Our Program
We realize the teenage years are critical ones for every young person. That is why our program is designed to serve each student for six years from middle school through high school. The program is comprised of these components: Goal-Setting Workshops in the Classroom, Theater Experiences, One-on-One Assistance, College Tours and Special Programming. All components work within the Project SUCCESS philosophy, which is to provide a non-judgmental, supportive setting where students can speak out and be heard, and where they learn to assess themselves and their options regarding their future. All program components are designed to help your student gain confidence in creative thinking, decision making, goal setting and resourcefulness while developing the skills to plan their future.
School-based Workshops
Our staff of professional facilitators lead workshops based on specifically-designed curricula developed for each grade level. Working together with teachers and school administrators, our curriculum has become an integral part of English/Language Arts classes, ensuring that our program reaches each child in every school. Students participate in a workshop once a month for a total of eight workshop experiences per student, per year.
The curriculum guides young people through a variety of unique exercises, experiences and discussions to help them look at their interests, their strengths and desires for the future. We then work with them to set specific goals and take particular steps towards those goals. We call this process "dreaming with your eyes open," and 90% of participating students report taking a positive step toward achieving their goals.
Theater Experiences
We believe in the power of theater to illuminate the world. We use professional theater as a springboard to inspire students and to help them look at the real issues they face. With the help of 26 professional theater partners, we offer students and their families the opportunity to attend between six and twelve theater experiences a year. These are not school field trips, but tickets to evening and weekend performances. We work with theaters to choose the appropriate plays, we coordinate every element of the experience including providing transportation and childcare, and facilitate post-play discussions with the performers and directors.
One-on-One Assistance, College Tours and Special Programming
High school students need attention and assistance planning for their future. So we offer a one-on-one counseling program in after-school sessions. Our facilitators help students with reviewing and filling out applications for college or financial aid, finding job opportunities and seeking the resources necessary to make life after high school a positive, productive experience.
State and national college tours are an important part of this one-on-one assistance. Each year, Project SUCCESS staff take over 500 high school students on in- and out-of-state college tours.
Other specialized programming we offer includes: 1) Project SUCCESS produced musicals and performances; 2) summer trips to the BWCA; 3) all-school field trips to the theater; and 4) Special Artist Residency programs.
Project SUCCESS offers students the opportunity to:
• Learn about themselves;
• Expand their horizons through theater, meeting new people and being exposed to key resources;
• Create a work plan for their life in and out of high school;
• Share memories and new experiences with their families;
• Connect with a caring, skilled and supportive facilitator who can mentor and guide them to helping set and carry out their goals;
• Take part in activities (theater, workshops, after-school guidance sessions) that lead to increased engagement in school; and
• Participate in a program whose only focus is to help them succeed.
You can learn even more about these programs by clicking on the links on the top right of this page.
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| "Goals. There's no telling what you can do when you get inspired by them. There's no telling what you can do when you believe in them. There's no telling what will happen when you act upon them." Jim Rohn
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