after school programs

What Makes our After School programs different?

The After School programs are workshops designed that build off each other week after week that end with a cumulative project (i.e., public performance, public reading, movie premier, etc.).

Each program’s lesson plan can be adapted to fit a weekly schedule as small as four weeks to as large 12 weeks (10 weeks being the average).

These workshops provide professional instruction to youth in artistic fields with the idea of showcasing how the performance arts can be a viable profession or hobby.

Each workshop is taught as a 90-minute lesson providing both skills and practice materials to work on between lessons.

A Sample of Our After School Program Curriculums

These are a few of our After School programs displayed at the 10-week curriculum.

Becoming an InfluencerIndigenized ActingMaking MoviesCreative WritingSongwritingOral Storytelling

how to be an
Influencer

Social Media allows people of all shapes and sizes, ethnic diversities and opinions to have a platform to inform, educate and entertain.

Influencers are today’s pundits and shape the world through short, powerful sentiments which can lead to strong change.

Is it enough to just share your thoughts, or can there be something more?

This class will not only show how to present yourself as an influencer, but also how to turn your ideas into a business and a career.

In this class you will learn:

Weekly Curriculum

What is an Influencer? – FINDING Your Idea DISCOVERING your right platform – TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter? LOOKING at your competition – Who else does what you do? CRAFTING a message – creating captivating content GROWING your audience – your first 1000 followers UNDERSTANDING your competition – creating better content SCHEDULING content – planning for future MAKING a profit – Let’s talk about money COLLABORATING with influencers – don’t do it alone TALKING to sponsors – don’t be annoying

Class Objectives

To have students learn business, marketing and sales techniques
To have students launch a successful influencer persona
To have students collaborate together for future endeavors

Class Outcome

A student run Social Media channel which creates powerful impact for both the audience and the Influencer!

Acting 101:
Indigenized Acting

Acting and Indigenous storytelling contain many of the same ideas and principles.

Before Stanislavsky, Grotowski or Chekhov crafted ways to teach acting, Native American’s had different methodologies to craft a powerful stories.

Using our ancestral methods may help young actors can find different ways to inspire their performances.

This class will show how to present yourself as an actor while also showcasing current opportunities to create a professional career in the acting world.

In this class you will learn:

Weekly Curriculum

FINDING your unique acting voice Indigenizing Characters – INFUSING culture into a role Improvisation – THINKING on demand Character Study – LEARNING how to become someone else Monologuing – DISCOVERING the power of one UNDERSTANDING the difference between Theatre and Film acting Acting with Others – WORKING with a cast Creating the Scene – DEFINING the world Working with Direction – USING criticism to improve Talent Agents – getting the right REPRESENTATION

Class Objectives

To have students start acting by learning scenes and monologues
To show students a path to be cast in major film roles
To have students find their place in the acting community

Class Outcome

Each student will have an opportunity to perform for audiences and casting directors.

Film 101:
Making Indigenous
Movies and TV

Indigenous representation in film and television has grown substantially over the past 10 years.

Now more than ever, Native producers, directors and storytellers have a chance to tell our stories instead of having Non-Natives do it for us.

And starting is as simple as taking out your phone.

This class will show what is needed to start the journey of film production and show how to turn a passion for movie making into a career.

In this class you will learn:

Weekly Curriculum

Film Basics – what terms are used in the film industry Style, Genre and Analysis – watching different ways films can be made Film Production Elements – what makes a film Acting and Performance – getting the best out of an actor Indigenous Cinema – what makes a movie Indigenous? Writing Short ScriptsCinematography – looking through the camera lens Pre-Production Basics – What to do before you film Post-Production BasicsFilm Festivals – how to enter and how to win

Class Objectives

To have students learn what it takes to make a film
To have students write a script to industry standards
To have students shoot and edit a piece using industry techniques

Class Outcome

To have a film short which can be submitted to film festivals across the country.