How Worst Enemies Became Best Friends Abby’s story is one of my favorites to tell. It shares the two simple steps that one middle schooler used to respond to mean behavior and effectively stop it, in less than one week.This is why the “Peace Sign...
Youth motivational speaker, Jeff Veley, spoke with hundreds of students in General McLane, from elementary to high school. An award-winning bullying expert makes his way to the General McLane School District. Tuesday, Jeff Veley, a youth motivational speaker, used a...
A Student’s Positive Perspective on Bullying”I hope that my brother is mean to me”. A seventh grade boy (whom I’ll call Dylan) shared this with me following a recent school assembly. As a youth motivational speaker, my goal was to give...
Students say “no” to drugs, alcohol, and violence Red Ribbon Week takes place each October, with schools across America participating. Donning a red ribbon, many students will pledge to live drug free, as part of on-campus activities. Sponsored by the...
For ten years, artist Pamela Alderman has entered ArtPrize, the largest international art competition, based in Grand Rapids, MI. This year, Alderman is using butterflies to foster healing discussions around the topics of bullying and school shootings in her piece...
How to create empowering learning experiences As kids will soon be heading back to school, administrators are busy planning for the upcoming year and that means putting together staff in-service trainings. Over the last eight years, I have trained thousands of...
