Arts Learning
ACHF Arts Education
90% of program participants will report an increased competency on their instrument, songwriting and performance skills. Additionally, 80% of program participants will report an increased sense of self confidence, an increased leadership skills and an increased ability to work collaboratively with others. Lastly, over 45 songs will be written by 210 participants. A pre and post camp survey will be taken by program participants to measure all music knowledge, self-confidence and leadership skills gained by participants. The end of the week showcase will measure how many songs were written and how many participants performed.
Girls Rock n Roll Retreat was able to serve 190 youth, ages 8-16, which is the community we intended on serving. We also met our goal of serving over 1,200 audience members at the Friday showcases as well as having over 40 staff members who taught at our programs. We were able to make our project open and accessible to a diverse group of participants. We were able to offer financial aid to 21% of campers and did not have to turn any participant away due to finances. Our program was also open to participants of all abilities. Roughly 55% of our participants had never played their instrument before camp and they were all able to successfully write and perform a song. We have been putting very intentional work towards making our program open and accessible to students of all racial and ethnic makeup. This year, that included a racial diversity training for all staff members that was presented by YWCA. We also tried to put advertisements in as many diverse media outlets (newsletters, social media, Radio K, Women’s Press) to ensure we were reaching all communities. This year, the racial makeup of our participants (as self-identified on their registration) was, 65% White, 5% Multi-Racial, 5% Asian/Pacific Islander, 4% Hispanic or Latino, 4% Black/African American, 1% American Native/Alaskan Native, 16% Other or Unknown. We are working on several strategies to further increase our outreach and accessibility to women and girls of color. New this year, we expanded our programming language to be inclusive to students who identify as female, gender non-conforming, genderqueer and trans. This made the program more inclusive and safe for a diverse group of students, especially for students who identify as part of the LGBTQIA community. In order to accommodate students of all identities, we talked about gender pronouns with the campers and had every camper write their gender pronouns on their name tags. We were not able to collect statistics on how many participants identify as LGTBQIA, but 44% of the staff members at GRRR this year identify as LGBTQIA. 100% of parent/guardians reported that the camp was a safe space for students who identify as female, gender non-conforming and trans. 94.7% of the campers indicated improved skill level and 88.6% indicated that they felt like their songwriting improved. Over 190 participants collaboratively wrote and performed their original songs which showcased their improvement in songwriting and performing.
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