- A Message from Mike Vondruska
to School Assemblies Coordinators
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First of all . . . THANKS!
Thank you for taking the time to investigate our
highly interactive student programs.
These days with a sea of so many assembly programs to
choose from, it can be a real daunting task to find and
select assemblies which will be a good fit for the
students at your school. Over the last 30 years of
conducting programs in schools throughout the US and
Canada, I have talked to my share of assembly coordinators
and listened as they sometimes confided in me about their
frustrations in searching for quality programs.
After hearing some of the same comments over and over
again, I decided to create a helpful list I call,
10 Points to Consider when
Scheduling a School Program
I have jotted down a
few things you may want to be aware of when seeking out
good reliable assembly programs.
Please take at look at the different programs I can
offer to your students. If you are not sure which one is
right for your school, please
contact me and I can help you. If you already know
which program(s) you would like, then let's get in touch
to find an available date and then I can get you the
appropriate paperwork.
Your Choices are . . .
45 minute Assembly Program / ½ - 3 days of Juggling
Workshops / Family Juggling Night / Combination
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- Life Lessons Learned:
Everyday can be an adventure in learning something new
Stressing the value of persistence and of learning
from your mistakes
How to become an everyday encourager to others
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- Life Lessons Learned:
Conquering the everyday challenges in making right
decisions
Value of making a "Life List" and the 4 steps to
achieve them
Understanding the personal rewards for respecting
others
To capture the attention of your students in order to
hit home these messages, I intersperse real life stories,
humor, total audience participation, on stage student and
teacher volunteers, as well as utilizing his professional
expertise in manipulating objects (think juggling/unicycling/ball
spinning).
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- Student Participation Juggling Workshops –
Elementary School
Workshops
Middle/High School Workshops
Benefits:
"Eye-Tracking" and "Peripheral Tracking" helps to promote
better reading skills
It is a hands-on lesson in persistence and patience in
learning something new
Teach students how to break down a new skill by learning
it in a step-by-step progression
Identifying the important positive role of making mistakes
during the learning process
Once learned, juggling can become a life-long hobby. (It
happened for me starting at age 11).
Yes, every student can participate. Students always
retain more by doing, rather than by just watching.
The kids use colorful nylon juggling scarves (older kids
may progress to beanballs). Scarves are like "training
wheels" for juggling because they fall slowly. In this
way, students can see the pattern clearly and have plenty
of time to react to the next throw. Up to 100 students can
participate at one time per workshop class. Early
elementary students learn with 1 & 2 scarves and the older
students learn 3.
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assembly
followed by Juggling Workshops |
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This is a one hour evening program where families can
interact with each other and have fun together as they
learn simple juggling skills. This event can take place in
the evening after a daytime school program or as a
standalone program. Picture hundreds of blue, yellow, and
red nylon scarves safely being tossed airborne in your gym
or multipurpose room. Add upbeat music with the non-stop
action and this will be one event to remember. Parents
really get into the juggling because many have always
wanted to learn to do it. Definitely, bring your camera to
this night.
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