Toronto, Ontario – August 24, 2010 – Humber College will present the work of the Humber Youth Theatre Project – The Jump on Saturday, August 28 at 1 p.m.
A collaboration between Humber’s School of Creative & Performing Arts and the School of Social & Community Services, the unique theatre program offers local youth aged 12 to 14 years the chance to enjoy a theatre experience that supports the development of social skills and self-esteem. The three-week program, which takes place at the Humber Arts & Media Studios, has grown from eight participants five years ago to 30 participants this year.
New this year is the addition of the Leader-in-Training program, which offers youth aged 15 to 17 the opportunity to learn the important skills of being strong community leaders.
This community outreach venture is funded by Humber and is an example of the College’s goal to build strong relationships with the communities near all of its campuses. Participants are selected with the help of social services agencies across Etobicoke. The agencies select children based on need and interest in theatre. Students and graduates of Humber’s Theatre Performance, Theatre Production and Child and Youth Worker Programs act as counsellors and are on hand to support and guide participants.
The event will begin with remarks by Laurel Broten, MPP for Etobicoke-Lakeshore and Minister of Children and Youth Services. Ms. Broten has had a long-standing commitment to the Etobicoke-Lakeshore community and has shown her support for Humber and the Lakeshore campus on a number of occasions.
Event: Humber Youth Theatre Project – The Jump - presentation
Date: Saturday, August 28, 2010
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Humber Arts & Media Studio (Humber Lakeshore Campus)
300 Birmingham Street (North West of Kipling and Lake
Shore Ave)
Photo Opportunity: Laurel Broten, MPP Etobicoke-Lakeshore and Minister of
Children and Youth Services; John Mason, vice-president,
Student and Corporate Services, Humber College;
Jump Theatre Project presentation
Quotes:
“These unique community outreach projects are so important because they empower kids by giving them a great opportunity they would not otherwise have to exercise their creativity and to build self-confidence,” says Minister Broten. “Congratulations to all of this summer’s participants and to the organizers.”
"Jump uses the theatre experience to help youth develop self-esteem and interpersonal skills,” says Jane Clifton, faculty, Humber’s Child and Youth Worker program.
“This is the type of initiative and partnership that provides an excellent opportunity for youth involved with our agency to learn the valuable lessons inherent in collaboration, teamwork and performing,” says Rob Thompson, Director of Communications, Children’s Aid Society of Toronto. “It also exposes these youth, who are of high school age, to one of the top colleges in the country.”
Amanda Nicholls, a graduate of Humber’s Theatre Performance Program, has been a counsellor with the Jump Theatre Project for three years. “This is such a special and unique program. It gives today’s youth an opportunity to voice their opinions and thoughts in a creative way and share it with the world through a production that they create: a play that is full of their words and a set that comes from their imagination. While doing all of this they are learning very important social skills. It is a program that makes a difference in the lives of youth, and one which I am very passionate about.”
About Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
Established in 1967, Humber is one of Canada’s leading postsecondary institutions. Committed to student success through excellence in teaching and learning, Humber serves more than 22,000 full-time students and 56,000 continuing education registrants. With an internationally recognized reputation for quality learning, Humber offers a wide-range of career-focused opportunities for students to personalize their educational path. Our 150 full-time programs include four-year bachelor’s degrees, two and three-year diplomas, one and two-year certificates, and apprenticeship training. As a founding member of Polytechnics Canada, Humber offers students the opportunity to participate in applied research projects that find solutions for issues confronting small and medium-sized enterprises. Humber is one of 12 Vanguard Learning Colleges as identified by the League for Innovation, and the League’s only Canadian board member. Humber finished first in its class in the highly regarded Community College Survey of Student Engagement in 2009 in each of four categories, including Active and Collaborative Learning, Student Effort, Academic Challenge and Student-Faculty Interaction. More than 85 per cent of Humber graduates are employed within six months of completing their studies. Visit humber.ca.
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For more information, please contact:
Ilena Aldini-Messina/ Andrew Leopold
Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
416.675.6622 ext. 5479/4296
ilena.aldinimessina@humber,ca /andrew.leopold@humber.ca
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