What is SPAVA? - Jefferson County Public Schools
What is SPAVA? - Jefferson County Public Schools
What is SPAVA? - Jefferson County Public Schools
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S P A V A<br />
teach children and youth a nonviolent<br />
<strong>What</strong> <strong>is</strong> <strong>SPAVA</strong>?<br />
The Society for the Prevention of<br />
Aggressiveness and Violence among<br />
Adolescents (<strong>SPAVA</strong>) <strong>is</strong> a nonprofit,<br />
501(c)(3) organization developed to help<br />
approach to life. <strong>SPAVA</strong> began during<br />
the 1999-2000 school year. The first<br />
year of full implementation was the<br />
2000-01 school year.<br />
M<strong>is</strong>sion<br />
To help create a nonviolent society<br />
by being role models for the younger<br />
generation<br />
Objectives<br />
<strong>SPAVA</strong> enables students to:<br />
• Learn the value of hard work and the<br />
joy it generates.<br />
• Learn the skills of anger control and<br />
the art of negotiating.<br />
• D<strong>is</strong>cover the advantages of controlled<br />
aggression.<br />
• Develop the spirit of “liking myself<br />
for who I am.”<br />
• Learn respect, honor, integrity,<br />
resilience, and perseverance.<br />
<strong>What</strong> we do<br />
Trained community volunteer mentors<br />
spend five to ten sessions teaching<br />
the <strong>SPAVA</strong> curriculum to students in<br />
grades one through twelve.<br />
Scholarships<br />
<strong>SPAVA</strong> offers a variety of scholarship<br />
award categories at different grade<br />
levels to students participating in the<br />
program. Most awards are for postsecondary<br />
education and are in the form of<br />
U.S. government bonds.<br />
How can you help?<br />
Volunteer your time as a mentor. Ass<strong>is</strong>t<br />
in funding <strong>SPAVA</strong>.<br />
Who are <strong>SPAVA</strong> members?<br />
Dr. Timir Banerjee, a <strong>Jefferson</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />
neurosurgeon, began <strong>SPAVA</strong> to help<br />
with h<strong>is</strong> dream of having conversations<br />
with students about developing a peaceful<br />
community.<br />
The staff of the<br />
<strong>Jefferson</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />
<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Schools</strong> (JCPS)<br />
Volunteer Talent Center<br />
coordinates <strong>SPAVA</strong><br />
activities in schools.<br />
The <strong>SPAVA</strong> Board of Directors <strong>is</strong> a<br />
varied group of <strong>Jefferson</strong> <strong>County</strong> business<br />
members who share Dr. Banerjee’s<br />
dream.<br />
<strong>SPAVA</strong> volunteers are community<br />
members who volunteer their time to<br />
mentor students.<br />
Students who have been involved in<br />
<strong>SPAVA</strong> become active in their schools<br />
and communities, promoting <strong>SPAVA</strong><br />
beliefs.<br />
Where <strong>is</strong> <strong>SPAVA</strong>?<br />
The <strong>SPAVA</strong> Office <strong>is</strong> located in the<br />
JCPS Volunteer Talent Center:<br />
330 South Hubbards Lane<br />
Lou<strong>is</strong>ville, Kentucky 40207<br />
485-3710/485-7731<br />
Alternate address and phone number:<br />
P.O. Box 22067<br />
Lou<strong>is</strong>ville, Kentucky 40252<br />
386-4466<br />
S P A V<br />
Awww.spava.us
JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS<br />
<strong>SPAVA</strong><br />
Society for the Prevention of Aggressiveness and Violence among Adolescents<br />
Community<br />
members<br />
and students—<br />
working as<br />
partners to<br />
help create a<br />
peaceful world<br />
<strong>SPAVA</strong><br />
P.O. Box 22067<br />
Lou<strong>is</strong>ville, Kentucky 40252<br />
www.jcpsky.net<br />
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER OFFERING EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES<br />
16001 VTC-<strong>SPAVA</strong>bro 9-11rj<br />
Together,<br />
we are<br />
building a<br />
nonviolent<br />
and<br />
united<br />
society.<br />
www.jcpsky.net
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