Through arts education utilizing healing-informed learning, students process and express emotion in a safe environment responsive to individual and generation-defining challenges.
Geneva Powerhouse youth art programs are taught by Teaching Artists who guide students through art forms such as dance, spoken word, and the practice of ancestral healing knowledge while affirming gender, community, and culture. Students also may join the Geneva Powerhouse Youth Advisory Council, a paid cohort that works with our artists to design the Geneva Powerhouse space and programming to create a youth-led community hub for LGBTQIA and youth of color.
Recognizing the challenges immigrant youth and families face in navigating new systems of racism that differ from those in other countries, we focus our programming on affirming personal and cultural identity through play-based learning. Our spring residencies culminate in a showcase for the local community at the Geneva Powerhouse, our performance/gallery space in District 11.
Pre-K Program Offerings
Rhythm and Rhyme
Wednesdays 2:00-3:00pm and 3:00-4:00pm
Teaching Artist Daniela
This Spring, from January 22-May 14 we are excited to offer 'Rhythm and Rhyme: Creative Dance Time!'
Classes will be held every Wednesday from September 4th through December 18th. This class is designed for toddlers ages 3-5 and their caregivers.
Youth Program Offerings
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Brazilian Dance and Mexican Folklórico
*Waitlist
Wednesdays 4:30-6:30pm
Teaching Artists Daniela and Bella
This class will explore different stories/histories through movement, storytelling, and teach dance technique. Classes will include empowerment, discussions, community building, snacks, collaboration, and dance training. Our goal is to continue exploring how art and stories can be used to bring about change and/or awareness. Classes are also about figuring out what community means and different strategies of what showing up in those spaces looks like.
Theater and Poetry
*Waitlist
Tuesdays 4:30-6:30pm
Teaching Artists Yari and Sagaree
Join Yari and Sagaree for a class on poetic composition and spoken word. Together, we’ll practice expressing your passions through poetry and performance. We’ll explore social issues and vision together how we hope to transform our communities through art and action.
Photography
*Waitlist
Fridays 4:30-6:30pm
Teaching Artists Ebti and Ben
Teachers Ebti and Ben will lead this 30 week class focusing on all things photography. From beginners to pro photographers, this class will give students an insight into photography and all it has to offer. Cameras will be provided.
Stipend Details
Students ages 10-18 are eligible for a $400 participation stipend upon the completion of one semester of the Geneva Powerhouse class they enroll in. Stipends will be distributed via gift card upon the completion of the term.
To qualify for the $400 stipend, students must attend 13 out of 15 sessions. We encourage students to arrive up to 10 minutes early to be ready for class to start on time.
There are no guaranteed make up opportunities set at this time. If a student has an unexpected absence for sickness or an emergency, caregivers may reach out to Powerhouse Program Manger, Reina, to discuss possible next steps.
Late policy: Students will be considered late if they arrive 15 minutes after the start of class. If students are more than 15 minutes late, they are still welcome to participate, but will be marked absent.
Powerhouse Program Manager, Reina, will share student’s up to date attendance record through email mid-way and at the end of the semester. Students and caregivers can reach out to check the most up-to-date attendance record for stipend standing.
Youth Advisory Committee
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Youth Advisory Committee
Thursdays 4:30-6:30pm
Teaching Artists Ebti and Sagaree
Youth Advisory Committee highlights and presents projects that center local BIPOC and LGBTQIA young artists hosted with and for the D11 community. This group plays an integral part in our commitment to foster community and increase access for these D11 communities. Youth do not need to be enrolled in current Powerhouse classes, but must register and submit a Caregiver/Supervisor Liability Form (available at the Powerhouse) to attend. We ask for regular attendance.