Empowering Our Community Through Art and Culture

YOUTH CLASSES

TALENT ALLSTARS DANCE PROGRAMS
Jan. 3 - Aug. 3, 2012; Scholarships are available based on need. This fee-based program focuses on ages 5-14 years.
When: Tuesdays - Fridays, Occasional Saturdays
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

A new program in San Francisco CA focusing on youth and teenagers ages 7-14yrs through various forms of dance. Their mission is to give a child a gift within themselves. The Talent Allstars staff are trained professional dancers natives of San Francisco, who specialize in youth dance sport.The troupe has won 10 local titles and one national title competition.

Enrollment and auditions for new teams will be held March 12-16, 2012. Auditions open to ages 9-18. For more information, please contact Nitty Thomas, 415/572-0781 or email igt.dance@gmail.com.

Larkin Bukido Karate Monday Classes
Ongoing Classes; Children Fees Apply
When: Every Monday
Time: 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. For more information, please contact 415/626 5525.

Larkin Bukido Karate Wednesday Classes
Ongoing Classes; Children Fees Apply
When: Every Wednesday
Time: 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.

For more information, please contact 415/626 5525.

Larkin Bukido Karate Saturday Classes
Ongoing Classes; Children Fees Apply
When: Every Saturday
Time: 10 a.m. - 12 Noon

For more information, please contact 415/626 5525.

MARTIAL ARTS – Karate
Ongoing Classes; Children Fees Apply
When: Mondays & Wednesdays
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
When: Saturdays
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon

Martial arts have long been practiced as a sport, a form of self-defense and a way to keep healthy. This program is designed to teach evasive body movements and/ or blocking, as well as counter attack moves, such as kicks, punches and strikes. The fee-based program is available for ages 4-17.

For more information, please contact Jim Larkin 415/626-5525

PROJECT LEVEL – Recording Studio
Feb. 15 - Aug. 3, 2012; This program is FREE
When: Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays
Time: 4:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Project Level is a theme-based program. The four phases of the program are pre-production, production, post production, and marketing. Students get hands-one experience with professional techniques for mixing, mastering and engineering various musical compositions. The curriculum also includes use of quality equipment with music industry software such as Reasons, Garage band, and Pro Tools. Song writing and song arrangement skills are taught for the purpose of engineering original music.

For more information, please contact Nicola Figgins 415/921-8382

CASE MANAGEMENT
Year-round
When: Mondays - Fridays
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

AAACC’s case management program supports youth ages 13-25 in San Francisco’s Western Addition community who are experiencing challenges in school, at home, or are in need of job training support and basic life skills. Thorough attention is given to the three phases of case management -- assessment, planning, and implementation including follow through -- to ensure the long-term success of the youth we serve. The case management program goal is to assist youth with the support and resources they need to become educated and self-sufficient.

For more information or to schedule an appointment, contact Brandon Banks, 415/913-7305

VISUAL ART
Jan. 3, 2012 – May 25, 2012
When: Mondays - Fridays
Time: 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

In partnership with Opportunity Impact, Booker T. Washington Community Center and Prince Hall Learning Center, AAACC provides innovative, fun and creative visual art classes for youth throughout the Western Addition. Our spring program incorporates project-based learning, which requires youth to work together in groups to develop different art schemes and concepts though visual arts. Participants must be enrolled with a partnering organization. The class is available for children ages 6-12.

For more information, please contact Nicola Figgins, 415/921-8382

After School Programs - The Recording Studio / Music Production

After School Programs
Ongoing Programs; The Recording Studio program is a part of Specialized Teen program and open to teens ages 13-18, living in and around the Western Addition area.

When: Monday - Friday
Time: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Participants learn beginning to advanced Pro Tools and Reason software for the purposes of audio recording and engineering instrumental and vocal musical compositions.

Outcomes of the Recording Studio Program:

Participants learn professional techniques for mixing, mastering and engineering various musical compositions.
Participants learn song writing and song arrangement techniques for the purpose of engineering original pieces.
Participants master the Pro Tools and Reason software.

Curriculum includes:

Beginning, intermediate and advanced training in Pro Tools and Reason software
Training in synthetic beat-making and musical composition
Training in vocal and instrumental song arrangement
Drum machine training
Apple computer navigation training
Mixing and mastering training

After School Programs - Children's Programs Ages 8-12

After School Programs
Ongoing Programs; The Youth Afterschool Program is a year-round arts emersion program open to all youth ages 8-12, living in and around the Western Addition.

When: Monday - Friday
Time: 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Free Snack. Graffiti, Disc Jockey, African Dance Theater (Handful Players), Visual Art, Costume

Classes include: Graphic Arts: Animation and Digital film-making (Streetside Stories)

Visual Art: Painting and 3D Art, Costuming, Silk Screen, Graffiti and Film

Performing Arts: Drama, Acting and Voiceover, and Dance (modern, Afro-Brazilian, Hip Hop

For more information, contact Nicola Figgins, Youth Program Coordinator at 415/921-8382.

After School Programs - Teen Group For Young Men

After School Programs
Ongoing Programs; Teen group for young men is an art and life skills training program for high risk young men, ages 14-18.

When: Monday - Friday
Time: 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.

We offer an intensive program called “Boys to Men,” for a cohort of 10 young men, which prepares them for manhood. We engage young men in work and career opportunities, violence prevention training with Dr. Marshall, and business plan development and financial literacy. Participants also engage in creative writing and Ballroom dance. Participants are invited to continue through the year long after school program, which offers advanced levels of summer courses, in quarterly cycles.

Curriculum includes:

Art: Ballroom Dance and Recording Studio

Educational Guidance: College tours/counseling and academic assessments

Violence Prevention: Trained mediation through the Omega Boys Club and workshops with Dr. Marshall

Academic: Creative Writing and Poetry

Business Development: Business Plan Development and Financial Literacy

Athletics/Get Active: Exposure to non-traditional, non-American sports

Life Skills: Etiquette class

After School Programs - Teen Group For Young Women

After School Programs
Ongoing Programs; Teen group for young women is an art and life skills training program for at-risk young women, ages 14-18 living in and around the Western Addition neighborhood.

When: Monday - Friday
Time: 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.

The program seeks to foster sisterhood and self-love in young women through art mediums and life skills training.

Including once monthly, Saturday workshops for a coed group of boys and girls. Program curriculum covers Educational Guidance, Life Skills training, career preparation, Arts classes and more.

Curriculum includes:

Art: Dance (Afro-Brazilian), Production, Ballroom Dance, and Theater Make up & Hairstyling industry, and Recording Studio, Mural Painting

Life Skills: Life Board Class (creating a path to success) and career opportunities

Educational Guidance: College visits and world exposure

Violence Prevention: Workshops on healthy relationships

Academic: Creative Writing, Journalism and Public Speaking

Community Service: Participants are responsible for achieving 24 volunteer hours per program cycle.

Talent Allstars Dance Program

After School Programs

Our champion dance troupe, Talent Allstars, will present a diverse and extraordinary style of dance. The group is built on the belief that dance is a powerful and expressive tool that can support critical thinking and other developmental skills. The troupe leader, Nitty Thomas, offers intense training that teaches the history and technique of the valet, jazz and hip-hop dance forms. The troupe has won 10 local titles and one national title competition. This program focuses on youth and teenagers ages 7-14 years.

For more information please contact Nitty Thomas 1(415) 424-9703 or email igt.dance@gmail.com.