Friends- Bullying Free NZ Week

Next week is Bully Free NZ week. Students from Whanganui High School made a movie: "With good friends, there is hope. Stand up and change the negative vibes which allow bullying to exist so prominently in New Zealand schools". We loved this movie and were inspired to make our own.

Sabine: 

The things I like about school are meeting new people and hanging out and having a good time with your friends because it's always nice to be around them because they're weird and funny in a good way. A good friend will accept you for who you are and they will be honest to you. They will stand up to you if someone is being mean or a bully. They should be kind to you and try to make you feel better in bad situations. A bad friend will try turn your good friends against you; they will try to make you feel bad even when you already feel bad. They’ll talk about you behind your back and try to convince everyone that you’re a bad friend even though their the one being bad.

Mae: 

Some of the things I like about school are… Being with my friends and hanging out with people. It’s also fun playing games and trying new things at school. 

A bad friend is… Someone who talks behind your back, who bullies you, who doesn’t really care about you in general. If they are selfish, mean, say mean things about you and leaves you alone to hang out with someone else. Also they may leave you in a dumpster filled with dead fish. 

A good friend is… Someone who cares about you, who sees you the way you are, if they support you they are a good friend, also if they are always there for you even when you have an argument or somebody makes a mistake.

Yoichi: 

What are the things people like about school? 

I think things that people like about school is that you get to stay with your friends. You can stick with them, and they’ve got your back, like you’ve got there back. At school I can meet new people and experience more things. Like it is nice to meet the teachers every day, and say stuff like good morning. If people did not go to school most people would not have as much friends as they have now. 

A good friend is someone who can help when you are physically hurt or mentally hurt. My friends always look out for me when I’m sad or when I trip. Even just playing with them is really fun and can comfort you. Someone that is honest and tells the truth to you. Someone that respects you, someone that cares about you and includes you. 

A bad friend is someone that does not care about you. He bullies you, but somehow is still friends with you. Someone who spreads rumors about you and who lies to you.