Arts Activities Support

Quantitative, connect 30 youth from Emma’s Place (ages 8-17) in building leadership and learning through hand-on performing arts experiences, and Qualitative, youth participants will learn leadership skills through performing arts and create high quality assembles to showcase at competitive level of 4-H.Youth Participant Evaluation: Minnesota Urban 4-H Youth Development administers an evaluation focused on the learning that occurs in youth development programming. This two part evaluation utilizes a 4-component survey on learning environments (youth-centered, knowledge-centered, assessment-centered, and community-centered) and essays (youth written essay on the experience of learning). Together, these methods reveal the nature of the learning environment and the experience of the learning in youth development programs by capturing the often absent voice of youth. Artist Narrative: H. Adam Harris will write a reflection of the process and impacts he saw. Post-performance feedback: Youth will be judged on assembles at the Urban 4-H Showcase and State Fair through a verbal conversation and feedback work sheet. Audience/participant count: Audiences will be counted at Urban 4-H Showcase, Ramsey County Fair, State Fair and any other performances they showcase their assemble.