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"Leading the Way!" Inspirational Assembly

Top 20 Under 20T's Leading the Way! inspirational assembly is designed to inspire high school students to make a difference in their communities and encourage them to follow their dreams. Students are exposed to a high energy one hour assembly with emcee, Stuart Knight who has traveled across North America with his positive message.

Leading the Way presents on a variety of topics including what stands in the way of our success and how to deal with peer pressure.  Also, there are live interviews with two Top 20 Under 20T award recipients, everyday people who have done outstanding things within their community or started their own business. Providing students with a unique opportunity to hear from these inspiring young people through peer role modeling enables students to understand that following their goals and dreams can have a tremendous impact on their lives and the lives of others.

"The Leading the Way! presentation captivated the students' interest for the full hour! Mr. Stuart Knight has incredible energy and he is a gifted speaker to young people. The message of "What impacts success?" was one in which all students could relate and it was presented in a very motivating way. It was very effective to have two of the Top 20 Under 20T winners present to reinforce the point to the audience that "this could be me". I know that our students thoroughly enjoyed the assembly and feel that the inspirational message was truly 'heard'. I would strongly recommend this assembly to any junior or senior high age group. I commend you on your work of recognizing Canada's finest - our future leaders!" ~Janet Vivian-Walsh, Principal, Booth Memorial High School, St. John's, NL "What was terrific about this presentation is that it is a highly positive message that applies to each and every student. They can all benefit regardless of gender, race, culture, creed or socio-economic background. I highly recommend it for any school in any community." ~Nancy Nightingale, Principal, AY Jackson Secondary School, Toronto, ON

Interested in having Leading the Way! presented in your community?  Please contact Russ White, Co-Founder, Vice-President and COO at: rwhite@youth-in-motion.ca or 416-962-4946 ext. 3.

"Leading the Way!" has been presented at:

November 5, 2006: Ontario School Councilors Association's Annual Conference, Toronto
November 1, 2006: Runnymede Collegiate Institute, Toronto
November 1, 2006: Sir Sandford Fleming Academy, Toronto
October 27, 2006: St. John's-Ravenscourt School, Winnipeg
October 26, 2006: Victoria School of Performing and Visual Arts, Edmonton
October 26, 2006: Queen Elizabeth High School, Edmonton
October 25, 2006: Crescent Heights High School, Calgary
October 25, 2006: Centennial High School, Calgary
October 24, 2006: Forest Lawn High School, Calgary
October 23, 2006: Magee Secondary School, Vancouver
October 13, 2006: Royal Orchard Middle School, Peel
October 13, 2006: Cardinal Leger Secondary School, Peel
May 25, 2006: Milk Festival - Harbourfront Centre, Toronto
February 28, 2006: Lester B. Pearson Catholic High, Ottawa
February 27, 2006: John McCrae Secondary School, Ottawa
February 2, 2006: Dare to Dream Conference, George Harvey Collegiate, Toronto
November 17, 2005: AY Jackson Collegiate, Toronto
November 17, 2005: George S. Henry Collegiate, Toronto
November 3, 2005: Booth Memorial High School, St. John's
November 3, 2005: O'Donel High School, St. John's
November 2, 2005: Gonzaga High School, St. John's
November 2, 2005: Holy Heart High School, St. John's
November 2, 2005: Prince of Wales Collegiate, St. John's