Arts Learning

The proposed outcomes are for 65 middle school students to receive tools, training and creative opportunities during 8 sessions in one of 5 classes: music, video, visual art, theater or dance, taught by 5 professional Artist Mentors. Also, 10 high school student interns will receive tools, training and creative opportunities in the same 5 artistic disciplines for 8 sessions, and then they will become class assistants during the 8 sessions with the middle school students. At the end of the program all 75 students will present or perform their creative achievements to an audience of 200+ at a Community Showcase Celebration. Finally, we propose qualitative outcomes of increased creative confidence and perceived creative abilities of participating students through student evaluations pre and post program. We also anticipate parent/guardian surveys to reveal their excitement for the students’ achievements and desire for more creative opportunities for their students.The program is evaluated on multiple levels: there is a daily debrief session that includes the program director, project team consisting of Hope staff and Artist Mentors. There is a student evaluation form that is filled out at the beginning and at the end of program that will assess creative ability and self-confidence. There is a parent/guardian survey that is filled out at the Community Showcase, and there are final project team and board evaluation meetings to assess the overall success of the program.