Last week a few of the YEA main gang took a trip uptown to add some YEA spice to an educational theatre class. We discovered the beauty of smartboards and the thoughtfulness of graduate students.

We wanted to find out what they needed and how we could help.

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action steps:

group numero 1: WEB – color coded

1. Artists need to embrace mainstream

2. We were not answering the question…

- COMMUNICATION

- CONNECT

3. Little boxes on the hillside, little boxes made of tic-y-tac-y.

- REMEMBER THE KIDS. They are priority numero uno.    – We are creators, educators, artists – what is the best?

- No longer education, discovery, beyond students,

- EVERYONE IS LEARNING!

4. Priority shift, nationwide. Like… now!

Group 2:

1. Educate the administration as well, those who are ‘in charge’ who have the ability to support, give them a reason to care, engage.

2. More assertive (forget that insecurity)

3. Infiltrate

- Invite admin to participate…

4. Get sneaky…

Group 3:

1. Become one.

2. Share outside our community (invite the community-at-large in) esp. education-at-large

3. Join campaigns – GET INVOLVED IN THE NOISE.

4. Forget the jargon. Learn the lexicon of education.

- Talk succinctly, articulately.

- Talk to the PTA.

5. Present the magic, show them how easy it is to do.

Group 4:

1. Engage the ‘other’ in conversation (figure out their lang)

2. Get a seat at the table / bring ‘other’ to see the art

3. Educate ourselves to educate another

4. Profit

Group 5:

1. Lines of communication – open them up

2. Connect – connect – connect

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This was our pre-brainstorm session with the great-group (done on a SmartBoard, retrieved with the help of a teacher, of course. Thanks so much Courtney from Bronx Theatre HS!):

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Plus – check out their small-group explorations: