Jim Hawkes teaches english at the Salt Lake Wasatch Youth Center. In 2014 his class began a newspaper for the facility that is run by the students. Since then, they have published 15 papers. “My primary responsibilities are to facilitate assignments and help with editing. The emphasis from the beginning is to make this a…
Super Sweet Friday Mornings
Since 2007, Spy Hop has been partnering with the Salt Lake Division Of Youth Services for a special Friday morning multimedia workshop that lasts the whole school year! Each time students from the DYS Boys and Girls Group Home enter Spy Hop they have two hours to create a short film based on a social skills issue, a life lesson,…
The Emanuel Project is back in Utah!
The Emanuel Project positively impacts at-risk youth nationwide by providing creative learning materials for the classroom and art therapy, support and supervisory staff in the proper use of the materials, displaying inspirational art in central locations and offering motivational and incentive programs. This vision is accomplished with the help of institutions, community and university…
2016 YICArts Drawing Contest
Abe Kimball is choosing the winner for the 2016 YICArts Drawing Contest. The entries come from Blue Hills, Compass, Journey, Pine Creek, Pleasant Creek, and Young Women’s Empowerment. Winner will be announced at the end of the month.
Graphic Novels Making An Impact On JJS Teens
Graphic novels are not just fun to read, they encourage literacy, conversations on tough topics, and creativity. Salt Lake County Library Services (www.slcolibrary.org) and the Utah State Department of Education (USOE) have realized the success of using graphic novels and comics with youth in detention in Salt Lake County. The library had been implementing…
How Did I Get To This Place?
The past year has brought monumental change to Utah’s juvenile justice system. Incarcerated youths are no longer automatically shackled when they appear in court. They are given better access to lawyers and are allowed to stay in juvenile detention until they are 18, even if they are sentenced in adult court.In October, the Utah Board of…
Untold Stories Utah
Untold Stories Utah has been initiated to encourage teachers to provide an opportunity for students to tell the stories of their personal experiences, become published authors, and maybe even win a prize. Last year USOE YIC provided funding for the publication of Untold Stories Utah 2015, a 62-page anthology containing 34 personal narratives by student authors and 20 color reproductions…
Walking Through Exhibit
Nearly 250 students in residential treatment centers and detention facilities competed in the statewide art competition “Walking Through,” which was unveiled February 6, 2015, at the Fairview Museum of History and Art. North Sanpete School District art teacher, Abe Kimball, was inspired to create an iconic arch of shoes – modeled after the Arc de…
YIC Arts
Sponsored by the Utah State Office of Education, YICART is a committee selected from Utah’s full-time artists, art teachers, and art therapists who have teamed up to provide the state’s detention and rehabilitation students opportunities to express themselves in an annual All-State art show.
The Emmanuel Project
The Emanuel Project positively impacts at-risk youth nationwide by providing creative learning materials for the classroom and art therapy, support and supervisory staff in the proper use of the materials, displaying inspirational art in central locations and offering motivational and incentive programs. This vision is accomplished with the help of institutions, community and university system…
Sending Messages
Giving a voice to a group of teenagers that rarely have the opportunity to be heard, SENDING MESSAGES is the country’s only podcast entirely created and produced by incarcerated youth. Started in 2009 by Spy Hop Productions, a nonprofit youth media organization in Salt Lake City, Utah, this groundbreaking program works with students in several…
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