{"id":988873,"date":"2021-02-18T14:12:35","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T14:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wearestrongercharity.org\/en\/?p=988873"},"modified":"2026-01-15T12:16:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T12:16:29","slug":"project-smiling-choc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wearestrongercharity.org\/en\/blog\/projects\/project-smiling-choc\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Smiling Choc"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"988873\" class=\"elementor elementor-988873\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e6c353a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3e6c353a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eedbb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1eedbb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Project - SMILING CHOC - Kindness Is All Around<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ece11ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ece11ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The project aims to prevent and diminish bullying, to combat it with the correlated eating disorder that could arise, as increasing health and mental health in primary schools.<\/p><p>Educational activities such as reading, adopted with thematic like bullying and eating disorder, are deemed to be effective for prevention, and positively influence the growth, nutrition, and health of a child.<\/p><p>Our methodology and activities are based on national and international studies, challenging any other model, filling gaps and providing new methods of dealing with bullying and correlated problems.<\/p><p>To Impact the youngest, it is important to promote positive behaviours without ignoring the necessity to operate with the goal of diminishing problematic demeanours.<\/p><p>Intervention programmes that promote children\u2019s growth require the development of both positive actions and thoughts, in addition to the prevention of troubled and antisocial behaviours.<\/p><p>The project gives identity to the bully and the target of bullying, provides empowering tool to both characters, creating authentic and responsible relationships between the two, and a stronger self-awareness.<\/p><p>Also the right tools are provided to create a mechanism that persuades any child to report physical, psychological violence or any eating disorder to any \u201crole model\u201d (Adults source of inspiration that the child trusts and admires).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f357a5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f357a5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Activities and Plan<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2e9102 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2e9102\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There will be a combination of activities, from We Are Stronger Charity anti-bullying programme ones, to the distribution of the book \u201cKINDNESS IS ALL AROUND\u201d The aim of the book is to lead children, to establish a balanced relationship with food and to build healthy eating habits from childhood, helping them to prevent eating disorders, to build strong relationships with peers, respect diversities and overcome bullying. The book has been written by We Are Stronger in collaboration with the charity\u2019s psychologists and nutritionists on the dedicated aspect, to spread awareness, educate on bullying and prevent it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba4cfe5 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"ba4cfe5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Book distribution: each school will receive one book per children plus 10 books for their library (to allow future students to learn from it)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Book presentation: the writer will be presenting her book and having an open discussion with the children<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Anti-bullying intervention activities: educational psychologists will provide one week training to each school, they will work 1 hour with each school\u2019s classroom.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Target audience: primary school children<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Training: can be provided in person or via web (to conform to Covid-19 Government rules)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9197519 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9197519\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Objective<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb6bf2a elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"bb6bf2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Prevent and diminish bullying and possible correlated eating disorder<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Increasing health and mental health in primary schools<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Create group integration and support<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas 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Foundation, and started the project with St Edwards Catholic Primary School in Marylebone and Alexandra Primary School in Hounslow.<\/p><p>The more we raise greater the number of schools and children we will be able to help.<\/p><p><b>Support the project through our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.avivacommunityfund.co.uk\/smiling-choc-kindness-is-all-around-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aviva Community Fund<\/a><\/b><\/p><p><b>We are still raising funds for Project Smiling Choc, if you wish to contribute please use our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wearestrongercharity.org\/en\/page.php?page=donate#donate-form-title\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">donation page<\/a><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the Project &#8211; SMILING CHOC &#8211; Kindness Is All Around The project aims to prevent and diminish bullying, to combat it with the correlated eating 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