Urban Motivating and Inspiring Children

(Urban M.I.C.)

URBAN MOTIVATING AND INSPIRING CHILDREN.

OUR organization is made up of Performing artist such as Poets, Musicians, Hip-Hop MC's, Brake Dancers, Turntablist, and Visual Artist (painters). We combined efforts to help youth learn how to express their emotions through the creative arts. We use various methods to accomplish this goal. Take A GLANCE around the site and e-mail us with any questions.

( Why push yourself against the wall when you can think your way around it?)

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The gracefulness of fables awakens the mind!

- Rene Descartes

We know why the caged bird sings!

« Urban M.I.C » Association Overview The Urban M.I.C association is establishing itself as the forerunner in Spoken Word expression awareness in urban communities. We are a group of artist lending our talents to educate and empower our youth using contemporary art forms of Spoken word expression. The essence of spoken word is communication, the ability to express individual thoughts and ideas. Urban M.I.C association is using this literary art form of poetry as an outlet for youth to guide and shape their personhood,emotions, and views into art. The differences and similarities of people are the common links that thread life experiences, into perceptions through the medium of the arts. Urban M.I.C’s goal is to stimulate the minds of urban teens through the facilitation of workshops covering a varitiey of issues that teens embark on a daily basis. These issues relate, but are not limited to urban violence, teen pregnancy and drugs. By creating an “open” atmosphere for the exchange of ideas it is our goal to promote feelings of self worth, increase self esteem and inspire hope for their futures. Objectives 1. Introduce cultural enrichment activities to disadvantaged children. 2. Via the use of cultural enrichment activities, participants will be able to synthesize and evaluate their social environment. 3. It is through the use of poetry and other various forms of art to enhance social, spiritual and psychological components of their lives 4. To use the creative process to develop new Ideas and strategies for healthy, productive and energetic lives. Targets Participants of this program will consist of youth between the ages of 12 to 20 years of age and that are residents of the central city. Typical program enrollees are likely to live in low and moderate income communities, attend public schools and have limited exposure to the arts and cultural enrichment activities. Urban M.I.C provides an artistic connection between the social realities of their lives and the development of the creative arts, while maintaining an orderly environment for expression. Young adults will benefit from positive interaction with individuals in an open environment that advocates motivation, self-expression and communication Programs Urban M.I.C is an outreach program that will provide in a mariad of venues within the communities targeted population. These venues will include but will not be limited to community centers, churches and any other locations youth can meet on a regular basis. These Venues will expose youth to adults who are actively involved in the creative and performing arts. Through a series of highly selective workshops, Urban M.I.C will provide positive role models that have an invested interest in reaching out to young people. These individuals will be examples of success and are products of the communities in which these young adults live. Day_call@hotmail.com David E. Collins Founder/President Urban M.I.C

urban-mic@excite.com

Fight Apathy!

Read through our Programs below and/or view some of our Performing Artist/ Facilitators||| Pictures ||| RHYS HALL(A.K.A RHYSON) ||| THERESA MINGO (A.K.A WISE MECCA) ||| David E. Collins ||| Adrian Lewis( A.K.A GREEN) ||| DeepThinka Records |||

Our Curricululm is based on Play! Play is the the vehicle that enables the optimal development of our participants. Because play is a powerful, growth-promoting, and essential experience in the world, it constitutes the basis of our curriculum model. Play directly influences all areas of development by offering the opportunity of learning about self, others, and the environment. Play gives our participants the freedom to imagine, to explore, and to create. Our participants are intrinsically motivated to play; they play to enjoy the activity and to feel competent. It is our belief that play is necessary in our lives. Below are examples of our programs. Dancing into the Future Beginner - Experience the basice of traditional african dancing. We will learn expression through movement, solo dancing, and group dancing avialible. Jazz dance Workshops - Learn the lively steps and combinations in jazz accompanied by warm-up exercises. Desigen for the beginner, this workshop will include rehersals of set dances with music for enjoyment and a sense of flow, coordination and fun. Ballet slippers required. Sports Basketball Fundamentals - This introduction for participants will include; ball handling, shooting, free throws and precepts of floor positioning. We will learn proper warm-ups and conditioning and team concepts. Bowling, The Art of - Join us for Two hours of fun as you learn the art of bowling. Each session will include group instruction, discussion,bowling etiquette, the foul line, ball selection, and how to approach the lane and throw the ball. Coping with Kids Young Parents? - This workshop will focus on the major areas that produce stress for young parents. Issues that may be discussed will include but are not limited to; How to encourage positive behaviors in yourself and your child and what parents can do to increase the amount of leisure time. Going to the Prom? - This workshop is designed for participants who are attending this years prom. Topics covered will be skin care basics, make-up colors and applications, finding the perfect dress, selectiong a hair style and learning to carry off the dress with great posture and poise. Please bring a comfortable pair of heels to the first class. Communication How is your voice? - Is your voice too soft, unpleasant, hoarse or easily tired? Can you be heard without difficulty? You should learn in a safe, group setting how to attractively and effectively use your voice. This Workshop teaches the participant how to command attention and is ideal for the individual who is intreasted in public speaking, spoken word poetry, business leaders, coaches, sales, facilitators and teachers. Writers Club! - Attention All Writers! Come join our writers clubwhere you can learn to let your imagination fly. Learn to write a well structured story and choose your favorite work to be posted around our workshop area. The ART-ist Watercolor Painting - Lets learn to paint with watercolors. Watercolors are the most versitile medium of art. Experience the enjoyment of watercolor techniques to create wonderful art. Expression/ Creativity Expression from the neighborhood - The partiipants of this workshop will express their feelings toward the environment in which they live. The participants will create works of art by representing and interpreting ideas from other fields of knowledge. Bookmaking (the feelings project from art) - Artist’s books are for more than just reading. This workshop will discuss the importance of incorporating every part of the bookmaking process in conjunction with the story or idea that is being portrayed. Every part of the book should help to reinforce the meaning of the book. Self-Esteem - The Design of this workshop is to help participants to understand their role in someone elses self-esteem. A typical question in this workshop might be;Imagine you are hanging off a cliff and are desperately clinging to a few blades of grass that are pulling loose from the ground. Suddenly, a hand appears from above to rescue you. Would you wait to see what that person looked like before you reached for help? Complimentary Round Table - This one day workshop enhances social development skills by illustrating how our words affect people. We teach the participants how to accecpt and give compliments. ROLE PLAYING FOR EMPATHY - people are often quick to make fun of anything unfamiliar. Many of the stories in our books or in movies are set in different countries, or feature the traditions and practices of different cultures. It seems that people preferred to ridicule the characters in a particular story rather than to empathize with them. This activity was designed to help the participants put themselves in the place of various characters, particularly characters from other cultures. Poetry - The Objective of this workshop is to describe differences between prose and poetry. The participants will identify definitive features of literary forms. The particicants will analyze, evaluate, and assess their ideas about poetry. The participants will work cooperatively to write an original poem. Role Play for Conflict Resolutions (Collaborative Activity) - This workshop will help the participants learn how to apply conflict resolution in their own lives. Concepts developed: Identifying results and the process of conflict resolution through role play development and activity. Student Broadcasters - This activity will give the paricipants a chance to express their creativity through giving an actual news broadcast. The participants will be in groups of three or four and will each be doing a segment of the broadcast. This can include local news, state news, national news, sports and weather or even school news. After researching their news material and practicing their broadcast the participants will video tape their final product. The goal is for the participants to become actively involved with events surrounding their lives. Travel Brochure - Do you want to travel? Do you dream of far away places? This workshop may be the one for you. Use your inagination or research a location that you wish to visit. In this workshop the participants will learn the art of creating a travel brochure.

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Urban M.I.C (Motivating and Inspiring Children) facilitator
Minimum Acceptable Qualifications/Skills:
• Experience in training, management or other related area.
• Strong personal presence and professional demeanor to effectively lead workshops.
• Ability to exercise discretion and work independently with general supervision.
• Ability to effectively present oneself orally and in writing.
• Good assessment, observation and organizational skills.
• Good interpersonal skills in a variety of settings.

Job Summary:
To initiate and implement the planned curriculum and associated activities geared to the personal growth needs of participants attending various workshop programs. To be aware and attentive to the needs of paricipants. While this position requires the ability to exercise significant discretion and independent judgement, the person filling this position interacts closely with the Urban M.I.C staff, Job Developers, and Case Managers. This position reports directly to the Director of Operations and the Manager of Staff Training.
Facilitator Characteristic Responsibilities/Duties:
• Provides regular motivational workshops in a variety of subject areas according to Urban M.I.C’s offerings and schedules as assigned.
• Maintains open and timely communication with related support and managerial staff in all areas pertaining to the program, customers, completion statistics, referral-sources, contract fulfillment, and other important measurements of program success.
• Attends staff meetings as required.
• Schedules and/or meets with customers to discuss progress, the effects of outside influences on workshop performances, or related topics as necessary to help ensure customer success.
• Implements and enforces an effective framework for classroom management consisting of reasonable standards of behavior, timeliness, participation, courtesy, and job-realistic professionalism.
• Maintains accurate attendance records from each workshop. Completes additional forms reflecting customer progress etc. as needed.
• Maintains clean and orderly environment, keeping the environments appearance interesting, motivating and inviting.
• Maintains classroom supplies and equipment inventory, arranging for repair and/or replacement needs or reporting such needs to the Director of Operations or the Manager of Training.
• Participates actively in Urban M.I.C. customer related activities: open houses, job fairs, planning sessions, staff meetings, etc.
• Projects professionalism (including attire and speech), enthusiasm, and motivation at all times when in the company of participants.
• Develops and maintains a positive, professional, working relationship with other staff; cooperation, flexibility, and support are expected at all times
• Performs special additional assignments and duties as required.
Cantact David E.Collins at Urban-mic@excite.com 716-812-4475

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