PROJECT SUCCESS-STUDENTS UNDERTAKING CREATIVE CONTROL

<div>Project SUCCESS&#8217; philosophy underlies these key components: to provide a non-judgmental, supportive forum where students can speak out and be heard, and where they learn to assess and find support for their goals. It is this direct support of students that allows Project SUCCESS to teach life-long skills of goal setting and achievement that will assist students in their academic performance and long-term planning.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Project SUCCESS affects positive change by motivating and inspiring students to define their needs, work hard to live up to their potential and achieve their dreams, thereby improving academic performance, keeping students engaged in school, and reducing at-risk behaviors.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Students and their families who would not otherwise be able to attend a theater performance will do so, providing an enriching cultural experience for thousands of people (21,026 in the 2009-10 school year), thus opening doors to new ways of learning and communicating. The community benefits as families are strengthened by the shared cultural experiences, communication between teachers and families improves, and students leave school better prepared for their post-secondary plans. Finally, by providing access to the arts to an underserved and at-risk population of students, we will create a new generation of theatergoers who are more diversified, inclusive, open-minded, educated and experienced. <div>&nbsp;</div> Through the process of goal setting and preparing for life after high school through our in-class workshops, after-school workshops, theatrical performance, college tours and other special programming students will learn the value of hard work, meaningful employment or continued education after graduation and take an active role in their community. </div>