O.C. CHILDREN'S THERAPEUTIC ARTS CENTER 7 - 2006

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The Santa Ana \Vorkforet Investment Bmard!Vouth Council The V outh Service Provider Network RFP 2005/2006 Orange Counl} Children's TherapeUltie Arts Center Indi.tatt which of the 10 \VIA clements the program will alhdress. Our program will address the following W1A elements as stated. on page 6 of the proposal: 1, 3. 4. 6. and :1:. I) Tutorin' studv skills trainin". and instruction.leadin to COITIl letion of second a ' school. includinn droP'Jut prevention strategies. OCCT.AC has a strong After-scJ11001 Arts Enrichment program that prO>ldes a wide variety of Art, Music, Dance. Technology class,es and Community Service. Recently. OCCTAC was granted State Certificatic'n by the Department of Education to provide Supplementary EduG~tlonal Services to Santa Ana youth during after-school hOlurS. OCCTAC will use HOST Academic Curriculum to provide students academic support. incdividualize students academic needs, and :::>repares them via one on one structured tutoring, small grOUlp instruction and homework support. 3) As a ro riate aid and un aid work ex eriences. including linternshi s and . ob shadowin . OCCTAC will provide both paid and unpaid work experience tc. youth interested in the education field. Parti,2ipants that excel artistically and academically will have the:' opportunity to mentor other younger chilcTen and receive a mentor stipend for their efforts! 4) Sommer em lovment 0 ortunities that are directlv linked to academic and occu ationalleamin . Menwnng positions at our OCCTAC Learning Academies are diirectly linked to academic learning I 6) Leadershi develo ment 0 ortunities. which mav include cGlmmunitv service and eer-centered activ-:ties encoura in res onsibilitv and other ositive social be~haviors durin non-school hours. as appr.'.pnate. OCCTAC is a community-based organization that :prioritizes on community service, mene.xing programs, and leadership opportunities for both youth, and adults/parents in our community. We scrongly believe that our After-school (Arts, Literacy, Tecbmology) and mentoring programs will help Clarticipants leam responsible and positive social behaviors -that are necessary to succeed in life. Furtt.~rmore, this training will develop leadership skills necessar)' to empower our Santa Ana youth, arId ~,ui]d higher levels of self-esteem. 81 Adult Mentoring for the period of participation and a subseauent period. for a total of not less than ]:2 rr,,:mths. OCCT AC has a partnership with the Santa Ana CoHlege. Chapman University and CaJ State Fullerton to provide mentoring pro,grams to our youth. OCCTAC has been providing these men::,)ring services for approxin1ately 3 years. Pla/' t{/ (JIl/CO!11CS: a. AT'CiS!i, Skills: participants learn a new skill in a particular fie;ld ofl11terest (music, art. dance). and cllh;;:::lce their levels of self-expression and overall emotional wdl-heing. b. T,::hniC!1/iEducaliona/ Sblls' participants will learn technolC!\gv skills (graphic arts, web-design, vide:: production) which are great technical skills that youth can use for job skills in the futurel c. Ac..Jd"")Jc-Li!eracv Skills: participants will increase their acalll::micl literacy skills as measured by pre & pC'S1 tests. and criterion-referenced assessments connected to .the academic curriculum. d. M'nlorin" Skills: participants will learn mentoring skills nee'_Hed for the educational "mentoring john This training will have a tremendous impact on student" 5 'l:'vel or responsibility. and foster their selr-e.sleem. De;o;c:-ihc the llasic program appn)ach. (\\'orkshop/classroorlL 'Ill till' comnlunity) The progTdm will take place in our community-based center. Wlt the paidJunpaid mentoring job will take ;:>lace in several designated elementary classrooms in the SU1l11a Ana Unified School District.