This Anti-Bullying School Assembly Gives Your Student Hope & Empowers Them…

All In 45 Minutes!

A quality anti-bullying school assembly is necessary in schools. Why? The effects of bullying in schools can be devastating…not just for the bullied, but even bystanders as well.

Kids who are bullied can suffer from loneliness, anxiety, depression, and other horrific side effects.

The devastating effects of bullying can even stretch into adulthood.

In previous years, “bullying” as a problem was not recognized. Kids never encountered “bullying behavior.” Instead, it was regarding as just “boys being boys.” Children felt isolated and alone…with no one to turn to for help.

Fortunately, things have changed in recent years. Elementary, middle, and even high schools are more willing to address this problem. And a quality school assembly on bullying is great launching point for a bully awareness campaign in your school!

An Interactive Bully Prevention School Assembly That Teaches Without Lecturing!

This is the school assembly topic that I remain most passionate about because it happened to me so much when I was a kid.

Any kind of incoming school assembly on bullying needs to strike a delicate balance between fun and engagement with important lessons and concepts.

Fortunately, my “No Bully Zone” school assembly program truly entertains kids while educating them!

I use amazing, eye-popping magic to illustrate my concepts:

• A crazy snake jumping out of a basket illustrates the different forms of bullying (don’t worry, it’s NOT a real snake!).
• A Smiley Face bowling ball shows how happy everyone will be in a bully-free school.
• An incredible prediction talks about ‘I Messages.’
• I FLOAT one student in the air to demonstrate the concept of courage!

Great news for middle schools: I have also developed a version of this anti-bullying school assembly specifically for middle school students!

Details about the middle school version of this assembly is further down this page!

This Anti-Bullying School Assembly Will EMPOWER Your Students…With One Simple Word!

To keep the lessons and messages easy to remember, I use the word H.E.R.O. to serve as a memory ‘hook’ for the core concepts of the anti-bullying school assembly show.

Being a H.E.R.O. reminds your students of how to treat others with kindness and to be on the lookout to help others.

Visually, the entire assembly program is enhanced with a superhero themed backdrop and banners to reinforce the idea that each student can be H.E.R.O.:

• Help – Your students will learn they can ask for assistance for themselves or those in trouble
• Empathize – Your students will be challenged to consider the feelings of others before doing or saying anything
• Report – Your students will learn that telling a trusted adult about bullying behavior is not “tattling.”
• Open Up – Kids will be encourage to talk about their feelings, bullying incidents, and more

Acronyms are powerful memory aids! I wanted this assembly program to be much more than just “hey kids, don’t bully!”

I’ve worked very hard to give the students who attend this school assembly the following:

• Clear understanding of what constitutes bullying behavior
• How to prevent it on their part
• What they can do if they see bullying behavior or encounter it directly themselves.

In short, the kids come away with an easy-to-remember-acronym which helps them help themselves…which can help take pressure off teachers and faculty.

Those are some of the high points of the school show, but the point is this: kids respond to this show in positive ways.

I have received hundreds of letters and emails from satisfied clients over the last 20 years telling me how their students’ parents called to tell them how much their kids retained from the assembly program.

This School Assembly on Bullying Stresses
 That We All Need to Work Together!

This bullying school assembly program stresses that we all need to look out for, and help, each other.

One of my main messages in this program? If you see someone being bullied, get involved! Get help for the person being bullied. We can’t afford to just turn a blind eye to bullying behavior.

A major keystone of this presentation is that bystanders need to get involved and get help for fellow students being victimized. Also, I do not turn bullies into “villains” during this school assembly. Instead, I emphasize how we all need to work together as a community. Some students may not even be aware what they are doing is bullying. The “No Bully Zone” school assembly addresses this head-on.

“No Bully Zone” Assembly Program Key Learning Points:

1. Five different bullying behaviors are identified and discussed
2. How to ask for help with I Messages!
3. How working together can reduce bullying in schools
4. Don’t just be a bystander…how you can use the acronym H.E.R.O. to help others!
5. If you need it, ask for help from a trusted adult!
6. I emphasize RESPECT and DIVERSITY throughout the program.

An Anti-Bullying School Assembly For Middle Schools!

Middle schools need assemblies on bullying too! Because I’m so passionate about this topic, I’ve also created a special anti-bullying school assembly program for middle school kids.

This program has a different title: “The Right Choice,” and it’s filled with incredible Criss Angel-style magic which really appeals to middle schoolers.

This middle school program is appropriate for grades 5-8 and runs from 40-45 minutes. The main topics covered in this program are:

• Diversity: how we are all the same AND different and why that’s a great thing
• Different forms of bullying
• RESPECT: how you have to give it in order to get it
• The concept of EMPATHY defined
• Why it’s so important to open up if you’re being bullied
• Twenty (yes, 20!) ways of handling bullying in schools
• And much more!

The messages I present in this middle school assembly are the most important part of the program. But without a fun ‘hook,’ your students won’t pay attention. As with my other school assemblies, the magic and fun helps illustrate the concepts and lessons in the program. And the magic I use is designed to appeal to middle schoolers. Here are a few examples:

• A borrowed $1 from the audience is instantly transformed into a $5…and given away!
• One of your school’s teachers reads the mind of a student
• I play a ‘danger’ game with one student, leading to a fun surprise
• I use empathy to step into the mind of one student and recreate a drawing in their mind!
• A crazy snake jumping out of a basket illustrates the different forms of bullying (don’t worry, it’s NOT a real snake!).

I guarantee your middle school students will be riveted from the beginning to the end of this fun and amazing middle school assembly!

This assembly program can be booked on its own if your school is a middle school building. If your school building houses grades K-8, I can present a version of “No Bully Zone” to grades K-4 and then present “The Right Choice” to grades 5-8.

Call (716) 940-8963 (that’s my cell phone number) or fill out the Contact Form above to get “No Bully Zone” and “The Right Choice” information emailed right to you. I’m looking forward to helping make YOUR school a “No Bully Zone!”

Read Important Information About Cris Johnson’s School Assembly Programs.

We were all very pleased with the anti-bullying school assembly programs that you put on. You and I spoke that day at the end of each performance, but I wanted to let you know a few specific things I received in terms of feedback. First, we probably could have helped out a little better by dividing the kids into lower and upper grades. However, your messages and magic tricks were appropriate for all and played to all grade levels. I saw just as many fifth graders amazed by the magic and jumping out of their sitting positions to volunteer as I did kindergarten and first graders. Feedback from all grade levels was equally positive. We liked that the show was interactive and helped make the general audience, as well as specific students, a part of the performance. Furthermore, your messages and main themes were all clearly explained and to the point. Students came away from the performance understanding what it means to be a “HERO” and how they can help those being bullied or handle it if it happened to them. I can actually say I’ve used a few of the points you made since I saw the show (making sure to tell an adult, asking the other person to stop) in dealing with interactions and issues between students. Finally, we have laminated and proudly displayed “Sketchy” in a few spots around the school as a reminder of the show!

From an administrative viewpoint, we appreciated how easy you were to work with and the ease of setting up and breaking down the show. It allowed us to focus on managing the flow of students and getting the shows started promptly.

Thank you for a quality performance and for bringing much happiness to our students that day and the days to follow.

We would definitely be interested in trying to bring you in for another show in the future.

Thomas Lanza, Supervisor of Instruction
Cedar Grove Elementary School
Toms River Regional Schools