Best At-Risk Speaker for Schools
Chris Sawey Teaches Resilience
Imagine watching your mother walk away, unsure if you’ll ever see her again. For six-year-old Chris Sawey, this was his reality. Over the next twelve years, he would live in children’s homes across Texas, experiencing life with over 36 sets of foster parents and hundreds of “brothers and sisters” who came and went from his world.
By middle and high school, Chris epitomized an at-risk student. His emotions were volatile, his behavior at school was disruptive, and his connection to school culture was nearly nonexistent. Everything changed when he discovered his high school theater program, a space where he could finally remove his emotional mask and begin to share his true self.
Today, Chris is a former educator, mountain guide, and wilderness poet committed to uplifting the next generation through transformative experiences. He has been serving as TEEN TRUTH’s Best At-Risk Speaker for schools since 2024.
Bring Chris Sawey to Your School

Overview & Topics
Infused with the student created films that made TEEN TRUTH a leader in educational content, the TEEN TRUTH: Assembly Experience uses engaging storytelling, real world examples, and audience participation to teach students how to identify different forms of teenage problems. TEEN TRUTH’s school assembly program motivates students to be the difference on campus and in life. School assembly shows run 50 – 60 minutes, are ideal for any sized audience, and can be customized to focus on topics such as bullying, school violence, teen suicide, youth leadership, teen empowerment, and self-esteem.

Legacy & Impact
For nearly 20 years, the TEEN TRUTH’s school assembly program has been heralded as the leading school culture and teen empowerment program. With millions of students reached and thousands of schools impacted around the world, the TEEN TRUTH school assembly experience promises to:
- Empower Student Voice
- Create a Cohesive School Community
- Build School Culture that Creates a Safe Campus
- Inspire Students, Educators, and Parents to Be the Difference

Content & Choice
Using our award-winning content and real-life stories from students we have met on the road, TEEN TRUTH offers customized motivational assemblies to our family of schools. That is write our wide-array of content is hand-selected by you!
Choose from issues such as bullying, school violence, substance abuse, self-esteem, teen suicide, and family communication, as well as student stories about overcoming adversity, learning to accept self, coping with differences, and discovering the true meaning of leadership. To learn more visit www.teentruth.net/assemblyoptions
Founded in 2006, TEEN TRUTH is an educational services company focused on empowering student voice, enhancing school culture, and building student resilience. Developed from the success of an award-winning student-shot film series, TEEN TRUTH boasts North America’s premiere motivational assemblies, youth leadership training, and peer-to-peer curriculum.