2017-18 School Year
Young Chicago Authors
1180 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Ste. http://www.youngchicagoauthors.o (773) 486-4331 2, Chicago, IL, 60642 rg
Alissa Goldwasser https://chicago.artlookmap.com/pa [email protected] rtners/256
About Young Chicago Authors
Through creative writing, Young Chicago Authors helps young people from all backgrounds to understand the importance of their own stories and those of others, so that they can pursue the path they choose and work to make their communities more just and equitable. . YCA provides opportunities and mentorship to teens who are interested in creative writing. Over the past two decades, YCA has worked with thousands of young artists in school and after-school settings, guiding them as they develop their voices. From weekend writing intensives to the largest teen poetry slam in the country, Louder Than a Bomb, YCA lets students take part in a vibrant literary community that transcends cultural and socio-economic boundaries.
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Creative Schools Certi cation
Excelling: 42% (28 Schools)
Strong: 29% (19 Schools)
Developing: 14% (9 Schools)
Emerging: 15% (10 Schools)
Incomplete: 0% (0 Schools)
Ethnicity
American Indian / Alaska Native: 0% Asian: 6% Black / African American: 39% Hawaiian / Paci c Islander: 0% Hispanic: 41% Multi-Racial: 0% White: 14% Other / Not Available: 0%
School Discipline Interests
Dance: 12% Literary Arts: 10% Media Arts: 16% Music: 17% Theatre: 17% Visual Arts: 28%
Student Demographics
75% 7% 12% 942 Low Income Limited English Diverse Learners Average Enrollment of School Served
Our Programs
Name Description Type
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Check The Method Check the Method is a master class in poetry and hip hop spoken word, surveying Out-of-School and/or contemporary poets representing many styles. On Saturdays from 1:00 pm to 3:00 Summer pm during the academic year, students convene to read, discuss, write, share, and revise under the mentorship of YCA’s artistic director and associate artistic director.
Chicago Beat Chicago Beat is a journalism inquiry grounded in non- ction creative writing and Field Trip, Out-of- verse journalism. Student interns meet twice a week to engage in research, School and/or eldwork, and writing that sheds light on an issue relevant to young people in the Summer city.
Education Throughout the school year, YCA teaching artists work in select Chicago-area Professional Partnerships schools through a focused Education Partnerships program. YCA's teaching artists Development, collaborate with classroom teachers to provide creative writing instruction during Resources, Field Trip, the school day and lead meetings of the after-school poetry clubs. Teams selected Out-of-School and/or from each school's poetry club compete at Louder Than a Bomb. Summer, Performance / Workshop, Residency
Emcee Wreckshop Emcee Wreckshop targets students who are interested in honing their emcee skills Out-of-School and/or in the rap tradition. Wreckshop participants meet from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Summer Saturdays during the academic year to thoughtfully engage in writing bars.
Louder Than A Bomb LTAB is the largest teen poetry slam in the country. Each winter, teams Professional Chicago Youth Poetry representing more than 120 schools and community groups from all over the Development, Field Festival (LTAB) Chicago area face o in bouts in which they perform original group and individual Trip, Out-of-School poems. In 2015, 73 CPS schools participated in Louder Than A Bomb. The team and/or Summer, nals on the last night of the competition drew an audience of 3,200. Other
Queeriosity Queeriosity is a monthly poetry salon that creates a safe space for LBGTQ and Out-of-School and/or questioning youth, aged 12-25, to explore the world through a queer lens. Summer
School And Throughout the school year, YCA Teaching Artists are invited to conduct one-time or Resources, Other, Community short-term workshops, perform at school assemblies and functions, and organize Performance / Resources poetry slams in dozens of schools in Chicago and its surrounding area. Typically, Workshop, Residency YCA receives compensation for these types of engagements.
Summer Writing Write To The City Summer Camp is YCA’s weeklong exploration of contemporary Field Trip, Out-of- Institute -- Write To creative writing and its intersection with other art forms. Held at the University of School and/or The City Illinois at Chicago campus with eld trips planned throughout, Write To The City Summer brings students into workshops led by renown artists, expanding young people’s understanding of the arts while fostering their own development as writers. This program is fee-based with scholarships available to qualifying students.
WordPlay WordPlay is YCA’s long-running three-hour Tuesday evening salon, which begins at Field Trip, Out-of- 6:00 pm with a master class in poetry led by a member of YCA’s seven-person School and/or Teaching Artist Corps. At 7:00 pm, students sign up to take the stage in a youth Summer open mic that represents the spectrum of experiences of young Chicagoans from all parts of the city. The evening concludes with a performance by a featured guest artist. WordPlay runs weekly throughout the year.
Our Reach
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Acero Charter Schools - Major Hector P. Garcia Albert G Lane Technical High School Asa Philip Randolph Elementary School MD Back of the Yards IB HS Bronzeville Scholastic Academy High School Carl Schurz High School Catalyst-Maria Charter HS Charles P Steinmetz College Preparatory HS Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences Chicago High School for the Arts Chicago Intl Charter - Longwood Chicago Math and Science Academy High School Chicago Vocational Career Academy High Christian Fenger Academy High School Collins Academy High School School Dr Martin Luther King Jr College Prep HS EPIC Academy High School Edwin G Foreman High School Friedrich W von Steuben Metropolitan Science Gage Park High School George Washington Carver Military Academy HS HS George Westinghouse College Prep Greater Lawndale High School For Social Justice Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy HS Hawthorne Elementary Scholastic Academy Horizon Science Academy Southwest Chicago Hyde Park Academy High School Charter Intrinsic Charter School John Hancock College Preparatory High School John Marshall Metropolitan High School Kenwood Academy High School Lincoln Park High School Louisa May Alcott College Preparatory HS Marie Sklodowska Curie Metropolitan High Michele Clark Academic Prep Magnet High Morgan Park High School School School Nancy B Je erson Alternative High School Neal F Simeon Career Academy High School Nicholas Senn High School Noble Street Charter - Butler College Prep Noble Street Charter - Muchin College Prep Noble Street Charter School - DRW College Prep North-Grand High School Northside College Preparatory High School Oscar F Mayer Elementary School Percy L Julian High School Perspectives Charter - IIT Math & Science Perspectives Charter - Rodney D Joslin Academy Phoenix Military Academy High School Richard T Crane Medical Preparatory HS Roald Amundsen High School Robert Lindblom Math & Science Academy HS Roberto Clemente Community Academy High Roger C Sullivan High School School Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy South Shore Intl College Prep High School Spry Community Links High School Stephen T Mather High School Thomas A Edison Regional Gifted Center ES Walter L Newberry Math & Science Academy ES Walter Payton College Preparatory High School Whitney M Young Magnet High School William Howard Taft High School William Jones College Preparatory High School YCCS-Austin Career Education Center HS YCCS-Innovations of Arts Integration HS
COMMUNITIES
Albany Park Archer Heights Ashburn Austin Avalon Park Belmont Cragin Chatham Chicago Lawn Douglas East Gar eld Park Edgewater Gage Park Grand Boulevard Humboldt Park Irving Park Kenwood Lake View Lincoln Park Lincoln Square Loop Morgan Park Mount Greenwood Near North Side Near South Side Near West Side New City North Center North Lawndale North Park Norwood Park Portage Park Pullman Rogers Park Roseland South Chicago South Lawndale South Shore Washington West Elsdon West Englewood West Ridge West Town Heights Woodlawn
NETWORKS
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