After School Programs

After School Programs

Statistics

In Illinois, 26% of children have no adult supervision after school, and care for themselves during the afternoon hours. African-American and Hispanic youth spend more time unsupervised than other children. Now, the No Child Left Behind Act was enforced to ensure a lot of positive outcomes. Some being that all students would be educated in learning environments that are safe and conducive to learning, that all students would graduate high school, and that the state and districts would strengthen before and after school programs. However, because of unfulfilled funding promises in Illinois, the number of after school programs was cut in half, leaving 101,343 children without a safe place to go after school. (new paragraph) Currently, Chicago, IL is desperately losing the battles of the war against teenage deaths. Within a short six month span, from September 2007 to March 2008, 20 Chicago Public School students had been killed, 18 by gunfire. In the “06-07” school year, 24 of the more than 30 students killed were shot to death, compared with between 10 and 15 fatal shootings in the years before. (new paragraph) We at Tiny's Performing Arts Center (TPAC), are utterly disgusted by these statistics and we hope the following programs we’ve created can give the youth less time on the streets and more time to live!

Program Description

Theater/Drama – Students will gain an understanding of theater production from script writing to technical design. Students will develop their artistic perceptions by attending scheduled workshops.

Film Production - Students will gain an understanding of filmmaking from conception to exhibition. Students will develop their artistic perceptions by attending scheduled filmmaking workshops.

Music Production - Students will gain an understanding of the composing and recording process from conception to exhibition. Students will develop their artistic perceptions by attending scheduled music workshops.

Dance Production – Students will gain an understanding of dance production. Students will develop their artistic perceptions by attending scheduled dance workshops.

Creative Writing - Students will gain an understanding of the different styles of writing. Students will develop their artistic perceptions

by attending scheduled creative writing workshops.

All students interested in the “Can I Live Project” must complete an entry application that will be reviewed by TPAC’S administrative and teaching staff. Selected applicants will be required to complete a two-page essay expressing their passion for the entertaining arts, and maintain a 2.5 grade point average. We want to ensure that all of our students are provided with a learning environment that is safe and full of fun and positivity.

TPAC will offer three sessions throughout the school year and one summer session. Sessions will run approximately ten to twelve weeks closing with a TPAC Grand Event. There will be five scheduled TPAC Grand Events.

Session schedule will run as follows:

Session 1

Sept-Dec event

*Session 2

Jan-March event

Session 3

April-May event

Session 4

June-Aug event

*Black History Month Event in February

Session Cost

Creativity Writing - $110.00 per hr

Theater Production Program - $130.00per hr

Music Production Program - $140.00 per hr

Film Production Program - $150.00 per hr

*PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE*

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