Be The Change!
CHALLENGE DAY PROGRAM!
What is Challenge Day? It is a day long event that helps students learn to connect through powerful, life-changing programs. It uses highly interactive and energetic activities to provide teens with tools to break down the walls of separation and isolation and replace them with compassion. Challenge Day works to inspire people to live, study, and work in an environment of acceptance, love, and respect.
CHALLENGE DAY PROGRAM
(7TH GRADE)
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The Challenge Day program is 6 ½ hours and takes place in a gym, assembly room, or large conference room. Challenge Day Leaders work to create trust and connection in the morning by helping participants step out of their comfort zones through music and games. Participants begin to recognize stereotypes and labels that exist among them, and are then willing to share and connect as human beings. During the afternoon, participants examine the impact that bullying, oppression and other forms of violence has on their lives and the lives of people around them. They find commonality and a sense of belonging through a deeply memorable exercise known as Cross The Line. Our programs go beyond traditional anti-bullying efforts, building compassion and igniting a movement of positive change. The experience is inspiring and awakening for students and adults - many say it's "the best day of my life!"
CHALLENGE DAY ASSEMBLY
(8TH thru 12th GRADE)
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The Challenge Day Assembly is a 1.5-hour experiential program for our school that increases student awareness and empathy. Like our traditional Challenge Day program, the assembly features interactive learning exercises, music, and the powerful life stories and lessons of our highly trained facilitators. The assembly is held in conjunction with the Challenge Day program but spreads the impact to our 8th and 9th graders. This deepens the experience of the students who participated, and introduces essential Challenge Day teachings to the rest of the student body.
