Elementary Programs
Assemblies and Programs We Offer High Schools
Rachel’s Challenge programs for high school are student-driven, evidence-based, and speak to a student population navigating more complex social dynamics – and higher stakes – than younger grades. Through our live assemblies, ongoing digital curriculum, and student leadership training, each program engages student voice and promotes positive change.
In-Person Programs
Challenge & Legacy presentations
Digital Programs
RC Digital secondary curriculum
Student Training
Friends of Rachel (FOR) Club
Educator Training
On-demand PD for staff
Educator Resources
Lesson plan playbooks & program guides
Digital Tools
Student & educator LMS portals
Better Together
Live Events and Digital Tools for High Schools
Live In-Person
RC Live
A 60-minute presentation followed by student leadership training that creates connection through shared, in-person impact.
Digital Experience
RC Digital
A staff or student-led curriculum students can return throughout the school year, with flexible scheduling and full support materials included.
Prevention Before It Starts
Why Rachel’s Challenge Works for High Schools
Bullying in high school doesn’t change so much as it learns to hide. It’s still in the hallways – in the CDC’s 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 19% of high school students reported being bullied on school property in the past year. But it now has a second life online, where 16% reported being electronically bullied, and where there’s no final bell. It lives in group chats, in who gets left out, in the social hierarchy adults can’t always see. The same survey ties frequent social media use — reported by 77% of high schoolers — to higher rates of bullying victimization, persistent sadness, and suicide risk.
That’s what makes this age group different. Bullying at 16 isn’t an isolated behavior problem, it’s tangled up with the same pressures driving youth mental health concerns and substance use. A program that only polices the behavior misses what’s driving it.
Rachel’s Challenge works because it doesn’t start with rules. It starts with a story that high schoolers – closer to adulthood, more skeptical of being lectured to- will actually sit still for: the true story of Rachel Scott, a fellow high schooler whose own commitment to starting a chain reaction of kindness became the foundation of everything we do. It’s not a policy. It’s a reason to choose differently, modeled by someone their own age.
Program Options
Customizable High School Bullying Prevention Program Plans
Every high school’s social climate is different. Our programs are flexible; it can start with a single assembly and grow to a sustained, multi-year initiative.
60 MINUTES
Challenge Presentation
Recommended: 9th–12th grade
Our flagship 60-minute presentation. Rachel’s full story — including the way she deliberately reached out to students who were new, different, or left out, and how the kindness she practiced became a chain reaction that outlived her. Students leave with five actionable and practical challenges drawn from Rachel’s life and writings.
RETURN VISIT
Legacy Presentation
Return-visit follow-up
A second-visit presentation with new stories and challenges from Rachel’s life and writings, deepening and sustaining the shift. Because schools know that bullying dynamics reset with every new class.
90 MINUTES
FOR Club Training
90-minute, same-day add-on
Student leadership training that creates a student-led club to sustain the culture shift, with a Year Two track for clubs carrying the work forward.
6 HOURS
Chain Reaction Workshop
6-hour intensive add-on
A deeper, small-group workshop that focuses on addressing complex peer-conflict dynamics; for a cross-section of students and staff.
60 MINUTES
Community Event
Optional evening add-on
A 60-minute evening event that brings parents and the wider community into the same conversation students had that day.
Let’s Build the Right Program for Your School
Every school has unique needs, and we’re here to help you meet them. Whether you’re planning a single assembly or a multi-year culture initiative, our team will work with you to design the best fit for your students, staff, and schedule.
Built for Every School Community. Non-Political. Non-Religious. Universally Impactful.
Rachel’s Challenge creates a connection that unites students and communities instead of dividing them. Our programs are completely non-political and non-religious, which makes them a trusted fit for public, private, and charter high schools alike. Whatever your district’s size or demographics, the goal is the same: a campus where students choose connection over isolation.
$750–$5,800
per school, for a typical high school implementation
Exact cost depends on which programs, delivery format, and add-ons your school chooses.
What Affects Your Price
- Delivery format — Live assembly, RC Digital, or a Combined package
- Bundling: — a single Presentation Day (Story, Impact, or Challenge) vs. Add-ons and building toward the full multi-year path
- Add-ons and Return Visits — Community Events, Chain Reaction workshops, multi-year follow-ups
- School size & scope — single school vs. multiple schools in one visit
Don't Let Cost Keep You From Reaching Out
$0
price increase since 2012; our pricing has stayed stable for over a decade
~25%
of Rachel’s Challenge programs were fully or partially covered by grant or donor funding last year
Every school’s situation is different, your Rachel’s Challenge representative can walk through grant options, donor funding and bundling options specific to your school to reduce costs.
Evidence-based Programs. Results That Matter.
Measurable Impact. Proven in Schools.
Rachel’s Challenge isn’t just inspirational; it’s measurable. Our programs are grounded in peer-reviewed research and used in thousands of schools each year. For high schools, the data points to real behavioral change, not just a memorable assembly.
- A review of 53 studies on school-based violence prevention programs found a median 29% reduction in violent behavior among high school students specifically.
- The CDC’s 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey found 19% of high school students were bullied on school property and 16% were electronically bullied in the past year; underscoring why a bullying prevention program built for this age group has to address both.
- Based on voluntary reporting from program participants, not independently audited data, Rachel’s Challenge estimates its programs are associated with roughly 150 suicide preventions and multiple school shooting preventions each year.
Our Impact
It Started With Rachel. It Continues With You.
Every year, a new class of freshmen walks into a culture that upperclassmen and educators built before them. Rachel’s Challenge gives high schools a way to make that culture something worth carrying forward – a legacy students build together, and it starts with a single assembly.
Consider Our Other Programs
Programs That Fit Your School's Needs
Every school is different. That’s why our offerings are tailored to fit each learning environment and age group. Our programs start with foundational character-building in elementary school and grow to multi-year culture initiatives for high schools (and beyond).
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Conferences
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School Challenges
We Help Schools Address Today’s Toughest Issues
Rachel’s Challenge equips high schools with practical tools to address urgent challenges like bullying, cyberbullying, substance abuse, youth mental health and suicide.
Prevent Bullying
Create a school culture where kindness and respect are the norm. Our anti-bullying strategies empower students to become upstanders, not bystanders.
Stop School Violence
Address the root causes of school violence before they escalate. We help schools foster safer environments through proactive connection and support.
Prevent School Shootings
Early intervention and student engagement save lives. Rachel’s Challenge has been directly credited with preventing multiple school shootings.
Stop Youth Gun Violence
Equip your campus with tools to reduce threats and promote peaceful conflict resolution. Compassion and connection are your best prevention strategies.
Support Mental Health
Support student mental wellness with practical, peer-driven tools. We make mental health approachable and actionable across every grade level.
Stop Teen Suicide
Help students see their value and build resilience before a crisis hits. Our programs have led to hundreds of suicide interventions, and lives saved.
Stop Youth Self-Harm
Students in pain often turn inward. We help them turn toward hope, connection, and trusted adults instead.
Encourage Digital Citizenship
Teach students to lead with empathy; online and off. Our approach builds awareness around digital behavior, responsibility, and emotional impact.
Apply Positive Behavior Support
Reinforce a culture of kindness through consistent, student-led behavior models. Rachel’s Challenge enhances PBIS and other campus-wide systems.
School Challenges
High School Program FAQ
Still deciding? These are the questions elementary principals and counselors ask us most often before they book.
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Our high school programming is tuned for 9th through 12th grade. Many districts also bring our Challenge Presentation to 7th and 8th graders. Your representative can help you decide what fits your students.
