Voices in the Treetops - Mission
 

Voices in the Treetops, Inc. honors all of our ancestors by providing arts and arts activities to agencies and institutions committed to the fostering of character development, social and environmental responsibility, wellness, education, violence prevention, social justice, and cultural preservation.

Voices in the Treetops, Inc. is dedicated to networking and encouraging creative, ethical collaboration in order to teach and nourish integrity, develop character, and foster self-discipline.  Through the arts, we concentrate on programs for children, teens, and adults which lend themselves to constructive dialogue and equitably advantageous collaboration between community service agencies, artists, individual community advocates, health professionals and educators.

We mentor and apprentice young artists in our programs to foster their development as artists for social change. 

We facilitate co-operation and the accessing of mutual moral conscience in warring factions within the community.

Focus Areas

1. Literacy
     A. Using instructional and other function - based text to make theatre, visual art, and/or
          music.
     B. Forming affinity groups based on diverse literature and print media (fiction/drama,
          fiction/comedy, world history, local history, self-help, sports, mechanics, business,
          environment, etc.).

2. History for Values Clarification and Awareness
     A. Spoken Word, Dance, and Musical Performance.
          1. Fostering creativity by presentation of original works.
          2. Encouraging cross-class and cultural communication through these media.
     B. Community Building/Violence Prevention.
          1. Values examination and clarification in popular culture, tradition and folklore.
          2. Intercultural dialogue and language exchange.
          3. Conflict resolution and anger management.
          4. Intergenerational relations.

3. Environmental Studies and Performance Workshops
     A. Writing projects based on ecological research.
     B. Exchange programs with youth from diverse regions, rural and urban, to study the
          effects of pollutants on the quality of community life and record the findings in poetry
          and musical performance.
     C. Training adults and youth in performance and storytelling techniques geared to
          fostering ecological awareness.

 

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