Everybody's Different - I'm Glad I'm Me

An innovative anti-bullying message for 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th graders.

After several requests for a program that would reach our younger citizens about bullying, Strategies for Youth has responded with an upbeat, motivating and inter-active program for kids in the 3rd through 6th grades. Washington State's Lieutenant Governor incorporates live music and computer generated images into the program while engaging all of the kids in the school. It is an exciting and fun way for the kids to learn respect for others and to make positive choices.

The kids are divided into audience teams and represented front stage by several of their peers as contestants in a game show. The program requires the contestants to compete through answering questions either individually or by interacting with their section of the audience referred to as their audience team. In an exciting fashion the kids will learn to appreciate differences based on race, physical disabilities, size, weight etc., reflecting the title of the program "Everybody's Different - I'm Glad I'm Me." They learn how bullying, harassing and teasing can hurt a person.

Finally, the kids are a part of identifying activities, organizations and hobbies that they can be involved in as well as involve their friends to help them learn to make positive choices and avoid negative behavior.

The following are just two of the many positive responses we received about the program:

"Great idea. (The kids) needed assemblies with this information.
Truly motivational/high energy"
Brandi Garrett, School Counselor
"The integration of music is what helped keep the kids interested and involved.
Game show idea was very creative and interactive. I like how it involved all of the students. We hope you will come back next year!"
Rhonda Crawford, Teacher
"I have worked for the Aberdeen School Dist. for 35 years and it is the best assembly I have been able to watch in all those years. The music was great. I hope you are able to come again in the coming years."
Bonnie Solheim, Teacher

For booking information on this program,
contact Linda Owen at Strategies for Youth at:

Phone:(360) 426-6690
Email: linda@strategiesforyouth.com