Richard Paul's Duck Sense Diversity is Cool School Assembly Program is an interactive, hilarious elementary school assembly that complements your Diversity Awareness Month or Celebrate Diversity school theme. It is designed to help students understand and respect all differences in people.
As part of our Duck Sense Bully Prevention goals and objectives this program promotes understanding, respect and positive behavior skills.
"Richard, Just a personal note to say thanks, the Multi Cultural/ Diversity Festival was a success. Thanks for adding your special touch." Sincerely, Sabrina Siano Amy Diversity Program Manager
Throughout the program the students are reminded that people are different and they come in all shapes, sizes, color, beliefs, interests and career choices. They learn that there may also be some students in their school who are born with a birth defect, or could be in a wheel chair, wear leg braces, have emotional and mental challenges, are slower learners, etc.. Through Richard's many ventriloquist puppet characters, real life stories, historical examples, personal experiences and audience interaction, students become aware of why teasing, taunting and bullying people with differences is wrong.
Students learn:
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To be understanding
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To be respectful
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To be accepting
This Duck Sense, Diversity is Cool School Assembly gives your students the tools and examples to welcome and embrace diversity. They see firsthand why it is so important to get to know each other as a person rather than judging from what they see or what others have said about another person's culture, race, special need or career choices.
"Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity."
Martin Luther King, Jr.
School Speaker Richard Paul knows how it is to be different than most people because he was born with a birth defect, his right arm shorter than his left, missing three fingers.
He understands how it feels to be laughed at, teased, and stared at. In fact when he first arrives at a school, some students will stare at him wondering why he only has two fingers. Many will ask, "WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR ARM? These questions are quickly answered at the beginning of the diversity assembly when Richard implements his ventriloquist skills, bringing his hands to life. This light hearted, comical skit explains to the students and teachers what happened to his arm and also shares the message that even though some of their fellow student may look different or acts different, it doesn't mean that they are weird, strange or someone you should push around. Rather that they are people with feelings, who want to fit in, make friends, learn new things and have fun, just like you!
"I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people." Rosa Parks
Richard also shares with the upper grade students how Rosa Parks, Dr. Martin Luther King and many others in the Civil Rights Movement helped to change the segregation laws and give African American people the rights that they deserve. In addition their courageous efforts also paved the way for children and adults like Richard Paul to be seen not as someone with a disability but rather a person with the ability make people laugh, to bring puppets to life through ventriloquism, and most importantly demonstrate to elementary and middle school students why it is important to welcome and embrace diversity.
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