School assembly speaker · Salt Lake City, UT
Anti-bullying assembliesfor schools in Salt Lake City.
Samuel Picou — the singer students know from NBC’s The Voice — brings Finding Your Purpose to elementary, middle and high schools in Salt Lake City. It’s a music-driven assembly on bullying, identity, confidence and purpose that students remember long after the bell.
Appeared on & spoke at
- NBC’s The VoiceContestant · Season 5
- The Hollywood ReporterCovered in recap
- NAAFKeynote speaker
Why Salt Lake City schools book Samuel
From The Voice stage to your gym floor.
Bullied as a kid for looking different, Samuel sang on NBC’s The Voice at sixteen — and no chair turned. That moment is the heart of the assembly: what you do after rejection decides who you become. Students don’t hear a lecture. They hear a story they recognize, and songs they sing along to.
- Your differences can become your strengths.
- Speaking up for someone else changes everything.
- Setbacks don’t decide your future — your response does.
- Assembly length
- 45–60 minutes (customizable)
- Grade levels
- PreK–12, tailored by age
- Audience
- Grade-level or whole-school sessions
- Setup
- 20–30 min · own mic, connects to house PA
Serving Salt Lake City
Public, private & charter schools
Samuel works with schools of every size in Salt Lake City and across Utah — single campuses, whole districts, PTA-funded assemblies and kindness-week kickoffs.
Getting to Salt Lake City
Ninety-minute flight from LAX to Salt Lake City (SLC).
Book directly here or through Academic Entertainment.
Hi [Principal / PTA President name], I wanted to share a school assembly I think our students would really benefit from. It's called Finding Your Purpose, by speaker Samuel Picou. It's a 45–60 minute, music-driven anti-bullying assembly for PreK–12 that helps students think about identity, confidence, kindness, and their future. Samuel grew up with alopecia and was bullied for looking different — and at 16 he sang on NBC's The Voice. He turns that story into a message kids actually remember. Details, a trailer, and booking info are here: https://samuelpicou.com/finding-your-purpose Schools can also book through Academic Entertainment: https://academicentertainment.com/finding-your-purpose Would you be open to looking into it for [kindness week / back-to-school / Red Ribbon Week]? Thank you for everything you do for our kids, [Your name] Parent of [child's name], [grade]
Planning a Salt Lake City assembly
The logistics, specific to Salt Lake City.
- Getting there
- Nearest airport: Salt Lake City International (SLC). Travel is quoted up front.
- Time zone
- Mountain time. One hour ahead of Los Angeles. For an early-morning assembly, plan on Samuel arriving the day before.
- Local public schools
- Public, private and charter schools in and around Salt Lake City School District.
- Share the trip
- Pairing with other Utah schools on the same trip spreads the travel cost.
FAQ
Questions from Salt Lake City schools
Does Samuel come to schools in Salt Lake City?
Yes. Ninety-minute flight from LAX to Salt Lake City (SLC). Samuel often books two or three Utah schools on the same trip to keep the cost per school down.
Is this the Samuel Picou from The Voice?
Yes. At 16, Samuel performed “Where Is the Love?” on Season 5 of NBC’s The Voice. Students love that part of the story — and the lesson he draws from it about rejection, identity and not quitting.
When should a Salt Lake City school schedule the assembly?
Salt Lake City is on Mountain time. One hour ahead of Los Angeles. For an early-morning assembly, plan on Samuel arriving the day before.
What does a Salt Lake City school need to provide?
A gym, cafeteria or auditorium and access to your sound system. Samuel brings his own wireless headset microphone and connects to your house PA. Setup takes 20–30 minutes.
What grades is Finding Your Purpose designed for?
The program is tailored for PreK through 12th grade — elementary, middle, and high school. Language, pacing, and interaction are adjusted for each age group, so schools can book separate sessions for different grades on the same day.
What does the school need to provide?
A gym, cafeteria, or auditorium and access to your house sound system. Samuel travels with his own wireless headset microphone and can connect directly to your PA. A detailed technical datasheet is available on request.
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Free For parents & guardians
Help your kid knowwho they are — beforethe world tells them.
The Finding Your Purpose Family KitA free kit for parents of kids ages 8–17: the words to use when bullying, screens, and self-doubt show up at home — plus a 7-day purpose challenge your child will actually do.
Free. No coaching booking needed.
Want help putting this into practice? Request one free introductory Zoom session with Samuel →
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Schools in Salt Lake City