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Youth
in Focus
Observing –
Reflecting -
Transforming
This
program was originally developed by Believe In Our Youth in Mexico.
The National University of Mexico awarded a grant to bring
this
program to 10 schools in Ensenada, Mexico.
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Empowering
Youth through Art and Photography
Art
as an expression of human
consciousness and desire for
communication is a perfect media to develop life skills in youth.
Through this
workshop teens experience the world in new ways, becoming empowered,
aware and self-assured.
The
Objectives are not timed in detail as
this is a totally interactive 3 or 5 day workshop.
Objectives
• Empower the youth, develop
self-esteem, and
self-confidence
• To teach skills by which youth
can the purpose
in life and goals they desire.
• To open the possibilities of
self-expression
and economical development in art related careers.
• To better their capacity for
producing new
innovative ideas
• To improve their capacity for
implementation
of ideas
• To develop productive view of
life overcoming
routines and clichés
• To teach how to interact with
the environment
in a satisfactory creative way
• To teach how to think in terms
of process and
not get blocked by imaginary negative outcomes
• To learn how to feel more
alive and happy in
life
• To develop divergent thinking
in the youth
• Understand the important of
discipline and
focus to achieve any goal in life.
• Explore what is Creativity,
and how to develop
it for a better living
• Observe that all situations
are the result of
multiple causes and conditions and will explore their own participation
in the creation of their Art and Pictures.
• Improved their capacities of
expression and
communication.
• Experience Art and Photography
as an emotional
balancing activity.
• Know the difference between
convergent and
divergent thinking and how to benefit from both of them.
• Create images that reflect
their unique
perception of life.
• See their community and life
from the artistic
point of view
• Know the basic elements of
photography to get
motivated into becoming professional photographers finding an
interesting and exiting purpose in their lives.
• To learn basic elements of
photography.
• Become acute observers of
their community and
become engaged in social change
To
Request
the Costs of this Seminar for your organization please fill out the
form below
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