A slideshare created from this link: http://nationalguild.org/Programs/Key-Initiatives/Creative-Youth-Development/What-s-in-a-Name-webinar-recording.aspx Creative Youth Development (CYD) intentionally integrates learning in the arts, humanities, and sciences with youth development principles. In CYD programs, young people create work and apply their creative skills to solve problems, shape their lives and build the world in which they want to live. The 2014 National Summit for CYD generated new focus and energy in CYD, catalyzing collective action (e.g., CYD National Partnership, Alliance for Creative Youth Development). In this webinar, we explore what it means to create and sustain programs for youth through this framework through case study examples, discussion, and student work. Featuring youth and adult leaders from Creative Action and Say Sí. Moderated by Denise Montgomery, director of the National CYD Initiative.

1. CREATIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
What’s in a Name?
Karen LaShelle
Executive Director
Creative Action, Austin,TX
Nicole Amri
Program Director
SAY Si, San Antonio,TX
Denise Montgomery
Director
CYD National Imitative
Heather Ikemire
Chief Program Officer
National Guild for Community Arts
Education

2. GOALS FOR TODAY’S SESSION
 INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF CREATIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT: ITS
ROOTS, EFFECTIVE PRACTICES,AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FIELD
 RAISE AWARENESS OF CYD NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP
 ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS!

3. CREATIVEYOUTH DEVELOPMENT DEFINED
 CREATIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT IS A RECENT TERM
THAT UNIFIES A LONGSTANDING COMMUNITY OF
PRACTICE THAT INTENTIONALLY INTEGRATES THE
ARTS, HUMANITIES,AND SCIENCES WITH YOUTH
DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES, SPARKING YOUNG
PEOPLE’S CREATIVITY AND BUILDING CRITICAL
LEARNING AND LIFE SKILLS.
 THESE OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS
EMPHASIZE BOTH DISCIPLINE MASTERY AND THE
ACQUISITION OF THE PERSONAL AND SOCIAL
ASSETS YOUNG PEOPLE NEED TO THRIVE.

4. FRAMEWORK

5. WHY DEFINE A FIELD?
 OUR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AS A NATION DEPENDS ON OUR
ABILITY TO ENGAGE TODAY’S YOUTH TO ADDRESS ISSUES
DEMANDING CREATIVE SOLUTIONS.
 WE CAN ACHIEVE GREATER SUSTAINABILITY AS A FIELD BY
WORKING TOGETHER ON A COMMON AGENDA!

6. HISTORY
CREATIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT HAS GROWN FROM ITS GRASSROOTS INCEPTION TO AN EMPIRICALLY SUPPORTED
FIELD WITH HUNDREDS OF ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS. KEY MOMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS THAT HAVE
HELPED DEFINE THE FIELD:
 1995, AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS’ YOUTHARTS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
 1996, THE PRESIDENT’S COMMITTEE FOR THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES (PCAH) COMING UP
TALLER: ARTS AND HUMANITIES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH AT RISK
 1998, PCAH LAUNCHED THE NATIONAL ARTS AND HUMANITIES YOUTH PROGRAM AWARDS
 1998, 1999 SHIRLEY BRICE HEATH’S LIVING THE ARTS THROUGH LANGUAGE LEARNING: A REPORT
ON COMMUNITY-BASED YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS AND “IMAGINATIVE ACTUALITY: LEARNING IN THE
ARTS IN THE NONSCHOOL HOURS” IN CHAMPIONS OF CHANGE: THE IMPACT OF THE ARTS ON
LEARNING
 2002, THE SURDNA FOUNDATION’S “POWERFUL VOICES: DEVELOPING HIGH-IMPACT ARTS
PROGRAMS FOR TEENS”

7. HISTORY CONTINUED
 2009, QUALITIES OF QUALITY: UNDERSTANDING EXCELLENCE IN ARTS EDUCATION
 2011, THE GUILD’S ENGAGING ADOLESCENTS GUIDEBOOK: BUILDING YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN THE
ARTS
 2013, SOMETHING TO SAY: SUCCESS PRINCIPLES FOR AFTERSCHOOL ARTS PROGRAMS FROM
URBAN YOUTH AND OTHER EXPERTS
 2014 NATIONAL SUMMIT ON CREATIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
 2016 FORMATION OF CREATIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP

8. 6 QUALITIES OF CYD PROGRAMMING
1. SAFETY: CREATE SAFE AND HEALTHY SPACES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
2. ASSET BASED: FOCUS ON THE STRENGTHS OF YOUNG PEOPLE
3. ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE: MAINTAIN THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF ARTISTIC
EXCELLENCE
4. SOCIAL CAPITAL: FOCUS ON DEVELOPING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEERS
AND ADULTS
5. YOUTH VOICE: INCORPORATE THE VOICES OF YOUNG PEOPLE
6. SOCIAL JUSTICE: LINK YOUNG PEOPLE TO THE COMMUNITIES THEY LIVE/WORK IN
CYD PROGRAMS CAN VARY WIDELY IN TERMS OF THEIR STRUCTURE, ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE AND CONTENT. THE
FOLLOWING ARE COMMON, OBSERVABLE QUALITIES SEEN IN MANY CYD PROGRAMS USING BEST PRACTICES:

9. CREATIVE ACTION, AUSTIN,TX
The mission of Creative Action is to spark and support the
academic, social and emotional development of young
people. Through interactive classroom performances,
after school arts residencies and community-based
programs, Creative Action’s team of professional
Teaching Artists inspire 20,000 youth each year to be
Creative Artists, Courageous Allies, Critical Thinkers,
and Confident Leaders in their community.
We believe that when youth develop their creativity,
compassion, confidence and critical thinking skills, and
build meaningful connections with peers and positive
role-models, they become successful adults who
contribute to their communities and thrive in their
careers and relationships.

10. CREATIVE ACTION TEEN PROGRAMS VIDEO

11. Asset Based

12. MULTIDISCIPLINARY CYD PROGRAMYEAR-ROUND | LONG-TERM |TUITION-FREE |VISUAL ARTS | FILM/PHOTOGRAPHY | THEATRE ARTS | NEW MEDIA
 6 - 12 GRADE
 COMMITMENT THROUGH MOU
 RECIPROCAL LEARNING
 PROJECT-BASED LEARNING
 COLLEGE-GOING CULTURE
SAY SÍ - SAN ANTONIOYOUTHYES! ( SÍ )

13. SAY SÍ - SAN ANTONIOYOUTHYES! ( SÍ ) VIDEO

14. Youth Voice

15. Social Capital

16. CREATIVE ACTION VIDEO

17. Safety

18. Social Justice

19. Artistic Excellence

20. SAY SÍ ALASYOUTHTHEATRE COMPANY LILY, 12TH GRADE POEM:YELLOW

21. SHORT CREATED BY: YOUTH CINEMA COLLECTIVE IN 2016 AND
FEATURED AT 2017 DO IT YOUR DAMN SELF FILM FESTIVAL IN BOSTON

22. VISUAL ART “MAP OUR ROOTS, ” A 100+ FOOT MURAL DEPICTING HISTORY OF
LAND WHERE CENTER FOR CREATIVE ACTION WAS BUILT, DESIGNED THROUGH
COMMUNITY PROCESS AND PAINTED ON BACK OF BUILDING.

23. THEATRE 2016 SHOW PLAYING AGAINST THE ROLES, EXPLORING THE IMPACT
OF GENDER ROLES AND STEREOTYPES.

24. CREATIVEYOUTH DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP
FOUNDING ORGANIZAIONS
Partnership will expand and diversify to include organizations in adjacent sectors.

25.  THE MISSION IS TO ADVANCE THE FIELD OF CREATIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
THROUGH RESEARCH, SUPPORT, AND ADVOCACY IN ORDER TO INCREASE
EQUITABLE ACCESS TO CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.
 THE VISION IS THAT ALL YOUNG PEOPLE WILL HAVE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO
OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP THEIR WORLDVIEW AND CREATIVE POTENTIAL,
TO LIVE RICHER, FULLER LIVES AND DEVELOP THE CRITICAL LEARNING AND
LIFE SKILLS THEY NEED TO BECOME ACTIVE CONTRIBUTORS TO THEIR
COMMUNITIES.
CREATIVEYOUTH DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP
MISSION ANDVISION

26.  POSITION CREATIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AS THE CATALYST FOR DYNAMIC
CROSS‐SECTOR COLLABORATIONS
 ESTABLISH YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR CREATIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AS
KEY LEADERS IN LIVABILITY AND ECONOMIC VIABILITY
 DEVELOP AND DEEPEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO CREATE A MORE JUST AND
EQUITABLE SOCIETY.
 DOCUMENT AND BOLDLY COMMUNICATE THE VITAL IMPACT AND EXPERIENCE OF CREATIVE
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT.
 SUPPORT AND ADVOCATE FOR A STRONG CREATIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SECTOR WITH
EFFECTIVE BUSINESS MODELS, NEW REVENUE SOURCES, AND PARTNERSHIPS THAT
GENERATE ADEQUATE FUNDING
COMMON AGENDA

27. WWW.CREATIVEYOUTHDEVELOPMENT.ORG

28. THANKYOU
PLEASE SHAREYOUR QUESTIONS

29. THE NATIONAL GUILD SUPPORTS AND ADVANCES ACCESS TO
LIFELONG LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ARTS.
WE WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH A BROAD RANGE OF
PRACTITIONERS AND STAKEHOLDERS WITHIN AND BEYOND THE
ARTS AND EDUCATION SECTORS. OUR BROAD OBJECTIVES ARE:
1)TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY ARTS EDUCATION PROVIDERS TO
 DELIVER QUALITY PROGRAMS THAT ARE SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE
 SECURE GREATER FINANCIAL SUPPORT
 CONTRIBUTE TO SYSTEMIC CHANGE
2)TO INCREASE SUPPORT OF AND INVESTMENT IN COMMUNITY ARTS
EDUCATION

30. ABOUT THE GUILD
GUILD MEMBERS
 MORE THAN 400 MEMBER INSTITUTIONS IN
URBAN, SUBURBAN, AND RURAL COMMUNITIES IN
45 STATES.
 COLLECTIVELY , THESE MEMBERS OFFER ARTS
INSTRUCTION TO MORE THAN 2.5 MILLION
STUDENTS EACH YEAR, EMPLOY MORE THAN
20,000 TEACHING ARTISTS, AND REACH SOME 8
MILLION MORE AMERICANS THROUGH
PERFORMANCES AND EXHIBITIONS.
KEY INITIATIVES
 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
 CREATIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
 SOCIAL JUSTICE
 PARTNERSHIPS WITH K-12 SCHOOLS
 CREATIVE AGING

31. RESOURCES
 NATIONAL GUILD FOR COMMUNITY ARTS EDUCATION
WWW.NATIONALGUILD.ORG/CREATIVEYOUTHDEVELOPMENT
 NATIONAL CREATIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
WWW.CREATIVEYOUTHDEVELOPMENT.ORG
 CREATIVE ACTION WWW.CREATIVEACTION.ORG
 SAY SI WWW.SAYSI.ORG

32. UPCOMING CYD WEBINARS (FREE!)
 Five Effective Models of CreativeYouth Development Practice
April 24, 1:00 – 2:00pm ET
Presented by National Guild for Community Arts Education
 Youth Development in the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities
April 27, 4:00 – 5:30pm ET
Presented by Massachusetts Cultural Council
Register at http://creativeyouthdevelopment.org/news/