• Objectives
    • Support youth development (decrease fear and depression; increase learning)
    • Recognize interpretation (through arts) as the vehicle for discovery
    • Provoke curiosity to learn more
  • Method
    • Engage tactile and performative arts for different learning styles
    • Use a chosen theme to generate readings and artmaking (see How?)
    • Read aloud and ask questions
    • Participants follow their tangents to discover more connections with the theme
    • Meet regularly in groups with Pre-Texts facilitator (3x per week)
  • Target audience
    • Local youth who want to improve interpretive and leadership skills
    • ESL students
    • Immigrants learning English
    • Seniors who can support youth
  • Desired outcomes
    • Increased engagement in community stewardship projects
    • Maintenance of learning between academic years
    • Improved literacy scores in school (see Why?)
    • Richer intergenerational dialogue through Interpretation of history and nature