Great assemblies start with great audience skills and an excellent assembly program. We provide the top quality assembly, and you provide the audience. Our company performs for thousands of audience members every year, and we see a wide range in how schools teach audience skills.

Here are some tips we have gathered from schools where fabulous assemblies take place:
• Practice good assembly behavior at every school gathering.
• On assembly days, have the Assembly Coordinator greet the performers at their arrival time if possible. This is a good time to re-confirm the show times, and find out the performers’ needs.
• Inform all staff members of the assembly schedule, and how recess or lunch schedules may change. Include teachers, custodians and kitchen staff.
• Let teachers know when they are expected to arrive at the event. Usually, leaving the classroom five minutes before the scheduled assembly time works well.
• Have chairs placed at the perimeter of the audience where teachers can see and monitor their students during the assembly, including the front row.
• Teachers are role models for good assembly behavior. Paying attention and responding to the performance lets children know what’s expected of them.
• If a class or an individual arrives late to the assembly, or must leave during the assembly, sit at the back of the audience.
• If possible, turn off recess bells, announcements or other distractions that may disturb the assembly program.
• During the assembly, have a designated staff member such as the Principal or Assembly Coordinator deal with any distractions.