G.R.A.V. (67 min program)
-LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT & DIVERSITY APPRECIATION

Highly recommended for college orientations, high school assemblies, & leadership conferences!!

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We want students to be the type of leaders that others naturally gravitate towards. G.R.A.V. is the acronym we use to convey four values we believe apply to all sorts of skills necessary while in school: becoming a leader, appreciating diversity, preventing bullying, etc…


GROWTH
We use exercises where students get to experience the benefit of being slightly outside their comfort zone as we believe and share that this is where growth happens. 


RESEARCH
As humans, we tend to judge and put up barriers. We use coems like, "The Boy, The Myth, The Legend" (Michael Jackson) to exemplify the value of making the effort to learn about others in order to understand them. Once we understand others we can begin to respect them.


APPROACHABILITY
Great leaders don’t only make the effort to research and respect others, they are approachable and open to others learning about them. Through comedy and poetry we exemplify this personally.


VALIDATION
Every special leader has the ability to make others in their community/team better. We share the power of validation in its many forms and how students can use present day tools, like texting, to enhance the abilities and confidence of their peers.
       
​For 1 hour we educate, 
our chalkboard just happens to be 
comedy and poetry

"Students were expecting another somewhat boring assembly with a slideshow and a few speakers, and were happily surprised to have Chad and Iggy perform. Chad and Iggy did a great job speaking about diversity in terms that students could understand and relate to. Teachers thought it was the best MLK assembly we had had in a long time."

-Katy Penrod (Teacher)
Shorewood High School
Shoreline, WA


"I have no clue which teacher I should thank for the assembly today but I figured you would be a good person to tell. I think the assembly was the greatest one I have seen at St. Andrew's and possibly one of the best performances I have seen in person."

-Carter Boyle (Student)
St. Andrew's High School
Jackson, MS

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E.M.O.J.I.​ (92min program) 
-Understanding emotional & mental icons we manufacture within ourselves & towards others

Highly recommended for college orientations, high school assemblies, teacher/staff training, cultural or community healing sessions, suicide prevention, post tragic events, and more

E.M.O.J.I. program is designed to remove  the stigma our culture has on mental health by encouraging tough conversations.
We empower people of all ages to find comfort with talking to others about mental issues or concerns and provide them with the emotional acumen needed in order to make a positive impact with those around them.

“ I am okay saying, I am NOT okay. Are you okay with that?”

 We use an acronym, E.M.O.J.I. ​, to encompass five key concepts of mental health:
Expectations
Having expectations is completely healthy, it’s managing our emotions when our expectations aren't met that can have very long lasting effects on our mental health.
Activity: Slam Poem titled “Toys R Us”

Matter
We all want to love and be loved. Feeling like we belong or matter to someone or something is how we stay grounded as humans. How do we combat cyclical feelings of loneliness and find reasons to matter?
Activity: Court Case exercise called The People vs. Negative Thoughts

Observe
Learning how to observe the warning signs of things like depression and anxiety in yourself. Also, taking in or recognizing when someone else might be struggling with that feeling of mattering. Provide concrete information on how common mental health disorders really are.
Activity: Slam Poem titled “Reading The Signs”

Join
It's all about community! Learning how to build a village of friends that motivate you, want to see you happy, and allow you to be your authentic self even on difficult days. Establish how to create and sustain a support group.
Activity: Bad Advice Game show

Invest
Focusing energy on yourself and finding time for the many little things in life that bring you joy. Making it a habit to recenter, especially when feeling emotionally unstable.
Activity: Breathing Exercise