Tay Fisher: T-A-Y ANTI-BULLYING PROGRAM and STEPS TO GREATNESS PRESENTATION

Program Description

The T-A-Y Anti Bullying prevention program focuses on students talking, asking questions and remembering that it’s not about “me its about you” concept to prevent bullying. It targets grades K-7.

T stands for TALK: I will encourage ALL students to not be afraid to talk to adults, teachers, principal, older siblings etc when they come across bullying. This can include them being bullied or if they see it happening to others (bystander). l will end with a quick activity from a volunteer to demonstrate the importance of TALK.

A stands for ASK QUESTIONS: I will encourage ALL students to not be afraid to ask questions if they need to find a place to feel safe. We will discuss places for students to go to and things for them to do to escape any negativity going on in their lives which includes being bullied.

Y stands for YOU: All students will be asked to repeat after me, “IT’S NOT ABOUT ME, IT’S ABOUT YOU.” This will teach students about the word EMPATHY. Showing empathy towards each other is important. Flipping the two letters in the word EMPATHY “EM” will result in the word “ME”. That’s how I will teach the concept “IT’S NOT ABOUT ME, ITS ABOUT YOU”. Thinking about other people’s feelings will help with preventing bullying. I will end with a quick activity if proper equipment is available.

This program will provide tips for adults (parents and staff) and students to help build a positive environment while preventing bullying from occurring in and out of school. This will increase a positive atmosphere among peer interaction and create a positive academic setting. After playing sports my entire life and being an Ambassador for the World Famous Harlem Globetrotters for 10 years (2009-2019), it is important to share my message of positively, being kind and respectful at all times. The message is powerful, but the activities and interaction with the kids will leave them full of excitement. I was also in numerous videos with GoNoodle that went viral. Many of the kids and teachers are familiar with GoNoodle and can make a connection with me before the presentation begins. I hope you are excited to have the best assembly of the year.

MY LIFE STORY (STEPS TO GREATNESS) is a presentation based on my life story that targets grades 8 and up. This presentation on my life will cover topics such as perseverance, hard work, being successful, failure being a part of success, setting short and long term goals, thinking about college, establishing long lasting friendships, being respectful to your teachers and many more. All of these topics will be covered using real life experiences from my stories, photos and videos. My story is pretty unique as I bring authenticity to each kid from my childhood to my travels around the world with the most prestigious team in sports history: The World Famous Harlem Globetrotter. Students and teacher will be surprised about my story and path that I went through to get to where I am now. Many kids will be able to relate in some way that doesn’t always have to correlate with sports and that’s where the real connection comes from.