InsideOut News
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT -- SIGNIFICANT RESULTS
Thanks to generous support from Chase, InsideOut has completed its second year of Voices service to all 538 students, grades 7 through 12 attending Detroit International Academy of Young Women. Sherina Sharpe and Aricka Foreman led long-term poetry residencies in core classes and conducted short-term workshops to deepen students’ understanding of subjects as diverse as Earth Science, Economics, Art, and Algebra. They also consulted one-on-one with over 220 students in an inviting writing center, helped to publish
The Intuition of Pink, Vol. 3, conducted workshops on college essay applications, and organized year-end celebrations.
A year-end evaluation found statistically significant growth for students, while 100% of teachers expressed satisfaction with the program at Detroit’s girls-only high school. Many students reported positive “mental healthâ€Â
Created Jul. 20, 2009 Article #1643
