This Bound For Greatness Student Mentoring Program is 4 months, September - December.  A celebrity leadership facilitator meets with a selected targeted student group from your school and/or a class once month inside a classroom setting.  The ideal size is between 15 - 20 students.  Various leadership topics of discussion will be facilitated from our curriculum teacher's resource book, “The Navigator”.  At the end of each session, our lead facilitator meets with the school's mentoring program coordinator.  Our on-campus visits are one hour.

 

There is a 10 minute leadership meeting after each workshop with the school's program coordinator or principal.  

We discuss program updates, give and receive feed back, review student progress, reinforcement needs, behavior management issues, conflict resolution strategies and initiatives, set new goals and plan curriculum for the following leadership session.  Teacher participation and reinforcement of program goals are paramount.  This  mentoring program has student assessment and progress evaluation components.  Our mentoring programs are ideal for students in grades 2 - 12. 

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We use the power of our celebrity status to steer children towards productive roles in school, life, their homes and the community. We encourage students to make good choices and decisions.  Most importantly, we help students understand the importance of education and the significance of excelling academically.  Our celebrity mentors inspire students to dream big, aim high, set goals and respect themselves and others.  Developing character and working together in unity with their fellow classmates improves school climate.  We have been successful in decreasing bullying in schools, improving students leadership skills and academic performance.  This program is hosted by D. West, the national On-Air Motivational TV Personality and or a Super Bowl Champion or a former NFL professional football player.

 

This mentoring program special is designed to help schools and districts that have limited budgets, Title I schools, disaffected student body, homeless students, special needs students, at-risk and disadvantaged student population, bullying issues and concerns and low achieving students who are disengaged.  We are helping schools prepare students for success.    

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The BFG Online Mentoring Program Is Ideal For

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• Disaffected Students 
• Anti-bullying
• Student Leadership
• Special Needs Students
• Behavior Management (respect, discipline, accountability, tolerance, conflict resolution)

• Male and Female Mentoring

• Mental Health Support
• Life Skills and Goal Setting
• School Climate Enhancement
• Diversity, Inclusion and Acceptance
• Goal Setting
• Student Athletes
• Student Leadership Clubs and Organizations

• Academic Enhancement​​

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If your school/school district needs long term mentoring support, anti-bullying assistance, leadership and character development support for students, please contact Susan Curry, Vice President of Special Projects at

nbctelevision@yahoo.com.  You can select 1 - 4 topics of discussion each month.

 

Topics of Discussion

 

• Leadership

• Anti-bullying

• Respect

• Character Development

• Behavior Management

• Conflict Resolution

• Kindness

• Goal Setting

• Discipline

• Tolerance

• Self-esteem

• Peer Pressure

• Accountability

• Diversity

• Making Good Choices and Decisions

• Mental Health

• Health, Fitness and Wellness

• Adapting to Change

• Hazing

• Anti-Violence

• Anti-Drugs  

• Anti-Gun Violence

• Gang Prevention/Intervention

• Life Skills

• Literacy

• Career Development

• Importance of Education

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The lead host of the celebrity Bound For Greatness Mentoring Program is Duane West, America's leading nationally acclaimed celebrity youth motivator, over 33 years of success in schools and over 25 years of success on national television (NBC TV).  D. West's personal journey in short, he was homeless in the 6th grade.  D. West navigated from a homeless, special needs, at-risk student in poverty to a first generation college graduate, to fitness guru, to author of 15 books, to nationally acclaimed speaker, to national honors from the Presidential Council On Physical Fitness and Sports for his work with children in schools, the community and accomplishments in sports, to exclusive endorsed health and fitness personality and spokesperson for Nike, Fila and Foot Locker, to The Oprah Show, to WGN TV Feature General Motors Minority Business Person of the Week, to pro football player at age 33, to National On-Air Motivational TV Personality on NBC TV inspiring millions.

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How Does The Program Work?

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The Superintendent of Schools or district's Director of Curriculum, and/or Principal at a school identifies a specific target student group or class for our celebrity Bound For Greatness Leadership Program.  The District Director of Curriculum, or Principal and/or school district's educational leadership team coordinates a logistic meeting with Duane West, President of Pro Athletes, Inc. or Bobby Jackson, President of Marketing and Member of the New York Jets Hall Of Fame to discuss the program in full and to finalize the goals and objectives for the targeted student body and school.

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• An internal staff meeting is held to discuss the program goals and mission in detail and the school's and/or school

  district's partnership with the celebrity Bound For Greatness Leadership Program.

• An action plan and strategy plan are developed for the program.  The theme and leadership topics of discussion

  are written in detail and shared with the faculty at the school.

• A coordinator and/or teachers are officially assigned to coordinate the program.  Their role, level of expectations

  and participation with the leadership initiatives are discussed and documented in writing.

• Support for the BFG program and professional courtesy by the entire school staff is written and verbally

  communicated to all staff members and the faculty before the program is implemented.

• A program syllabus is created by our staff for the leadership program.  D. West meets with the coordinator of the

  program and/or speaks to him or her via conference call several weeks prior to the programs start date.  Program

  specifics are discussed, workshop dates are scheduled, activities are planned, reinforcement support by staff and

  parents are mapped out and the final syllabus is developed.

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Student Mentoring

Sample (HIB) Program Syllabus

 

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SEPTEMBER - RESPECT & GOAL SETTING

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D. West, National TV Personality (Celebrity Host)

Bullying - Name Calling, Joking, Teasing

Respect
Goal Setting
School/Student Expectations Leadership Skills Generosity
Vision
Take Action Plan

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OCTOBER - TOLERANCE

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D. West, National TV Personality (Celebrity Host)

Bullying - Cyberbullying, Insults, Electronic, Physical

Acceptance

Honesty

Harassment

Self-control

Conflict Resolution

Attitude

Forgiveness

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NOVEMBER - RESPONSIBILITY

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D. West, National TV Personality (Celebrity Host)

Bullying - Intimidation, Body Language, Disability

Accountability Discipline
Gratitude
Leading By Example Reliability

Kindness

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DECEMBER - COMMITMENT

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D. West, National TV Personality (Celebrity Host)

Bullying - Emotional, Excluding, Sexual, Racial

Making Good Choices and Decisions Dedication
Perseverance
Integrity

Importance of Education

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If you are interested in our celebrity mentoring program and our discounted presentation rates contact

Susan Curry, Vice President of Special Projects or Bobby Jackson, New York Jets Hall of Fame

nbctelevision@yahoo.com -  thenewyorkjets@yahoo.com

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