40 to 45 minutes
Sized on purpose to fit inside a bell schedule, so it costs you one period and does not eat into the rest of the morning.
Anti-Bullying Assembly
Stand Up, Stand Strong
A heartfelt show that turns bystanders into upstanders, without ever pointing at a child in the room.
What This Assembly Is
Most children in the room are not bullies or victims. They are the audience.
And the audience is who decides. Bullying needs onlookers who say nothing, so the child who could actually stop it is usually the one nobody is talking to.
That is who this show is aimed at. Not the child doing it, who will not be reached by an assembly, and not only the child on the receiving end, who already knows. It speaks to the ninety percent in the middle who want to help and have no idea how, and it hands them something they can actually do on Monday.
It is careful, and being careful matters here. Nobody in the room is singled out, nobody is made an example of, and nothing on stage recreates a situation a child might be living through. A show about kindness that humiliates a volunteer has taught the wrong lesson before it finishes.
What Students Take Away
The part that outlasts the assembly
- Recognizing bullying in its different forms, including the quiet ones adults miss
- Speaking up safely, with words they can actually use
- Kindness, empathy and acceptance as something you do, not something you feel
- That standing by is a choice too
Included, no extra charge
A teacher guide for Stand Up, Stand Strong
Every school that books this assembly gets a printable teacher guide written to go with it. Discussion questions, follow-up activities and a one-page take-home, so the message does not stop when the gym empties.
That is the difference between an assembly and an hour off. Your teachers can carry it into the classroom the same week, which is also what makes the time easy to justify.
This one matters more than most. Anti-bullying assemblies tend to produce a big feeling that has faded by Thursday. The guide is what turns the feeling into something your teachers can keep referring back to.
“Carroll Baker was so amazing with our first graders! They were excited and enthralled with his every move. He kept their attention and included them throughout the entire show.”
Ellen HarphamBeacon Elementary School, Hilliard City Schools
“Carroll Baker came to Taylor Road Elementary and performed a magic show for the whole school during an assembly. Students and staff alike had a wonderful time and appreciated both his magic and his humor.”
Amy R.Taylor Road Elementary, Reynoldsburg
How It Works In Your Building
Almost nothing is asked of you
Every assembly runs the same way. This is the part that usually decides whether a principal says yes, so here it is plainly.
Your whole school at once
One class or the entire student body. Larger schools split into two shows back to back so every child gets a good view rather than squinting from the back.
A room and one outlet
A gym, cafeteria, stage or multipurpose room, one standard electrical outlet, and about thirty minutes to get in early. That is the whole list.
No staff, no equipment
Nobody on your team has to run anything, carry anything or stay late. I set up, I perform, I clear out.
I bring my own sound
Professional sound system and microphone. In an echoing gym this is the thing that decides whether the back three rows hear a word, and it is where most performers come unstuck.
Pitched at the room
Built for elementary and adjusted on the day for the ages actually in front of me. A room of kindergarteners and a room of sixth graders want completely different things.
Check Your Date
Tell me about your school
Your date, your grades and roughly how many students. I will come straight back with whether I am free and what it costs. Most schools hear back the same day. Spring dates go earliest, so it is worth asking sooner rather than later.
Would you rather talk it through? Call or text 614-800-8909.