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Help Students Discover the Power of Their Own Voice!
ORGANIZATION: The Young Storytellers Foundation
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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423 people are interested
At Young Storytellers, we believe that every child has a story worth telling.
The Script to Stage Program is a ten week, standards-based, public Elementary School program where students write their own original short script, then see it performed by professional actors.
The Script-to-Stage program runs weekly during unstructured school time. A Volunteer Head-Mentor runs each class. Each student is given an individual mentor from the entertainment industry to work with them one-on-one and guide and encourage them as they imagine and develop their own short script. At the culmination of sessions, Hollywood actors volunteer to perform the students’ scripts at an in-school assembly, called the "Big Show."
The program emphasizes learning through game play, dramatic structure, oral storytelling, and writing. Through interactive exercises of discovery, students learn and reinforce the basic concepts of storytelling. Our games and activities are designed to strengthen leadership skills and empower students. From the first moment, we let the students know that they have a voice in what happens. With their mentors, students complete writing exercises that help them discover elements of story, such as plot, character, setting, goals, conflict and lesson.
As sessions progress, the Head Mentor incorporates more games and exercises with the goal of exploring and deepening students’ stories. Students then take their written outlines and turn them into full-fledged scripts with action, dialogue, fade-in’s and blackouts.
Finally, in a culminating performance, their works are then presented in a "Big Show," performed by professional actors, before the school community. Every student in the program presents a finished script, and all are given the chance to have their voices heard. For kids who normally receive little individualized attention and support, working one-on-one with an adult to create their own story, and seeing actors like Ed Helms (The Office), Ben McKenzie (Gotham), Darren Criss (Glee), and Raven Symone (That’s So Raven) bring their words to life as a piece of theater is transformative.
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About The Young Storytellers Foundation
Location:
923 E 3rd Street #307, Los Angeles, CA 90013, US
Mission Statement
Young Storytellers sparks creative self-discovery through storytelling. Our programs highlight young people as the center of their own narratives, emphasize that their stories matter, and celebrate their unique voices as the ones telling them. Young Storytellers works towards a future where young people experience, through the stories they write, the impact that their thoughts, feelings, and words can have on the world in which they live. We raise voices, one story at a time.
Description
In elementary school, Young Storytellers uses storytelling to help young people explore their creativity and imagination. In middle school, we use storytelling to explore their goals for the future and what challenges might stand in their way. In high school, we use storytelling to explore the impact their voice can have in their community - and, more broadly, the world.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
923 E. Third Street #307Los Angeles, CA 90013
DATE POSTED
December 14, 2018
SKILLS
- Mentoring
- Literacy / Reading
- Child Development
- English as a Secondary Language (ESL)
- Reading / Writing
- Youth Services
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- 1 hour a week for 9 weeks