DIVAS for Social Justice Provides Free After-School Program for Teens Using Technology For Social Change In Laurelton

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DIVAS (Digital Interactive Visual Arts Sciences) for Social Justice, a community based organization is providing a 4- day a week after-school program specializing in STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts Math) for Social Change based activities in Laurelton for FREE! The after-school program is offered Monday- Thursday 3-6:30PM. In the program, students are offered the following:

  • Homework Help & Snacks
  • Fun Trips & STEAM Based Festival Participants
  • Social & Emotional Learning
  • STEAM Based Activities that include: Engineering, 3D-Printing, Virtual Reality,Digital Media & More.
  • Project Based Learning Through Community Building

All participants will be able to participate in The Virtual Reality  (VR)Civic Engagement Initiative to create a VR experience for the 1st community garden in Laurelton. Participants will be the founders of a new model to community based learning.

This opportunity is available for teens ages 11-14 that live in Southeast, Queens. The program is funded by The Department Of Youth & Community Development. All participants are required to fill out an enrollment form and be interviewed by the Program Director. The program will take place at:

The Linden SDA School

228-02 137th Ave.

Laurelton, NY 11413

For more information and to return the application that is highlighted in the  enrollment form contact:

Taja Moore, Queens Program Director

taja@divasforsocialjustice.org

347-779-6141

 

 

 

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Clarisa James
Clarisa James is the Co-Founder/Executive Director of DIVAS (Digital Interactive Visual Arts Sciences) for Social Justice. For the past seven years DIVAS has provided free or sliding scale technology training to youth in underserved communities in Central Brooklyn and Southeast Queens. Ms. James has been dedicated to youth development work for the past 15years in the roles of Teaching Artist, After School Director, Curriculum Specialist and artist. Her life's work encompasses empowering youth in underserved communities to use technology for social change and think critically about the issues that are affecting them most. For the past seven years Ms. James has facilitated workshops that help youth develop multimedia projects around environmental justice, housing, leadership development and reproductive justice. Ms. James holds an MFA in Integrated Media Arts from Hunter College's Film & Media Department. In addition to DIVAS for Social Justice, Ms. James currently serves on the advisory board of the Children’s Cabinet, Office of the Deputy Mayor Strategic Policy Initiatives at City Hall. Clarisa James is full of gratitude to her parents for providing such a wonderful upbringing and having the foresight to move into the community of Laurelton in the early 1970's. Clarisa is proud to be a daughter of Laurelton.