Mike Bogdanski’s hour long Anti Bully seminars empower students of all ages to take a stand against bullies by being confident, knowing when and how to speak up, and stop being targets for bullies.
Program overview
Mike’s Anti Bully seminars last for an hour. During this time, Mike shares his testimony with students, takes a deep dive into bullying behavior, teaches students about his H.E.R.O. program, and outlines the different key stakeholders in a bullying situation, and how bystanders play an important part in bullying prevention.
Student outcomes
- Bullying prevention: As a victim of bullying himself, Mike teaches students how to identify bullying and how to be a H.E.R.O (Helping Everyone Respect Others) to help prevent bullying from happening at their schools.
- Leadership: Mike instills leadership qualities like humility and confidence in students so they have the courage to speak up when they see bullying.
- Character education: Mike teaches students the importance of good character and how bystanders in bullying situations can be the most impactful when they have the right character traits.
- Confidence building: Drawing from his decades of martial arts experience, Mike inspires confidence in students, so they can take his teachings and apply them to their school community.
Drawing from the Olweus Bullying Prevention Method
Mike’s Anti Bully program is heavily based on the Olweus Bullying Prevention Method. This method of bullying prevention focuses on whole-school involvement, involving students in regular discussions about bullying, and empowering students, teachers, and administrators to know when to step in when a bullying situation is occurring. Mike draws from this method of bullying prevention to not just build up individual students, but to instill a culture of Anti-Bullying at each school that he goes to.