Anti Bullying Conferences & Keynotes

Recommended Audience: Conferences, Colleges, Universities, NGOs and Non-Profits, Other Organizations.

Prerequisite: None.

Logistics: A 60-minute multi-media presentation delivered by one certified Rachel’s Challenge presenter at your site, or digitally delivered via teleconference platform. 

Rachel’s Challenge Keynotes bring the transformational message of Rachel’s Challenge to your live or virtual conference stage, college, university, or faculty training. We provide you with time-tested models to effectively transform your culture through active social and emotional learning. Inspire, empower, and equip your audience with sessions they will never forget, and can immediately put to use both personally and professionally. It is the story that changes everything.

Conveyed through stories from Rachel’s life and writings, this keynote address shows the profound positive impact we can have on those around us.  The presentation demonstrates to the listener the power of deliberately reaching out in word and action to others to start what Rachel called “a chain reaction of kindness and compassion.”  It encourages participants to examine their own lives in the light of the following 5 challenges:    

Challenges:

1. Look for the Best in Others
2. Continue to Dream
3. Be a Positive Influence
4. Speak and Act with Kindness
5. Start your own Chain Reaction

Outcomes:

• Provides a foundation for building a community of caring that leads to happier staff and better student outcomes

• Leadership and communication skills: participants understand the importance of becoming a listener, and reflect on their relationship with – and impact on – the people around them

• Connecting leadership to purpose and meaning through service to others – good leadership is an act of service

• Gives participants permission to start their own chain reaction of kindness and compassion, which positively affects the culture and climate of schools and organizations

NOTE: This keynote address can be followed by 3 hours of additional training and education designed to move the emotion and concepts into an actionable plan to sustain or improve the culture of the organization.

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Recommended Audience: Adults 18 years and up. Recommended for staff development days, workshops, conventions, and staff retreats.

Prerequisite: Rachel’s Challenge Keynote is highly recommended, but not required.

Logistics: 6 hours, in a dedicated space where participants won’t be interrupted, presented by two certified Rachel’s Challenge presenters. Some program support materials will be provided by the host.

Program Description: Chain Reaction is a six-hour, intensive, interactive training that consists of: 1) teaching and processing segments; 2) physical activities; and 3) full-group and small-group sharing. Chain Reaction includes a cross section of your organization’s population represented by up to 80-125 adults, one-quarter of which will be designated small group leaders. It is designed to promote personal introspection, understanding of others, community building and leadership. This is accomplished by focusing on the following themes:

Topics: 

1. Our Words Have Power – To Hurt or Heal
2. Appropriate Touch
3. Take Off your Mask – Be Who You Really Are 
4. You are Not Alone – We Have Shared Experiences
5. Today is YOUR Chain Reaction Moment

Outcomes: 

• Participants understand their personal identity, power and uniqueness

• They learn that they are not personally defined by their circumstances and experiences

• Participants also come to understand that despite their personal uniqueness they share experiences with many others in the room

• Barriers among the participants are broken down by the realization that through these shared experiences they are not alone

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