Say NO to Bullying Today Performance 7-8 grades presentation is a 50 minute (one-class period) multi-sensory educational program performed by Joe the Biker. He presents tools and information to students who want to be safe in their schools. Say NO to Bullying Today Performance is a compelling, highly inter-active presentation that provides students with specific techniques for dealing with bullying, taking into consideration the stressors and pressures which impact these adolescents as well as their maturity level. As effective as it is inspirational, this program has been proven to resonate with students, parents, teachers, and administrators. The music and activities for this presentation are more appropriate for students in the 7-8 grade levels as they have been designed to engage students in creating solutions to help resolve the problem at their school. Students are given an opportunity to share and discuss their feelings about bullying and the form it takes within this age group. There is also a focus on cyber-bullying and its effect together with related consequences as this has become so prevalent with this age group.
Bullied during his youth, Joe the Biker knows first-hand both the immediate and long-term effects of bullying. Students empathize with the pain this biker feels even with his tough facade. Joe the Biker’s presentation is entertaining, inspirational. He captures the audience’s attention with his lively, interactive performance and dialog. He focuses on creating a sense of community among students whereby each feels it is their obligation to protect and respect each other member of the school community. This age group relates well to Joe and his message. He keeps kids engaged while raising their awareness and fortifying their ability to cope with bullying, in and out of class.
Say NO to Bullying Today 7-8 grades is a compelling presentation that:
- Uses a multi-sensory educational approach using right/left brain.
- Provides students with tools necessary to deal with bullying proactively.
- Is appropriate for students in the 7-8 grades.
- Has been extremely well received by students, parents teachers, and administrators.
- Discusses cyber-bullying together with its effects and consequences.
- Encourages students to take the I am part of a Community pledge and have the opportunity to receive a certificate.
- Students receive an autographed picture that serves as a long-term reminder of their commitment to a bully-free community.
Jill Nascimento, School Counselor: “Your message was well received by the students with many later commenting on bullying and how to stand up to it and stop it, just like you did.”
Please help me help the children of your community avoid the pain and long-term scars of childhood bullying.
We also offer the following great School Read for students in 6-8 grades:
Call Me Yubbie
A multi-layered young adult novel, Call Me Yubbie is written as a young man’s journal. Starting in the summer after 4th grade, Joe Wojcik, a.k.a. Yubbie, is abused physically and psychologically. Yubbie’s lack of self-confidence and inability to deal with his tormentors leads to journaling, and it is in his poignant telling of events and their effect on him along with his fantasizing that the reader is given real insight into the depth of his pain.
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