So you suddenly find yourself in the position of needing a school assembly. Oh, no! What do you do?
Perhaps you are a teacher and a committee drops in your lap the responsibility to book an assembly for next month to cover a teachers inservice. Or suppose you are a principal and it suddenly occurs to you to put in some kind of school assembly to reward the kids after testing. Or suppose you are a parent and the PTO president calls and says there are a few dollars left in the budget and they have to be spent before the end of the school year. There can be a multitude of reasons forcing you to scramble to find a show quickly. Thankfully there are plenty of options.
Your first choice may be to grab the “assemblies” folder. Throughout the school year the school will undoubtedly receive a plethora of promotional material advertising school assembly programs. Chances are that the secretary had diligently stashed all of these in a file tray for just such an opportunity. By all means go through this folder. However, keep in mind that most performers and companies will mail to your school within a certain time frame prior to them being in your area. In spur of the moment situations, the school assembly that looks so great in that brochure may have already passed through your area ( maybe even two years ago!) and now is long gone.
A better answer today is found in the internet. Most all school assembly performers and school enrichment companies host web sites (such as this one) identifying themselves and promoting their programs. Keep in mind that school assemblies go by different names in different regional areas and in different schools. They may be referred to as “cultural arts events”, “school enrichment programs”, “school lyceums”, "school convocations" or simply as “school shows”, “school assemblies” or “school assembly programs”. Generally, across the country, the term “school assemblies” has become the most common and generic form of referring to school shows. So a search for “school assemblies” will generally get you the best results.
A google search for “school assemblies” is likely to yield over a million results. So try narrowing the field by searching for school assemblies modified by, say, geography. So a search by someone in, say, Cleveland might be for “Ohio school assemblies” , or even “Cleveland school assemblies”. This will narrow the results. You can tighten the circle even more by specifying a topic. Try, say “Cleveland school assemblies science”, or “Cleveland school assemblies history”. And so on.
Once you locate a good option, check the web site and see what they have available. You will then need to call or e-mail to determine their open dates. Hopefully you have a little flexibility in either your program or your date. A professional company with many performers may be able to give you the date you want but not your first choice for a topic, or vice versus. Flexibility is your ally in such moments! With the wealth of programs now available through various companies and individuals you should be able to satisfy your need quite easily. But, of course, we hope you will call us first! After all, we pioneered this field. And don’t you want the best?
