PROGRAMS and PRICING

Click here for a Video Clip of Assemblies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhKMDAfaaE0

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Bucketfilling programs leave behind an easy-to-understand metaphor that becomes a part of the social-emotional fabric of the school community.  With a little bit of continuation and continuity it becomes a forever tool in the character education toolbelt that is accessible at all times by students, staff, and families. Here is how I teach it:

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School Assemblies: I offer large group assemblies (K-2/3 is 35 minutes, and 3-5/6 is 40 minutes).

Grade-level workshops: I offer a variety of 20-30 minute whole-grade enrichment workshops.  Workshops are typically delivered after the assemblies, are highly interactive and allow students extra time in a smaller group setting to work with the concept of choosing kindness as a habit.

Parent workshops: Parent morning workshops (45 min) provide opportunities for parents and caretakers to learn ways to support and grow the bucketfilling message in the home environment.

Description of Large-group assemblies:

Younger assembly (K-2/3) is approximately 35 minutes and includes

• Introduction to the bucketfilling metaphor and how our personal bucket level impacts how we feel

• Concept of choice in being a bucket filler or a bucket dipper

• Effects of Kindness, Caring, Loving, and Sharing for filling others’ and our buckets

• Effects of Meanness, Anger, Selfishness, and Bullying for dipping in others’ and our buckets

• Using our “lid” of resilience

• Four students come up, play instruments to "Fill More Dip Less" song

• Four teachers come up, have silly hats put on them, take bucketfilling "test"

• Repeat after me Bucketfillers Song (“singing oh way oh!”)

• Simple pledge

• Presentation of framed certificate to Principal

 

Older assembly (3/5-6) is approximately 40 minutes and includes

• Introduction to the bucketfilling metaphor and how our personal bucket impacts how we feel

• Concept of choice in being a bucket filler or a bucket dipper

• Effect of Kindness, Caring, Loving, and Sharing for filling others’ and our buckets

• Effect of Meanness, Anger, Selfishness, and Bullying for dipping in others’ and our buckets

• Using our “lid” of resilience

• Three ways to be an incredible bucketfiller:  1) Have more fun 2) Be more positive 3) Be more welcoming

• Bucketfiller Rap

• Simple pledge

• Presentation of framed certificate to Principal

 

7th and 8th grade programs are grade-level presentations that bring the core concepts of the assemblies to life in a fast-paced, funny, and highly-engaging learning experience that includes relevant stories, multi-media examples, and student involvement. While this is admittedly a challenging age group to move to outcomes in a 40-minute presentation, the simplicity of the message and the power of the metaphor accelerate the internalization of the benefits that will motivate participants toward mindful, intentional positive behavior choices.

 

Description of Grade-Level Workshops (20-30 min)

The grade-level workshops are always changing and evolving as Kelly discovers and creates new activities, object lessons, examples, and  video clips to reinforce the content in meaningful ways.

For K-2nd graders, Kelly uses songs, repetition, and physical movement to help children remember specific ways to act in order to be a bucketfiller, ways to prevent being an accidental or purposeful dipper, and ways to remember to use our lid.

For 3rd-6th graders Kelly will clarify the metaphor and discuss examples of behaviors and how they apply their daily lives, have staff dramatize bucketfilling vs bucketdipping using “real” interpersonal examples from their day, and then also do a pair-share activity where the students learn a little bit more about their fellow students (it’s about building community, getting to know each other, finding out what makes us unique, leads to empathy and appreciation of others).

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All programs can be customized to support your desired outcomes and existing character ed initiatives. Just know that Kelly is very flexible and can work with special requests. All programs include unlimited use of my sightword story "I Can Be A Bucketfiller!"

 

Option 1:  Half day at one site (up to 3.5 hours): $700 plus travel costs**

With this option you can fit in as much programming as you'd like in the morning or afternoon. For example, you can schedule two 40-min. student assemblies, one or two 20-min. TK classroom visits, and a 30-min. Legacy Workshop for your oldest grade-level students.

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Option 2:  Full day at one site (up to 7 hours): $1150 plus travel costs**

With this option you can schedule as much programming as you can fit into a full day. For example, you can schedule two 40-min student assemblies, one or two 20-min TK classroom visits, and multiple 30-min grade-level enrichment workshops, and a 30-min Legacy Workshop for your oldest grade-level students, and/or anything else you can think of for me to do.

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Note: If two nearby schools want to share a day or concurrent days, they can split the travel expenses.

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**Travel expenses for schools within driving distance from Redding CA includes mileage of .60/mile and, if needed, overnight lodging of $175.

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**Travel expenses for schools needing airline travel from Sacramento includes airport parking, airfare, rental car, and lodging, typically around $500-$600 for most locations in the Western U.S.

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PLEASE CONTACT ME DIRECTLY FOR AN EXACT PRICE FOR YOUR SCHOOL LOCATION AND PROGRAM CHOICES.

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