CENTER FOR COMMUNITY BUILDING AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

TEENBIZ:

Teens in Business through the Arts

PROGRAM CONTENT

Program Content : The program includes the following sessions:

Jump In! Do It! Quit Talking About It!

• Personal Development, Leadership & Team Building :
• Finding your place in the world of work
• Developing your artistic self through the visual arts, voice, body, and imagination
• Working together; team building; getting on the same page
• Creating a resume, complete a college application, participate in a job interview

Swimming With the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive!

• Business/Becoming an Entrepreneur :
• Learning the “ins” and “outs” of business structure and finance
• Planning for success in business ventures
• Generating a business model for our summer art creations

Guerilla Marketing!

• Marketing & Finance :
• Getting to know your market.
• Developing a product that will generate interest and sell.
• Learning how to Finance your work, maintaining good credit, and making a profit

The Power to Invent!

• Music/Dance Arts :
• Designing and producing a musical/dance production
• Creating a performance piece to share the group’s collective consciousness and generate a rousing reception from the audience

TeenBiz

Go to Center for Community Building and Civic Engagement (CCBCE)

Community Outreach Partnership Center Elvia R. Krajewski - Jaime, Ph.D., Director