Youth Engagement
The collective expertise of our Visual
Arts Academy® Team is used to create dynamic, integrated programs
that dove-tail with our partners’ (schools, agencies, faith organizations, CBOs, etc.) vision for youth asset development. Working closely with partners,
custom programs are designed to match the needs of the youth populations
served. The Visual Arts Academy’s Professional Shadowing Modules provide
hands-on technical training, skill-building (hard/soft), student vision mapping,
and attitudinal paradigm shifting opportunities for students to:
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Master the use of
technology to produce masterful works that inform and educate viewers
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Learn the techniques for producing
documentaries, short films, etc., that explore issues and topics that define
society as we know it, especially the worlds they live in, |
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Prepare for post-secondary opportunities:
collegiate, vocational, entrepreneurial, and the world-of-work (SCAN
Skills),
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Expose students to the rigors and thrill
of showcasing cinematographic works at juried, youth film festivals
regionally and nationally,
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Become acquainted
with filmmaking professions/professionals and other young film-makers
who may share community/lifestyle experiences that students may be able
to better relate,
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These exciting professions include, but
are not limited to, screenplay writing, photography, multi-media arts,
journalism, pre-production, camera work, lighting technology, sound and
music production, marketing, promotions, drama, finance, accounting,
post-production, etc, |
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Provide mentoring relationships for
students who would benefit tremendously from regular interaction with
positive role models with similar backgrounds, and finally, |
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Engage students in service learning and
other daily activities that connect them to their communities, foster ethical reflection, and improve students’
ability to negotiate personal and social challenges.
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