D WEST TV
ONLINE STUDENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
D West TV Online Student Leadership Program is an inspirational, empowerment student TV broadcasting program. Our online
broadcasting network gives students an opportunity to learn leadership strategies, life lessons, life skills, career development, health and wellness and character enhancement knowledge from elite educators, business professionals, entrepreneurs, medical professionals, professors, pro athletes, CEO's, Presidents of Fortune 500 Companies, authors etc.
Students are able to watch educational interviews in their classrooms, group workshops, individually and in large team building sessions. They hear success stories from leading speakers nationwide which includes corporate leaders, elite educators, pro athletes, and TV personalities. Each month there is a different feature story or interview. Our celebrity online program affords students an opportunity to learn from the best. They hear ten or more success stories that they can proudly emulate. Students can watch our educational feature stories as many times as they like, particularly the stories that motivate and inspire them.
Parents can utilize our positive programming in the home to reinforce what their child/children are learning in school and/or to reinforce core values, morals, respect, behavior, discipline, tolerance and leadership development. It can also be used to decrease bullying and to help children who are victims of bullying. Our show format is designed to educate and reform bullies, stop bullies from bullying! There's parental involvement support on the show for children and families in crisis.
We use the power of our celebrity influence to direct students toward academic leadership initiatives and higher achievement in the classroom. We engage students in the learning process, enhance students leadership skills, improve school climate and navigate students toward productive roles in school and the community. This is a long term online leadership program.
MISSION
Our mission is to support, uplift, encourage, enlighten, create health dialog and move students into better positions
academically, in the home, and society with positive media programming and support from elite professionals whom achieved
success in various areas in life. Our broadcasting leadership programs encourage students to excel academically.
PRIMARY FOCUS
Our primary programming focus is self-help and personal development: Inspirational stories, stories of adversity and some stories of those who have failed in life but are sharing their story to help others avoid similar shortcomings. Children's health, academic performance, leadership skills, literacy, character development, life skills, tolerance, behavior, emotional and psychological development, career readiness, goal setting, and safety are top priorities on our programming agenda.
Our slogan, positive people, positive stories, positive energy, positive programming. We offer solutions that encourage children to keep moving forward in life. We have interviewed some amazing people who have overcome serious challenges to achieve success. Students learn recipes of success. Our programs navigate students toward productive roles in school and society.
Most importantly, students gain tangible knowledge from each programming segment. It is a great program to incorporate into lessons plans and writing assignments. We feature 1 - 2 profile stories a month. Your students can write to us and share their stories. We give some students an opportunity to participate in our celebrity TV, magazine kids internship program. Children in our youth internship program are invited on corporate field trips as co-host TV personalities and journalist. They interview CEO's, Vice Presidents, elite doctors, TV personalities, NFL executives and players, authors, and radio personalities with D. West. There is no celebrity inspirational online student leadership program like D West TV in the country. We afford students once in a lifetime opportunities. There is a Lock Down with D. West trailer below which is designed specifically for disaffected students.
ONLINE BROADCASTING TOPICS
• Leadership
• Anti-bullying/Cyberbullying
• Behavior Management
• Anti-violence
• Respect
• Tolerance
• Goal Setting
• Character Development
• Conflict Resolution
• Diversity
• Making Good Choices and Decisions
• Anti-drugs
• Gang Prevention & Intervention
• Career Development
• Teen Relationship and Dating Violence
• Discipline
• Acceptance
• Integrity
• Life Skills Enhancement
• Literacy
• Dropout Prevention and Intervention
• Vandalism
• Importance of Education
• Peer Pressure
• Hazing
• Parental Involvement
• Health, Nutrition, Sports & Fitness
Our online leadership program is currently discounted from for schools, parents and juvenile centers. There is unlimited access
on the registered IP computer. Teachers can facilitate assignments to as many students as they wish from the registered IP computer. The fee for the discounted program is listed on the registration page. Schools registered in this program receive a 50% discount off D. West's standard 1 hour keynote presentation fee. Get motivated and inspired with D. West, the leading
celebrity youth motivator. Register online at dwesttv.vhx.tv. Click the D West TV Register Here link. When you reach
Rosalyn O'Neale, Executive Vice President Of Global Diversity MTV
MTV Feature Story, Trailer
the home page, click the link that says $150 Buy Now. Our online program is discounted, $150, 1 year. This rate affords all schools/parents an opportunity to participate. On April 1, 2016 the standard celebrity online rate will apply, $500 - $1500 yr.
All participating schools receive 100 autographed pictures for students who excel academically in our online program. In addition, D. West makes several celebrity surprise visits to schools during the year. Share this with your PTO President.
Lock Down With D. West, Trailer
Lock Down with D. West is an excellent educational program for disaffected, unruly, alternative education and at-risk students. This program is helping thousands of children improve their lives. It's a highly recommended program for schools, parents, behavior modification programs, and juvenile detention centers. Lock Down is a serious reality check! We feature real stories of prison inmates and individuals who are serving
time and/or of people who have served hard time. Most feature stories are shared behind barb wire fencing, iron bars, brick walls, guarded cell blocks, and locked doors inside correctional facilities. Lock Down is consequences associated with actions: It is poor choices and decisions and
destructive lifestyles which include selling and using drugs, criminal activity, bullying, acts of violence, gang participation, truancy, alcohol use etc.
School Leadership Tour 2024
CBS NEWS
Dr. Carol Whaley, Carter County School District, TN said “I have scheduled speakers for several years and you were by far the most motivating in your ability to touch the students and impact their lives.”
D. West’s life journey from poverty to success is inspirational and empowering.
He progressively navigated from poverty, a homeless, disadvantaged, 12 year old, at-risk,
special needs student to first generation college graduate, to motivational speaker, to
fitness guru, to author and writer, to the Oprah Show, to pro football player, to national
on-air motivational TV star, to America's leading celebrity youth motivator. Wow! "It's
not how you start, it's how you finish. Dream It, See It, Live It." - D. West
Children's M.D. Internship, Trailer
DOCTORS WHO CARE ABOUT KIDS PROGRAM
Dr. David Whiteman, Plastic Surgeon in Atlanta gives internship opportunities to disadvantaged children.
Students shadow a doctor for a day and D. West as TV co-host/journalist. Students interview doctors and learn what it takes to become a doctor. Most important, they learn life skills, the importance of integrity, studying, character, leadership, time management and making good choice and decisions in life. The program is aired on the D West TV Network. There is follow up and mentor support with the students.
TELEVISION HONORS
NBC TV
D. West, Honored On NBC Universal-TV. Top Motivator.
West Inspires Millions of Children and Adults Worldwide.
WGN TV Network
Duane West, Honored WGN TV General Motors Business Person And Business Of The Week.
AUTHOR
From At-risk, Special Needs Student To Author And Writer
In elementary school, grades 1 - 5, Mr. West struggled with reading and writing, now he's an accomplished author and writer who reads to children in schools nationally from books he has written.
From poverty to a first generation college graduate, to motivational
speaker, to fitness guru, to pro football player, to NBC Television
Star, to community leader. Inner-city kids dream big too. If D. West
can live his dreams, you can too.
Bound For Greatness Celebrity
Leadership Mentoring Program
A celebrity leadership facilitator from Pro Athletes, Inc. will meet with a selected targeted student group from your school and/or a class biweekly inside a classroom or area that has seats and tables to accommodate the students.
The group size is between 20 – 25 students. 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 program coordinator.
Our on-campus leadership visits are generally one hour. The duration of the student leadership workshops are approximately 35 - 45 minutes.
PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL
Celebrity Stop
Bullying Program
Pro Athletes, Inc. facilitate an interactive bullying prevention and
intervention program for students, grades k - 12. Our workshops and
assembly programs address the physical, verbal, social, electronic,
cyberbullying, racial, religious, sexual and disability bullying. There
are student and teacher role playing drama skits “Act It Out”
incorporated in the presentation.
Act It Out exercises allow students to learn vicariously through our celebrity facilitator’s experiences and stories. This format
gives students an opportunity to model positive behavior. Students learn how to respond affectively to bullying situations. The
duration of our short term programs are 1 hour, half day, full day.
The Bound For Greatness stop bullying program help students create a climate where bullying is not acceptable. We discuss the
effects and consequences of bullying. Our celebrity speakers show target student body/audiences how to stand up and speak out
against bullying. We educate students about the importance of respecting themselves, others and being accountable for their
actions. We teach students how to deal with bullies with confidence. Students learn how to report bullying, who to tell and why.
We Address The Following
• Teasing • Verbal
• Physical • Body Language
• Emotional • Excluding
• Cyberbullying • Electronic
• Sexual • Racial
• Disability • Social
• Name Calling • Relationship Aggression
