Be SMARRT (Students Modeling & Advocating for Respectful Relationships @ Thurston formerly known as Bullying Prevention Theater (BPT)

Middle school presents with new social challenges and dynamics. In response to more bullying incidents occurring during the middle school years, Westwood Youth & Family Services, with the support of the Foundation for Westwood Education, developed Bullying Prevention Theater in 2011. This unique program was created by both adult staff and high school students with a primary goal of creating a realistic and powerful way to educate and support the 6^th grade students of Westwood on the topic of bullying. Since then, WY&FS has partnered with Thurston Staff to transform the program to reflect the full nature of social challenges and dynamics that are experienced and observed in middle school, and most recently in 2022 changed the name to Be SMARRT (Students Modeling and Advocating for Respectful Relationships at Thurston).

The main focus of Be SMARRT is to provide guidance to middle school students to navigate these difficult relationship dynamics in a positive and safe way and to understand that we all play a role in making school a positive and safe community. For more information on the presentation and classroom visits please view the parent/caregiver packet linked here.  

Questions: Please contact Shea Staffa-Lonergan, LICSW at (781) 355-8402 or slonergan@townhall.westwood.ma.us.