I
were trying to figure out where we belonged in it all,” Bonner
said. “She was trying to figure it
out in a social aspect, and I was trying to figure out who this child was
because she was totally different. I saw more episodes of anger and more
episodes of her just acting out when she was really crying out that no one was
listening.”
Madison defused the tensions between her and the other student by
simply inviting the girl to sit down and talk. They are now friends.
For the full story, go
to The Chronicle
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