An Awareness Curriculum for Teen Boys

Presented by the New Friends New Life Men’s Advocacy Group

More and more schools and boys’ organizations are embracing The manKINDness Project™ for a candid dialogue about true masculinity and boys respecting girls and women.

“The objectification of girls can have a negative impact on them as well as boys and society more broadly. Some societal effects include an increased rate of sexual harassment and sexual violence and an increased demand for child pornography.”
— American Psychological Association

Description:

Developed by MAG and New Friends New Life’s staff of clinical and child development experts, The manKINDness Project’s awareness curriculum is a 60 minute interactive learning experience tailored to teen boys. The program was piloted in 2016 at Parish Episcopal School and Hillcrest High School.

Goals:

Through candid conversations about value and respect, the learning objectives for young men who complete the program are three-fold:

To learn about the power of their words and how thoughts influence actions and behaviors.
To examine the ties between respect for women and girls and the socialization of human trafficking and exploitation where nightly in Dallas alone, 400 teen are trafficked.
To identify individual and/or group solutions in their school and communities that demonstrate positive, healthy attitudes toward girls and women, and ultimately, themselves.

The manKINDness Project Participants

Berkner High School
B’nai B’rith Youth Organization Christ Community Church Youth Group
Golden Gate Missionary Youth Group
Guntner High School
Highland Park Area Boys
Highlander Young Men's Service League
Hillcrest High School
JJ Pearce High School Lake Highlands High School
Letot Boys
Lincoln High School (LINKS Human Trafficking Awareness Conference)
Mercy Street Dallas Boys
Michael Irvin's Playmakers Academy
Mountain View College (DCCCD Male Initiative Summit)
Parish Episcopal School Plano High School
Project Transformation-North Texas
Prosper High School Richardson High School
Richland College (Male Achievement Program)
University Park Young Men's Service League