You Grow Girl! Lynn Coleman, project director
October 8 - 24, 2013
Fifteen girls ages 12-18 took part in activities to build team cohesion, social skills and healthy relationships, learn to navigate community resources, and engage in civic activities through an expressive arts recreational center program.
StandUp and Be Heard, Terrence Lewis, project director
Twelve girls and boys ages 12-14 learned how to identify four of their own individual core values, improve their public speaking and interviewing skills and to identify mentors that fit those core values.
Know 2 Grow, Monika Mathews, project director
August 30 - November 21, 2013
Thirteen youth ages 13-18, improved their chances to succeed in college by participating in college preparation workshops and life skills training for success in college. They learned from guest speakers, and built college portfolios they can present to college recruiters.
Integrity Solutions Entrepreneurship Training, Debra Fatimah Gordon, project director
July 2 - August 15, 2013
Nine youth ages 14-17 learned the principles behind entrepreneurship by crafting bath and body products they sold at a Youth Marketplace Festival that they created and implemented. They went on field trips as part of their hands-on experiential learning and took part in classroom lectures and workbook exercises to reinforce practice in learning. They were also met with mentors and leaders in the community who reinforced positive behaviors.
Youth Health Fitness and Advocacy Program, W. Cory Manago Sr., project manager
July 1 - August 24, 2013
Eight youth ages 13-18 learned about fitness, health and nutrition by not only learning yoga, but learning how to direct fitness programs. They heard many expert speakers from a variety of fitness fields, from a nephrologist who brought in real kidneys to show the difference between a healthy and a diseased kidney, to a professional fitness trainer at a gym in Bellevue.
Deal with Drama, Linda Kennedy, project manager
October 1 - November 14, 2013
Seventeen youth ages 13-19 were divided into two groups and attended workshops twice weekly to help them learn to use the art of drama to deal with the drama in their everyday lives. A professional improvisation/comedy performer taught an improvisation class, a theater teacher and performing artist taught them how to express an idea on stage, an actress/writer/director worked with students directing their performances, a visual artist helped students get in touch with their artistic improvisational side, and a filmmaker came periodically to record their progress on video. A drama teacher who has worked in drama as therapy and behavior modification helped stage a final event, a show for parents, case managers, teachers, family, friends and interested neighbors.
Find Your Way: Yoga, Live Music & Visual Art, Amy Rider King, project director
July 1 - August 24, 2013
Nine middle school girls and boys ages 12-14 hosted specialty guests (Ayurveda, martial arts, yoga, Africa Yoga Project and Sound Healing), created original music, created and taught three community yoga classes for kids, teens and adults, led visual arts instruction, photo-documented the process, visited the Jus Bar for nutrition talks and fresh juices and snacks, and provided final sharing for families and guardians at the Jus Bar with an opening of a week-long photo exhibit and take-home CDs/DVDs of music recording sessions.
Coyote Works, Claudia Stelle, project director
September 24 - November 5, 2013
Twenty-seven boys and girls ages 12-15 attended sessions held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 to 6pm. Youth were engaged in cooking, welding, or spoken word. Each group incorporated some kind of community service into their projects. The culinary cohort prepared meals for homeless families at Nickelsville, and the welders designed and built a steel bench to be placed in the courtyard at 2308 E. Cherry. The spoken word cohort learned poetry and performance skills and performed an original piece on the last day of the project at a dinner for participants and families prepared by the cooking cohort.
Bars & Beats, Daniel Pak and Thaddeus Turner, project directors
September 24 - November 27, 2013 Seven youth ages 13-18 got an immersion course in the music industry. They learned instrumental skills on drums, piano, guitar and bass, including basic playing techniques and group dynamics. They received instruction on studio recording, including basic operation of a digital audio workstation-creating tracks (software and real instrument), recording software instruments and real instruments with microphones, editing tracks, manipulating tracks using compression, EQ, and effects, and mixing multiple tracks, (beatmaking). They also received guidance in writing music and lyrics for songs. They filmed a public service announcement video that demonstrated their progress in music and communication skills.
Young Urban Authors, Frankie Roe, project director
November 1-20, 2013
Eight boys and girls ages 14-18 wrote books and built their entrepreneurial skills, emphasizing self-marketing and promotion. They participated in workshop with social media experts and got the chance to create Google+ accounts and a Facebook fan page-platforms they will use to promote their newly published works. They also worked with a vocal and performance coach to practice public speaking and getting comfortable reading their own material in from of audiences, a skill they put into practice at the final celebration and book reading held on November 20.
"Prep for Success!" 2013 Summer Learning Program, Danna Johnston, project director
July 1 - August 2, 2013
Thirteen SYVPI youth ages 12-15 took part in math and reading classes to help bring them up to grade level standards; mobile computing workshops, athletic activities, college and career workshops, community service activities, youth advocacy workshops, job readiness workshops, study skills workshops, and field trips to the Experience Music Project, the University of Washington, Aerial Adventure Challenge Course and the Northwest African American Museum. They also received daily counseling with a youth coordinator.
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