Our Programs
After-School Programs
Program Description – Spring & Summer 2012
START DATE: January 2012
END DATE: August 2012
THREE LOCATIONS: Casablanca, MOROCCO, New York City (the Bronx & Brooklyn), USA, Klamath, California, USA, Favela Morro Do Cantagalo, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL.
GOAL
To create a safe space where high school students can voice their opinions, increase their academic achievement, and interconnect with youth around the world through an online forum.
OBJECTIVES
Participants acquire a 21st century skill set (includes: critical thinking skills, knowledge of new technologies & multimedia tools, global perspective on social issues, and communication skills)
Participants develop personal skills (self-confidence, self-esteem, problem-solving skills, decision-making skills, and team-building skills)
Participants acquire participatory skills (advocacy, community development, global collaboration, youth empowerment, and global citizenship)
Participants increase academic achievement (homework help and language skills)
Participants are prepared for adulthood (college prep, resume and cover letter design, and professional development)
ACTIVITIES
(Activities are subject to change according to the need of each location and group of students)
Safe Space Workshops: a set of workshops on different local and global issues discussed and debated among participants. Using google +, participants communicate with their peers in other location to implement collaborative service-projects to address the issues discussed. These projects can be video projects, designs, blogs or any other medium.
Homework Help: sessions to help participants with their homework.
Language Lessons: a set of workshops in different languages to help increase participants’ language skills. The workshops are interactive activities using movies, music, and blogging.
STAFF
NYC: partner organization staff will be trained to facilitate workshops under the supervision of Zayn Abaakil & Kristin Wagner (DP program staff, NY)
CA: school staff will be trained to facilitate workshops supervised by Bonny Vosu (DP program staff, California)
Casablanca, Morocco: College students from Ben M’Sick University will provide workshops to high school students under the supervision of Loubna Rais (DP Program Director, Casablanca)
END DATE: August 2012
THREE LOCATIONS: Casablanca, MOROCCO, New York City (the Bronx & Brooklyn), USA, Klamath, California, USA, Favela Morro Do Cantagalo, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL.
GOAL
To create a safe space where high school students can voice their opinions, increase their academic achievement, and interconnect with youth around the world through an online forum.
OBJECTIVES
Participants acquire a 21st century skill set (includes: critical thinking skills, knowledge of new technologies & multimedia tools, global perspective on social issues, and communication skills)
Participants develop personal skills (self-confidence, self-esteem, problem-solving skills, decision-making skills, and team-building skills)
Participants acquire participatory skills (advocacy, community development, global collaboration, youth empowerment, and global citizenship)
Participants increase academic achievement (homework help and language skills)
Participants are prepared for adulthood (college prep, resume and cover letter design, and professional development)
ACTIVITIES
(Activities are subject to change according to the need of each location and group of students)
Safe Space Workshops: a set of workshops on different local and global issues discussed and debated among participants. Using google +, participants communicate with their peers in other location to implement collaborative service-projects to address the issues discussed. These projects can be video projects, designs, blogs or any other medium.
Homework Help: sessions to help participants with their homework.
Language Lessons: a set of workshops in different languages to help increase participants’ language skills. The workshops are interactive activities using movies, music, and blogging.
STAFF
NYC: partner organization staff will be trained to facilitate workshops under the supervision of Zayn Abaakil & Kristin Wagner (DP program staff, NY)
CA: school staff will be trained to facilitate workshops supervised by Bonny Vosu (DP program staff, California)
Casablanca, Morocco: College students from Ben M’Sick University will provide workshops to high school students under the supervision of Loubna Rais (DP Program Director, Casablanca)
Past Programs
VIDEO EXCHANGE PROGRAM
Project Goal:
Our project aims at establishing a dialogue between socially and economically marginalized youth from different cultural backgrounds through the use of media and technology during a period of six months.
Start Date: March 2011
End Date: August 2011
Celebration: August 12, 2011 in East River Park, New York City and La Corrida, Casablanca
Locations:
Casablanca: Multimedia Room in Lycee Hassan II
New York City: Beacon Community Center at IS 219 in the Bronx
Description:
Students from Casablanca enrolled in both Lycee Hassan II and Lycee Oued Eddahab and students from New York City enrolled in FDA III in the Bronx receive workshops on Film Theory, Media Literacy, Screen Writing, Video Production, and Editing. They are also provided with flip cameras and they have for assignment to shoot short videos simultaneously on given topics. They display their work in their community and then share it with their peers from the other location. The students are given four different topics during four months. Throughout the project, the students have an online forum (using skype) where they discuss their work and social issues faced by both groups.
Skills:
Through the film exchange program, youth from both locations have the opportunity to strengthen their foreign language, communication, and video production skills. These skills allow them to enhance their professional development and their positive transition to adulthood.
Staff:
Visual Arts college students, filmmakers, and new media artists conduct the activities in Casablanca. A full time program coordinator, Loubna Rais oversees the workshops and the staff.
Zayn Abaakil conducts the workshops for the students in New York City.
Project Goal:
Our project aims at establishing a dialogue between socially and economically marginalized youth from different cultural backgrounds through the use of media and technology during a period of six months.
Start Date: March 2011
End Date: August 2011
Celebration: August 12, 2011 in East River Park, New York City and La Corrida, Casablanca
Locations:
Casablanca: Multimedia Room in Lycee Hassan II
New York City: Beacon Community Center at IS 219 in the Bronx
Description:
Students from Casablanca enrolled in both Lycee Hassan II and Lycee Oued Eddahab and students from New York City enrolled in FDA III in the Bronx receive workshops on Film Theory, Media Literacy, Screen Writing, Video Production, and Editing. They are also provided with flip cameras and they have for assignment to shoot short videos simultaneously on given topics. They display their work in their community and then share it with their peers from the other location. The students are given four different topics during four months. Throughout the project, the students have an online forum (using skype) where they discuss their work and social issues faced by both groups.
Skills:
Through the film exchange program, youth from both locations have the opportunity to strengthen their foreign language, communication, and video production skills. These skills allow them to enhance their professional development and their positive transition to adulthood.
Staff:
Visual Arts college students, filmmakers, and new media artists conduct the activities in Casablanca. A full time program coordinator, Loubna Rais oversees the workshops and the staff.
Zayn Abaakil conducts the workshops for the students in New York City.