Although our company office is located in Michigan, our school assembly performers spend the year traveling throughout not just Michigan but Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, across the middle of the country, into Texas and California or on the East Coast. So when they are performing their school shows in Michigan close by they usually drop into the office so we can all catch up. Yesterday we were treated to a visit from Dave Mitchell, our world class Ben Franklin presenter, who also carries our math and reading school assembly programs. But yesterday we were all excited to hear the updates on the new anti- bullying show - Stronger Than a Bully - that Dave is busy developing for next year. Boy, it is really exciting! Seeing some of the ingredients of the new program was a real treat and it looks as though Dave has really hit one out of the park this time. Schools seem to agree as Stronger Than a Bully is already experiencing stronger than normal sales for next year. We expect this program to sell out quickly! It was great to see Dave! Today he is back in the saddle performing his reading program - Reading: More Than Words! - at a school in Dearborn, Michigan. I am certain they are having a great time!

But this morning we are enjoying a visit with another of our wonderful school assembly performers. Derek McDonald, who is already our master presenter for Lights Camera Action and also our “character counts” school assembly, Inspector Iwannano, just returned from a whirlwind visit to New York. This time he was visiting with a third presenter, and one of our very best! Tom Barry lives in Long Island, New York, from where he ventures forth daily to perform our Sky Dome Planetarium and Earth Dome (AKA The Earth Balloon) science assemblies all over the East Coast. Next year Derek will also carry both of these super cool science assemblies, in addition to his current programs. He is really excited by the prospect and we had him in New York for a couple of days training with Tom. This morning we have been treated to his tales of the high jinx these guys got up to! Sounds like they had some real fun, and Derek is really looking forward now to adding these super cool science assemblies to his repertoire next year. So that is the news for this morning! Bookings continue to stream in for school assemblies for 2011-2012. Remember, the best selection of dates is available right now, so if you have not made your plans yet, now would be a perfect time to get started. Give us a call today! You might even speak to one of our performers!

Here is some additional information about school assemblies in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and elsewhere.

Geoff Beauchamp is the Regional Manager of Mobile Ed Productions where "Education Through Entertainment" has been the guiding principal since 1979. Mobile Ed Productions produces and markets quality educational school assembly programs in the fields of science, history, writing, astronomy, natural science, mathematics, character issues and a variety of other curriculum based areas. In addition, Mr. Beauchamp is a professional actor with 30 years of experience in film, television and on stage. He created and still performs occasionally in Mobile Ed's THE LIVING LINCOLN