An Evaluation of the VIP Program (2007-2008 - BC Society of ...

Number of Children and Youth Who Participated in Classroom
Presentations
Groups
Number of
agencies that
did
presentations
at specific
grade levels
Total Number
of
Presentations
Total
Number of
Participants
(Note that some
students participated in
more than one
presentation)
Student Presentations (grades K-3) 5 41 316
Student Presentations (grades 4-6) 9 30 448
Student Presentations (grades 7-9) 10 66 1667
Student Presentations (grades 11-12) 6 80 1361
30 217 3,792
TOTALS
E= elementary M= middle school H=high school
As can be seen from the above table, there is a large jump in children and youth
served from grades 4-6 to grades to grades 7-12. The main reason for this large
jump of children and youth served through the VIP program, appears to be that
the VIP presentations mesh very well with the B.C. Ministry of Education’s Health
and Career Education at the grades eight and nine level and the Planning 10
curriculum. 10 These two curriculums offer a natural fit for the discussion of
domestic violence as well as the topic of healthy relationships.
Groups
Number of Children and Youth Who Participated in Group Interventions
Student Intervention Groups
(grades K-3)*
Student Intervention Groups
(grades 4-6)
Student Intervention Groups
(grades 8-12)
Number of
Sites
(20 sites)
Number of
groups
Number of
sessions
(Median)
5 9 3-12
(median= 6)
4 10 4-10
(median = 8)
3 9 5-16
(median =12)
Length of
sessions
(Median)
30min-
1.5 hrs.
(median = I hr)
30 min.-1.5
hrs.
(median = I hr)
40 min -1.5
hr.
(median = 1.5
Total
Number of
Participants
60
hr)
TOTAL 207
*One CWWA offered in-class support for a Kindergarten and grade one class. This occurred once
a week on an ongoing basis.
89
58
10 For a more detailed description of these two curriculums (grade 8 & 9; grade 10), see
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/irp_hce.htm
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