Create a Positive Culture in Your School
“Students who feel emotionally and socially safe, are much more likely to engage in their own learning process.”
– Mike Donahue
The pressure educators face today is greater than ever before
There is a host of mental health issues and emotional baggage students walk into the building with every day. When students are emotionally healthy, they thrive. Value Up exists to help you in your efforts to create and maintain a healthy emotionally safe environment.
FOSTER A POSITIVE CULTURE
Social and Emotional School Climate refers to the psychosocial aspects of students’ educational experience that influence their social and emotional development. The social and emotional climate of a school can impact student engagement in school activities; relationships with other students, staff, family, and community; and academic performance.
INCREASE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
A positive social and emotional school climate is conducive to effective teaching and learning. Such climates promote health, growth, and development by providing a safe and supportive learning environment.
EQUIP YOUR STAFF
The Value Up staff training will assist your teachers with practical classroom strategies that will create a more positive atmosphere, break down walls, and enlist the help of social influencers in the school.
Your school is special & unique
We realize every school has different challenges. The Value up staff has over twenty-five years of experience speaking in schools all over the country. We take the time to find out what your needs are and then formulate a presentation that addresses your needs, specific to your school.
We have put together presentations and programs for hundreds of schools specific to these issues:
- Anxiety
- Bullying
- Social Media Issues
- Anger and Violence
- Suicide / Self-harm
- Substance Abuse
- Underachieving academically
- Abuse at Home
- Inundation of Negative Media
- Disconnection/Loneliness
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Our signature program, “Value Up”, speaks to the students in a way that resonates with what matters to THEM and brings them into a collective agreement about respect, diversity and the value of others in their school community.
In 35 years, I’ve never seen anything like it.
-Jim, District Psychologist
Full Day Event
Our Most Impactful Solution!
Our full day, multifaceted culture-building package will by far be the most impactful day at your school the whole year! We will do multiple presentations to the student body dividing middle school and high school, we will do two student oriented break-out groups, one that focuses on leaders called “culture setters” and one that is focused on academically “at risk” students called “success academy”.
We also do a teacher training session after school that focuses on providing ways to help students create a positive, more inclusive social culture. The all-day package also includes a parent/community event that helps parents with practical ways to help their child navigate the pressures of being an adolescent.
Compared to other programs,
Value Up by far had the most impact.
-Jeff, Chief of Police
Culture Building Tool Kit
20 emotional resiliency sessions for every club in your school, books, teacher training manuals, inspiring posters, a banner, monthly video reminders, follow up video chats. This is your answer to having a long-term impact on the school culture.
You changed my life and taught me to view myself with value.
-Jasmine, Student
What Educators and Students Say About Value Up
We Can Help Create a Positive School Culture
We have seen first hand the pressures educators face and plethora of mental health issues that students
walk into the building every day with. We have helped transform thousands of schools across the country.
Let us help you by following these 3 steps:
Step 1
Contact Our Team & Assess Your School’s Need
Step 2
Book Event Day & Change Lives
Step 3
Implement the Culture Building Tool Kit for Long Term Impact
Check Out Our New Book!
This book is for anyone out there who needs to learn of their incredible, inherent value – who don’t see their intrinsic worth. Psychologically and spiritually how we view ourselves affects all aspects of one’s life. It is essential to being a healthy, whole person.
To the person who has never felt like they quite measured up. To the one who looks around and compares themself to a standard that isn’t real. To the one who is judged on things that are totally out of their control. To the one that takes their pain out on themself in a self-sabotaging way, because deep within, they believe they don’t deserve good things. To the one choosing all the wrong influences, because it matches their perceived identity…this book is for you.
Be awakened to the belief and identity that no matter what others say, what your past is, who your family is, what you look like, or even your bad decisions – no matter the case…You are extremely valuable.
About Us
Over the last 20 years, Mike and the team have spoken live to millions of students in schools. They have been keynotes for the American Association of School Administrators (AASA), the National Education Association (NEA), the National PTA Conference. Mike has become the go-to expert concerning school culture and teen issues.
After partnering with thousands of schools and speaking/listening to educators and students, Mike has come to understand so many teen issues are directly related to how students view themselves. If a student believes they have high intrinsic value and identify with this high value, they choose things that match that identity. Students who value and respect themselves make positive life choices and show greater value and respect to others. Value Up was created to raise the value of human life on campuses and strengthen positive school culture.
