Summit County After-School Program
Arts-Kids runs after-school groups once a week in Summit County elementary schools and Arts-Teens groups in both middle schools. The program is free to all participants. Grants and private donations make this possible.
Under the guidance of professional facilitators and professional artists, students build community and develop life skills through the expressive arts. School guidance counselors refer students to the program.
President Barack Obama does not like bullying. “Consider these statistics,” said the President before a conference of educators:
- A third of middle school and high school students have reported being bullied during the school year.
- Almost 3 million students have said they were pushed, shoved, tripped, even spit on.
- Bullying is more likely to affect kids who are seen as different, whether it’s because of the color of their skin, the clothes they wear, the disability they may have, or sexual orientation.
Arts-Kids has developed a training module for facilitators and volunteers to help kids who experiencing bullying and cyberbullying.
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