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Volunteer as a Writing Mentor at Edison Language Academy!
ORGANIZATION: The Young Storytellers Foundation
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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7 people are interested
Who Are We?
Young Storytellers is a youth development and arts education nonprofit organization based in Los Angeles and with programs across the country. We’re passionate about bringing people together and creating stories to raise the voices of those who don’t often get heard. We believe that when a young person understands the power of their own story-made of their unique background, culture, race, gender, sexuality, immigration status, geographic location, and economic status-it creates a more empathetic and equitable future for everyone.
We raise voices, one story at a time.
Collaborative Stories Program Overview
In our 9-week Script to Stage program, fifth-grade students create a short screenplay with mentors who guide them through the storytelling process. Students develop ideas and create an outline for a script, including creating characters who are pursuing a goal and overcoming obstacles to learn a lesson. The program culminates in a live performance called a Big Show where students get to watch professional actors bring their stories to life!
What Does it Mean to be a Volunteer Mentor?
Young Storytellers mentors are the people who make the YS magic happen in schools all over Los Angeles! Mentor facilitate the program by developing a relationship with their student writers and supporting them through the process of telling their story, from ideation to a finished product. They empower young people so that they can develop the skills to tell their own stories and use their voice. Mentors have an awareness of the social and emotional skills that support this process, such as empathy, patience and a commitment to hold space for our students.
Cool, Let’s Get More Specific. What Are the Details?
- Experience working with young people or a creative industry is helpful but not necessary.
- Commit to a 9 week in-person program. Volunteers meet once a week for 1 hour-long writing sessions, and one 2.5 hour live performance called the Big Show.
- Support, facilitate, and manage a small group of student writers inside a classroom setting.
- Meet with their lead volunteer - called a Head Mentor - prior to the program start date. (~30 min. commitment)
- Maintain communication with Head Mentor weekly via email, as well as checking in on session days. (~5 -10 min. commitment)
- Model the YS values of belonging, exploration, connection, and play, as well as the YS Worldview. More details on this can be found on our website.
Ok, I’m In. How Do I Get Started?
- Complete a Volunteer Application: https://www.youngstorytellers.com/volunteer
- Visit our Volunteer Portal to complete remaining requirements and select a school site: https://bit.ly/YSVolunteerPortal
Anything Else I Should Know?
Young Storytellers believes in raising voices, particularly those that often go unheard. Belonging is a core value of the Young Storytellers culture, and our daily practices around equity, diversity, inclusion, anti-bias, anti-discrimination, and antiracism are central to that value. Young Storytellers firmly believes that Black Lives Matter. We encourage women and gender diverse people, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ individuals, veterans, immigrants, and anyone with a disability to apply for this and all our positions. Young Storytellers has designed our interview, onboarding, and ongoing cultural practices to be a welcoming space for everyone. You can read more about our YS Worldview on our website.
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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
2402 Virginia AvenueSanta Monica, CA 90404
DATE POSTED
September 25, 2024
SKILLS
- Mentoring
- Literacy / Reading
- Reading / Writing
- Storytelling
GOOD FOR
- Public Groups
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 1 hour per week for regular writing sessions. Approximately 2.5 hours for Big Show session.