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    Workshops and Lectures

In January 2006 we began teaching free workshops in local schools and youth programs using writing, performance, and communication techniques to introduce students to performance poetry and spoken word.  Some of the workshop goals were to assist students in becoming better writers and communicators, inform students of the implications of speech, improve and apply critical listening skills, develop an understanding of  small and large group communication skills and its application, improve leadership skills, emphasize personal development, and to prepare students for public performances, discussions, and debate forums.

We are also committed to the skills, knowledge, and values that will benefit the community and the individual such as: increasing cultural competence, decreasing juvenile delinquency, developing community awareness, and increasing community involvement and outreach. 

Kentucky: Warren Central Elementary School, Greenwood High School, Warren Central High School, Moss Middle School, William H. Natcher Elementary School, Warren East High School, Franklin Alternative Learning Center

Indiana:  Ben Davis High School, Elston Middle School, Arsenal Tech High School, Broadripple High School, Manual High School, Arlington High School, Magnet Academy, Career Technology Academy, International Academy, New Tech High School, Academy of Creative Expression

Over the past two years we have facilitated numerous workshops, lectures, and performances with the following institutions and organizations: Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Center, Warren County Juvenile Probation Department, the ALIVE Center of Western Kentucky University for Community Partnerships, the Capitol Arts Center, Kaleidoscope of Bowling Green , and WKU Women’s Studies.  We have also partnered with WKU, Arts of Southern Kentucky (Warren County Arts Council), Black on Black Rhymes of Tallahassee, FL, The Concrete Generation of Charlotte, NC,  The Indianapolis Public School District, the Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning at the University of Indianapolis, AmeriCorps/ Harmony Corps of the University of Indianapolis, the Young Professionals of Bowling Green, and Hope Harbor of Bowling Green. 

Our commitment to reaching out to the youth has been evident since our first year as we visited local and regional elementary schools, junior high schools, alternative schools and high schools and reached scores of teachers and thousands of students.  Below is a list of some of the schools we have visited in our area: