| Back to school and the kids are coming soon...HELP!!!!!! | | | | the kids. If you can find a program that accomplishes |
| After a summer off you are probably scrambling to | | | | both, you are 2/3 of the way there. Finally, you |
| get things in order before the students arrive. One of | | | | MUST justify their out-of-class time by making sure |
| the tasks that may be somewhere down the list is | | | | the students parents would approve. Your students |
| planning your special school assemblies, an activity | | | | parents are entrusting you with the education of |
| that sometimes gets overlooked, but is more | | | | their kids and any time you take them out of class it |
| important that some people realize. | | | | needs to be worth it. Any school assembly you |
| As important as class curriculum is, there is also | | | | decide to schedule should pass the unwritten litmus |
| another activity that can deliver inspiration, motivation | | | | test by promoting curriculum that will enhance your |
| and curriculum featuring a variety of topics that may | | | | students lives. |
| never be discussed in the normal flow of your school | | | | First, I think the School Assembly should be |
| year. Topics like drugs and violence, bullying, character | | | | inspirational. If the kids get nothing else, your |
| and more. This activity is the exciting and memorable | | | | assembly should inspire them to maybe believe a little |
| school assembly. Students love the chance to get | | | | more. You can capture this moment by encouraging |
| out of class, teachers love the break from the | | | | your students to write out a big goal or dream after |
| routine and the messages are often delivered by | | | | the assembly, and relate it to the performers. |
| performers who the students will listen to and | | | | Second, the kids should get motivated. Watching a |
| respect as a good school assembly should be equally | | | | professional performer should encourage kids to not |
| entertaining. | | | | only set a goal from the initial inspiration, but it should |
| As a performer myself, I get to see the excited | | | | motivate them to begin the process of working hard. |
| faces, the approval, the respect garnered from the | | | | Finally, they should learn something concrete. They |
| kids as they are amazed by witnessing things they | | | | should walk away with a clear message that drugs |
| may only see on TV. More importantly, I get to | | | | are no good, that violence is never the answer, that |
| witness them listening and hanging on every word as | | | | begin a bully is wrong and destructive. Then they |
| our athletes deliver messages that reach "home" so | | | | should be able to connect the dots and realize being |
| to speak. These special school assemblies are a | | | | motivated, inspired and above all, drug-free, is the |
| memory your students will take with them for life. | | | | path to success in life. |
| When you go about choosing your assembly I think | | | | I encourage your to consider a professional sports |
| the best approach is to satisfy all 3 parties involved. | | | | school assembly which can accomplish all of your |
| First, you want the students to enjoy the assembly. | | | | objectives. There are basketball dunk teams, |
| If the kids are bored you will lose them, and any | | | | tumblers, amazing basketball dribbling/spinning shows |
| effectiveness the program may offer. Second, the | | | | and of course my "Go BIG" BMX Stunt Show. Have a |
| faculty! Your schoolteachers and administration should | | | | GREAT School Year and I urge you to book your |
| also enjoy the program, even if it is geared toward | | | | special school assembly early! |