North Babylon students at Robert Moses Middle School recently participated in a
virtual assembly: “How to Survive Middle School” presented by the Tilles Center for the
Performing Arts. Through this multimedia performance, 6-8 graders were faced with real
social and emotional issues affecting today’s students, exacerbated by social media, such as
bullying, peer pressure and academic testing.
The performance tells the story of comedian and program host, Robert Post, who
struggled through middle school due to various learning disabilities, but triumphed with
talent and humor in the end. Through sharing real experiences, the program hopes to
inspire middle school students to follow their passions and embrace their own, as well as
each other’s differences.
The program is also designed to equip students with various coping skills and
mindfulness activities to best confront social and emotional issues with a sense of
confidence and control.
