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Express Yourself! Mission: Through Express Yourself, African American youth can come here and use

Express Yourself! Mission: Through Express Yourself, African American youth can come here and use the environment as a safe space to release anger and frustration while starting to heal their everyday trauma through creativity.

Defining Social Emotional Learning Also know as SEL Formal Definition: The process through which

Defining Social Emotional Learning Also know as SEL Formal Definition: The process through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions

Relevance Many African American youth have been brought up or are being brought up

Relevance Many African American youth have been brought up or are being brought up in environments were feelings and dreams aren’t valid, fighting and talking down is acceptable, and self regulation is taboo.

Research *Social and emotional skills are the primary skills in order to do good

Research *Social and emotional skills are the primary skills in order to do good and be good/successful. *Many risky behaviors (e. g. , drug use, violence, bullying, and dropping out) can be prevented or reduced when multiyear, integrated efforts are used to develop students' social and emotional skills. http: //www. casel. org/social-and-emotional-learning/

Research SEL has a battle between both the internal self and external self while

Research SEL has a battle between both the internal self and external self while living in an environment that makes it almost impossible to gain positive social emotional learning skills.

Express Yourself Details Director Kamree Stubbs Open 7: 00 am-12: 00 am The WHY?

Express Yourself Details Director Kamree Stubbs Open 7: 00 am-12: 00 am The WHY? Youth will be able to let out bottled up emotions in a productive and positive way. This will prevent acts of retaliation and inner city violence. And they will be able practice and perfect their talents/skills.

Express Yourself Details Addresses the Challenge of Culture The program will help children focus

Express Yourself Details Addresses the Challenge of Culture The program will help children focus on self- love, selfawareness, and self- regulation. The youth will be encouraged to create creative ways to handle the feelings of trauma that keeps them socially and emotionally off balance. Dancing, Rap, Singing, Painting, Poetry, Writing, Drawing, and other forms of creative expression will be encouraged. Youth will also participate in weekly guidance counseling meetings to discuss positive SEL skills.

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