Programs and Pricing
SIGNATURE SCHOOL ASSEMBLY PROGRAM
$2500 Assembly Only
- School Assembly
What To Expect From An Assembly
After partnering with thousands of schools and speaking/listening to educators and students, Mike has come to understand that so many teen issues are directly related to how students view themselves. If a student believes they have high intrinsic value and identify with that high value, they make life choices that match their perceived value identity. Students who value and respect themselves make positive life choices and show greater value and respect to others. Value Up was created to amplify value in every student, resulting in strengthening a positive school culture. These are the three main messages:
- EMBRACE YOUR VALUE – The word intrinsic means, built-in. It belongs to itself. Just like you can’t take the value out of gold, you can’t take the value out of people. Human value is intrinsic and it can’t be taken away. Social media puts a strong emphasis on social worth over true intrinsic worth. If you see yourself and identify as someone containing true intrinsic value and have a strong self worth, it dramatically affects your personal life choices and it gives you a baseline of value to build a healthy life on.
- MAKE CHOICES THAT MATCH YOUR VALUE – Mike believes that there is a belief before there is a behavior. He often says in his presentations to young people, “I’m not so concerned about what you’re doing as much as I’m concerned about why you are doing it.” People tend to act the way they feel about themselves. Once a person can see their true value and potential, it brings desire to choose more positive influences. We take care of what we value. If we value ourselves we will naturally make choices that are positive and life giving.
- VALUE OTHERS – Through the powerful metaphor of holding up shoes and telling stories of others who struggle with their own self-worth, the message of empathy and compassion for others comes through very strong by the end of the presentation. Often after hearing these stories and walking in other people’s pain for a moment, many students come up to Mike vowing to apologize to someone they’ve mistreated. In many of the presentations, Mike will give the opportunity for students to apologize directly to one another right in the assembly. We have many emails from students and administrators testifying to long-standing negative relationships being mended.
$4000 Full Day Event
The Full Day Events Includes:
- School Assembly
- Student Training
- Professional Development/Teacher Training
- Community Event
- Culture Building Tool Kit
STUDENT TRAINING
Social culture in a school, simply put, is what students are saying to each other when adults are not in the room. Students set the culture. Adults are there to provide structure and platforms for students to set the right culture. We will challenge and equip your student leaders to not let their influence go to waste but to use that influence to promote a healthier social atmosphere in the school. Student leaders should be chosen by teachers and administrators prior to the day of the assembly – anywhere between 5 to 100 students is optimal.
Our Success Academy for academically “at risk” students focuses on helping those students in your school that are distracted by things outside the school (family issues) to build resiliency so they can succeed academically in spite of those challenges.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Teachers are offered a training aimed at strategies on how to help cultivate the right climate and culture within the school and how to help build emotional resiliency within their students. Educators will be given information on how to further connect with their students and prolong the message of the program. There is also a small-group brainstorm session focused on strengthening the right school culture.
COMMUNITY EVENT
Parents, families and community members are invited to come hear the message and story the students heard that day. This reinforces the message of valuing ourselves and others within the home and community. Parents and families of students are engaged and inspired to connect with one another fostering a healthier, safer community environment.
Culture Building Tool Kit
Included with Full Day Event
One of our main goals at Value Up is to have a long term impact on the social culture of your school. Superintendents and principals regularly tell us that Value Up is the most impactful program they’ve ever seen and what they really like about it is that it has staying power. A huge part of that is due to our culture building tool kit which is our “leave behind” materials to continue the message and affect from the assembly and training day. Click on the Culture Building tab on the website for a breakdown of this or click here.
