A Presentation for Students Dealing with Stress, Disrespect, and Violence

Promoting Peace starts a discussion with students to generate their own framework for living with respect and integrity in thier lives EVERYDAY. Key Concepts Include:

Violence Begins in Disconnection. Connect Your Students in Commonality.

Trust and Trustworthiness - The value of INTEGRITY
Actions speak louder than words - and students know what to do!
Students Know How to Develop Respect and Integrity
Each student makes a difference EVERY day

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Why Talk About Respect and Civility to Your Students?

Relevant

We Live in Uncivil Times.

Working to be civil helps not only the students, but classrooms and school climate, communities, and beyond.

Necessary

We Must be the Change.

It is up to each and everyone of us to end what Dr. King called "the appalling silence of the so called good people" and act in a way to be the change we wish to see in our world.

Unifying

Most People Want to Do What's Right.

We live in a society that increasingly looks for ways to drive us apart, but actively teaching RESPECT unites us.

The Antidote for Bullying and School Violence

Promoting Peace

Empowering Students to Make Their World Better One Action at a Time

What Makes Promoting Peace Different?

A Unique Perspective

Shaped by both lived experience and formal education, Byron's perspective is rooted in something most people overlook — curiosity. Byron makes a habit of striking up conversations with strangers. He likes to strike up conversations wherever he finds himself including in rural, urban, and suburban schools, where he's talked with students and teachers from all walks of life.

What he's discovered is simple and powerful: difference isn't a barrier — it's a bridge. And the the best way to cross it is to show up, listen, and stay curious.

Putting Your Students in Good Hands!

Experience Your Students Will Trust

Promoting Peace has been given in hundreds of high schools in 26 states and in over 70 Colleges and Universities on 3 continents. I have worked with youth from diverse backgrounds and in a wide range of settings. I have examples I KNOW your students will relate to because students in so many schools have related to them before. I have received feedback from literally thousands of students and hundreds of teachers, in a variety of situations.

Involve Your Students

Nothing is more boring to a student than sitting there and listening to some speaker they don't even know preach to them. That's why Promoting Peace involves students in the discussion. By asking questions, students develop answers, for themselves.

I use a framework that I have used with students of all aptitudes, abilities, ages, and in a wid range of settings. I create an enviroment for students to decide for themselves what they need to do and create their own personaized action plans.

Focusing on What Unites Us

Regardless of age, race, religion, gender, level of education, or life status, we share so much in common. No matter what the audience, the comments from students about respect, and actions to make a difference are always very similar.

Sharing the commonalities of students builds a bond among students and provides them with ideas and actions to make a positive impact in their lives, their communities, and in their world.

The Four Pillars of Promoting Peace

Stress is Inevitable. Your Response is Not.

Our students live in stressful times! Stress is inevitable but our reaction to it is not. Being able to recognize stress is the first step to developing strategies to minimize it.

Respect is Foundational. Respect Respect.

I've learned from speaking to people around the world that MOST PEOPLE know what's right. Students generate principals of RESPECT to apply to their daily interactions.

Action Speaks Louder Than Words. Be the Change.

Action speaks louder than words. Action causes REACTION. We examine simple actions we can all do at home, at school, in our community, and in the world to make a positive difference.

We Must Act with Integrity. We Can Develop Integrity.

Being able to do what you need to do is the key to success. Integrity can be developed with some simple steps and actions that every student can do everyday.