The goals of this program are to:

Expose youth to: Basic Photography & the Camera, Camera Basics, Composition, Lighting, Basic Photography Elements, Basic Literary Elements, organization, planning, goal implementation strategies and peer collaboration.
Engage youth in positive communication and collaborative relationships with adults and peers.
Provide students with the opportunity to become functionally knowledgeable in the basics of photography, elements of photography, the camera, composition, lighting, and literary elements.
Assist youth in leading a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and instructor-led) and structured conversations in order to become college and career ready.
Guide students into an understanding of how to demonstrate a combination of photography and literary arts skills in order to produce work that will be displayed in a collective book or showcased in a gallery.
Challenge students to expand their flexibility, concentration, and fluency to revisit and make improvements to their creative writing through creating multiple drafts when circumstances encourage or require it.

Examples of Student Work