• Home
  • About
  • Contact Us

Books

Schedule an Assembly

Breaking the Cycle of Violence

Through Forgiveness

Breaking the Cycle presents award-winning assemblies that feature personal stories of overcoming conflict through forgiveness. Our assemblies, whether in-person or live online, support your schools' social-emotional learning goals – and can come at no cost to your school, although donations are welcome. Our speakers present examples of core competencies such as  social awareness, relationship skills and responsible decision making from their own lives, which readily elicit discussion opportunities in the classroom.

“Forgiving someone is not excusing their actions, it’s freeing yourself from the burden of anger and resentment.”

—Yasmin Mogahed

TESTIMONIALS

Social-emotional learning

A panel of dynamic speakers present solutions to:

  • Counteract school violence, bullying and racism
  • Recognize depression and suicide
  • Promote self-respect and respect for others

Schedule an Assembly

VIDEO

What is Breaking the Cycle?

Let our speakers help your students develop the foundational emotional skills needed to resolve conflict and build healthy relationships in today's challenging social environment.

VIDEO

How We Got Started

Colleen McVey of CFN Live interviews Heinrich Arnold, son of the founder of Breaking the Cycle, who speaks of his father's legacy.

Responses from

March 1, 2024

Salesian High School

IN THE NEWS

Union Hill Middle School

Union City NJ, here we come! Breaking the Cycle will be at Union Hill Middle School on Tuesday, March 26th. Pat & AnnMarie D'Aliso and Sergio Argueta will be discussing solutions for youth conflicts, mental health awareness, and suicide prevention. This photo is from the last time we were at Union Hill MS, in December of 2018.

IN THE NEWS

PS 346 Abe Stark School

March 22, we were at PS 346 Abe Stark School in Brooklyn. Isa Islam and Sergio Argueta spoke with 250 4th-5th grade students.

"The breakdown of family is serious but everything you put your mind to, you can achieve. Do not forget how absolutely incredible you are. Some of you will be running this building. We are all destined for greatness. It's our community and if you don't take care of it who will?" —Sergio Argueta

IN THE NEWS

Nutley High School

Wednesday March 20, Breaking the Cycle was at Nutley High School in Nutley, NJ. Pat & AnnMarie D'Aliso told the story of their son's suicide at age sixteen, and talked about suicide awareness and prevention. Charlie Williams, former Chief of Police of Cornwall-on-Hudson, recounted how he freed himself from the depression and social issues that resulted from his childhood raised by an alcoholic mother.

There were two assemblies, the first for 600 9-10th grade students, and the second for 600 11-12th grade students.

IN THE NEWS

Salesian High School

On March 1st Pat & AnnMarie D'Aliso and Patti Ann McDonald  spoke to 350 9th - 12th grade boys about handling stress and depression.  They received a warm welcome from the student body and the student council president even presented Patti Ann with a bouquet of flowers since it was her late husband's birthday.

IN THE NEWS

Tilden Educational Campus

Tilden Educational Campus in Brooklyn NY hosted Breaking the Cycle on February 14. Sergio Argueta and Isa Islam spoke about non-violent conflict resolution and making the right choices to 800 9-12 grade students.

God gave me a front row seat to a reality show. Life looks like a party but when you go to the home of loved ones who are gone you realize it's not...it's reality. The decisions you make every day impact yourselves and the unborn yet to come. Love yourself and care for yourself. You are valuable. —Sergio Argueta