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2009 Spring TSP
Current Programs
Our programs and community events have directly served thousands of youth and tens of thousands of audience members.
Multi-Disciplinary Arts Programs
Our free after-school programs immerse middle and high school youth in a spectrum of theatre, movement, arts and media based curricula. Sessions culminate with free public presentations of participants’ original plays, artwork and films.
The School Project (TSP): was initiated by co-founder Jonathan Zeichner in 1993, in response to the 1992 civil unrest following the Rodney King Incident and Verdicts. The School Project remains our flagship program and, in partnership with LAUSD schools in diverse neighborhoods, it currently serves up to 220 middle school students each year.; our Alumni Mentor Program welcomes dozens of high-school and college age alumni back as youth leaders; and performances attract audiences of up to 6,000 peers, family, and community members every year.
Neighborhood Arts Project (NAP): Operating since 1999, NAP is an after-school and Saturday program that bridges social divides in Venice's storied Oakwood District and on the Los Angeles Westside. NAP serves up to 80 middle school youth from ten local schools, six high-school-age Youth Artist Leaders, and a combined audience of 500 peers, family, and community members every year. Community Partners include the Venice Community Housing Corporation, Boys & Girls Club of Venice, Neighborhood Youth Association, Oakwood Recreation Center, Venice Arts in Neighborhoods, and additional local organizations with a focus on gang prevention.
KidVid: In partnership with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation, our filmmaking program for high school students provides professional training and culminates with the creation and screening of original short videos about youth-centric social issues.
Teen Media Initiative: In partnership with Junior Achievement, our social enterprise program provides technical, vocational, financial literacy and philanthropy training for high school Teen Media Mentors who work as Web 2.0 consultants helping adults get up to speed on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Skype, LinkedIn, etc.
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Our Community Arts Center
The Alumni Mentor program: is for returning Inside Out graduates who are in high school or college and seeking ongoing Inside Out connection and support, as well as a way to give back to their community. Alumni Mentors support the Teaching Artists and middle-school youth in all workshops, play creation, rehearsals and performances, and serve as Artist support on the theater field trips, camping rehearsal retreats. Mentors also assist Artist Directors and emcees for the Culminating Performances. Additionally, the Alumni Mentor program promotes leadership skills, pairing our youth with successful professional volunteers in a mentoring capacity, as well as bringing in guest speakers on the topic of leadership, and provides further educational opportunities in the arts.
