But as sure as the sun will rise tomorrow, January will follow December, and we will all be trudging back to schools on dark winter mornings with a long haul laying ahead before Spring Break. January, then, is a wonderful time to bring a little light into the school and give kids a little excitement to help get them through. A school assembly is a perfect solution and thankfully there are different themes available to suit the time of year perfectly. Here are some ideas for winter school shows:
The birthday of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King comes up as a holiday in most states early in January. The beginning of January is a great time to host an MLK school assembly. A visit from a professional actor portraying the great man and bringing his life alive before students is a surefire way to enliven the month and give the kids a greater understanding of this awesome figure, as well as a source of conversation in class for weeks to come. Some states, Washington in particular, actually mandate that schools celebrate and acknowledge this holiday in some proactive manner. Mobile Ed sends a dedicated MLK school assembly tour to Washington State every year for this very purpose. But, regardless of where you live, call soon as dates for these tours fill early.
Many schools these days have instituted some kind of program to help kids learn to be good upstanding citizens and responsible members of their communities. The Inspector Iwannano initiative is an awesome program designed to teach strong character values through an emphasis on various key values known as the the Pillars of Character. Even, and perhaps especially, when schools are already practicing techniques to support these values a really fun and exciting school show can go a long way toward helping kids understand and take these issues seriously. Inspector Iwannano, revolving around pillars of character is an awesome school assembly with which to kick off the new year!
These are just a few ideas for enlivening the dark days of January in your school. There are plenty of others as well, but don’t delay! Many schools already practice these ideas, and remaining open dates for January are very scarce now as we get into December. Call today and find out what is available to electrify your kids imaginations this winter!
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.