Based in Clarkston, Michigan · Traveling nationwide
Michigan School Assembly Speaker Richard Paul
Research-based anti-bullying, character and conflict resolution assemblies that engage, educate and empower elementary and middle school students.
- 35+ years in schools
- Trained bully prevention speaker
- Fits your PBIS goals
- 7 states and counting
Elementary school programs
Award-winning assemblies for K–5
Character and curriculum programs built to work inside most schools' positive behavior support goals — and to get students talking about them at dinner that night.
Stop the Bullying
Students learn the difference between conflict and bullying, what to do when it happens to them, and how to report it as a team.
Diversity
A celebration of differences that gives young students a shared language for including the classmate standing on the outside.
Character Building
Values and moral virtues framed as choices students actually recognize from their own hallway and lunchroom.
Conflict Resolution
Active listening, anger management and the art of compromise — practical strategies for preventing and resolving conflict.
Positive Behavior Skills
Encourages responsible choices and gives staff language they can reinforce long after the assembly ends.
Reading Adventure
A literary journey that lights up reluctant readers. Pairs well with library and media center goals.
History & Constitution Day
An engaging walk through the nation's founding principles, built for Constitution Day programming.
Questions first?
Run times, staging, sound, group sizes and pricing — the practical answers coordinators ask for most.
Middle school assemblies
Programs that hold a middle school gym
- No Bullying AssemblyPromotes a safe, respectful school climate and names the bystander's role directly.
- Conflict Resolution AssemblyEssential skills for settling disputes without an adult refereeing every one.
From the staff room
What educators say
“Sometimes we bring in a school assembly program that isn't worth what we paid them. YOU WERE WORTH IT!”
Bernie Felabee, PrincipalRaupp Elementary, Detroit, Michigan
“Thanks — everyone loved you. Let's keep in touch, and I am sure we can have you back again. Times are challenging, and those of you who put joy out into the world are needed more than ever.”
Dan, 4th Grade TeacherSymons Elementary, Fine Arts Coordinator
Why schools rebook him
A trained bully prevention specialist, not just a performer
For more than thirty-five years, Richard Paul has brought research-based anti-bullying and safe schools programs to elementary and middle schools, promoting respect, responsibility and a climate students can feel. Each program works within the guidelines of most schools' positive behavior support goals.
His training draws on the work of Dan Olweus, Barbara Coloroso, Stan Davis, Margaret R. Kojut, MSW, Cheryl Dellasega, PhD, and Charisse Nixon, PhD. He receives ongoing training through the Macomb County and Oakland County Intermediate School District Bully Free Schools workshops, and continues to network with school social workers, counselors and prevention advocates worldwide.
Richard is also a sought-after speaker for teacher in-services, parent nights and anti-bullying conferences, with one goal: send staff and families home with tools they can use Monday morning.
He has presented in schools across Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
In the news
Richard Paul in the press
Pulaski County Journal
Kindness and respect assemblies
SEL and conflict resolution
Let's get your assembly on the calendar
Tell Richard your grade levels, your dates and the behavior goals you're working on. He'll tell you which program fits.
Contact Richard