Change of Heart:
Artistic Alternatives to Violence

Can teenagers really understand how to avoid the pitfalls of pregnancy, drugs, AIDS and abusive relationships?

"I Didn’t Cry"
AIDS, Abuse and Pregnancy Prevention Package

Timeline:

1. Initial Planning Meeting: The success of the Change of Heart requires a unified effort. Therefore the initial planning meeting of 45 minutes to 1 hour requires a Program Planning Team which includes, at minimum, the following stakeholders: the CES artist for the program, the school principal or assistant principal, the school guidance counselor or SAPIS, and either the school parent coordinator or other parent representative. Goals for the meeting include:
   • understanding of the goals of the program and the individual components of the Program Package;
   • Initial scheduling of all components;
   • Recommendation for program evaluation procedures.
2. Show: A 1-day show component is scheduled. Goals include:
   • introduction of the pitfalls of inappropriate choices to the school participants (students, teachers, administrators);
   • establishment of the artist as a credible expert and role model. Maximum number of participants in audience: 120. Students and teachers will fill out final evaluations on the program component, identifying observations, insights and principles learned.
3. Artist residence sessions: Artist engages 4 teacher-partners and their students in a residence to discuss themes and issues developed in the Show. The basic Package includes one artist working with 4 classes a day (maximum size 30 students) for a total of 3 contact hours per day with students. The artist works for 2 days with these classes. Before the residence program begins, the artist engages in a planning meeting with the teacher-partners and guidance counselor (or SAPIS) to
   • clarify the goals of the program,
   • design the curriculum and
   • review evaluation procedures and
   • identify key issues to be addressed with the student population.
4. Evaluation meeting: The artist, the four teacher-partners, and the guidance counselor, principal or assistant principal, and the parent coordinator or parent representative will meet to discuss results and make an overall program evaluation. Evaluation: Teacher-partners will be required to fill out evaluation forms at the end of the residence session. These will be reviewed by the Program Planning Team. Journal entries by students and teacher partners will be required after each session, describing
   • what participants learned,
   • their responses to in-class sessions, and
   • any issues they have or problems they are experiencing which they wish to see addressed and these will be used to develop the final program evaluation.
   
   The full program costs $4,250
   
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