| Raising Expectations Inc. has grown so much in the past 3 years and the future only looks brighter ! |
Raising
Expectations Inc.
Expectations Inc.
| "Creativity means believing you have greatness." - Dr. Wayne W. Dyer |
What's New with R.E!
How to Support Raising Expectations?
 | 3rd Annual Holiday Celebration, "A Hip-Hop Holiday," will be held at Emergence Community | |
| Arts Collective (located at 733 Euclid Street, NW, DC, across from Benjamin Banneker High School between Sherman and Georgia Avenues) on Friday, December 19th at 7-9pm. Click here to view 2008 Annual Holiday Party Flyer culminating our youth development programs this year! Mark your Calendars for this end-of-year celebration! |
| 2008 Urban Mental Health Initiative Symposium and PSA Media Campaigns - On Saturday, | |
| November 15th, Raising Expectations Inc. (R.E.), in partnership with the Aalia Group, Inc., a media and health awareness professional group, held a free public symposium at DCTV Studios with medical and mental health professionals, social workers, religious leaders, and more discussing the disparities and stigmas in treatment and access. R.E. Inc. would like to thank our youth actors who also participated in the initiative's scriptwriting workshops for the Youth Substance Abuse Prevention PSAs over the past summer. See Photo Gallery page for pictures of R.E. youth actors at work! Support our media group partner, the Aalia Group Inc. by visiting their website at www.aaliagrp.org for more information. |
| 2008 Public Arts Building Communities Grant Mural Project - Youth painters along with R.E. | |
| affiliate artists, A/M Radio, completed installation of 2nd mural art work at Ft. Stevens Recreation Center in upper NW. With support from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, our young people came together to beautify the Brightwood community. The permanent mural art work can be appreciated 24/7 outside in the recreation center area on 13th and Van Buren Streets, NW. Thanks goes out again to our many sponsors and individuals who supported this important arts project for DC-metropolitan area youth! Click here for complete Mural Dedication Day Program with all project sponsors. |
| Monthly After-School Workshops - Click here learn more about our innovative arts-based | |
| programming on our Calendar page for more! |
How to Support Raising Expectations?
| We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover credit cards via PAYPAL. Simply | |
| click on the button to make a tax-deductible, charitable donation to Raising Expectations Inc. |
R.E.'s Mission
Raising Expectations Inc's mission (R.E.) is to instill
cultural integrity, self-empowerment, and discipline
among youth ages 13-22 through instruction in
visual/performing arts and arts apprenticeship
opportunities. By developing fun-filled cultural arts
activities and positive, uplifting relationships between
youth, parents, and teachers, R.E. aims to bridge the
generational communication gaps and facilitate
solutions-oriented dialogue and interaction.
Focusing on more advanced skills in the
visual/performing arts arenas, Raising Expectations Inc.
workshops and activities. Workshops range from
wooden sculpture making to the art form of DJ'ing, and
from arts healing methods to salsa lessons.
With a diverse consortium of arts educators in our
consortium (see our About Us Page), R.E. brings out the
potential of youth and young adults by offering hands-on,
skills-based learning exercises in our arts enrichment
programs. Implementing a hands-on interactive style,
R.E. workshops and apprenticeships fascinate and
sharpen youth awareness of the discipline and
dedication committed by our arts entrepreneurs in
achieving artistic masterpieces that can change the world
and bring people of diverse backgrounds together!
Raising Expectations Inc's mission (R.E.) is to instill
cultural integrity, self-empowerment, and discipline
among youth ages 13-22 through instruction in
visual/performing arts and arts apprenticeship
opportunities. By developing fun-filled cultural arts
activities and positive, uplifting relationships between
youth, parents, and teachers, R.E. aims to bridge the
generational communication gaps and facilitate
solutions-oriented dialogue and interaction.
Focusing on more advanced skills in the
visual/performing arts arenas, Raising Expectations Inc.
workshops and activities. Workshops range from
wooden sculpture making to the art form of DJ'ing, and
from arts healing methods to salsa lessons.
With a diverse consortium of arts educators in our
consortium (see our About Us Page), R.E. brings out the
potential of youth and young adults by offering hands-on,
skills-based learning exercises in our arts enrichment
programs. Implementing a hands-on interactive style,
R.E. workshops and apprenticeships fascinate and
sharpen youth awareness of the discipline and
dedication committed by our arts entrepreneurs in
achieving artistic masterpieces that can change the world
and bring people of diverse backgrounds together!
Who R.E. Serves
> Youth Workshops
R.E.’s extended-day and weekend arts enrichment
programs serve middle- and high-school students
and young adults (ages 13-22). We organize
educational programming and workshops at
schools and in the community at local recreation
centers and tutoring centers, artist music studios,
dance studios, theatres, art museums, and much
more! Click here to register for our programs!
> Adult Workshops
Our consulting group of Raising Expectations Inc.
provide professional development and technical
assistance to educators and administrators as
well as other community organizations. We teach
parents and school personnel alike how to
embrace and respect student ideas as well as
motivation of academic success through arts-
based exercises and curriculum.
> Special Parenting Workshops
Raising Expectations Inc. welcomes the
participation of parents and teachers as volunteers
in our youth workshops because we believe in
providing adults with "quality time" in an open
environment to re-connect and re-unify with young
people as we learn valuable skills together.
Contact us to organize a Special R.E. Parenting
Workshop designed exclusively for parents teach
them how to creatively reach out to their children
and expose them to the arts and culture.
> Special Educators Workshops
Creative classroom learning strategies that
incorporate various forms of art, music, and dance
have been proven to improve SAT scores,
discipline, and motivation for students. R.E.
personnel develops arts-based curriculum for
academic core subjects to help close
communication gaps and overcome discipline
issues that prevent successful learning.
Contact R.E. at Info@RaisingExpectationsDC.org.
org or call us at (202) 507-7882 if your school
would like our team to conduct a Learning
Assessment and Training Workshop for your
school teachers in any subject.
> Youth Workshops
R.E.’s extended-day and weekend arts enrichment
programs serve middle- and high-school students
and young adults (ages 13-22). We organize
educational programming and workshops at
schools and in the community at local recreation
centers and tutoring centers, artist music studios,
dance studios, theatres, art museums, and much
more! Click here to register for our programs!
> Adult Workshops
Our consulting group of Raising Expectations Inc.
provide professional development and technical
assistance to educators and administrators as
well as other community organizations. We teach
parents and school personnel alike how to
embrace and respect student ideas as well as
motivation of academic success through arts-
based exercises and curriculum.
> Special Parenting Workshops
Raising Expectations Inc. welcomes the
participation of parents and teachers as volunteers
in our youth workshops because we believe in
providing adults with "quality time" in an open
environment to re-connect and re-unify with young
people as we learn valuable skills together.
Contact us to organize a Special R.E. Parenting
Workshop designed exclusively for parents teach
them how to creatively reach out to their children
and expose them to the arts and culture.
> Special Educators Workshops
Creative classroom learning strategies that
incorporate various forms of art, music, and dance
have been proven to improve SAT scores,
discipline, and motivation for students. R.E.
personnel develops arts-based curriculum for
academic core subjects to help close
communication gaps and overcome discipline
issues that prevent successful learning.
Contact R.E. at Info@RaisingExpectationsDC.org.
org or call us at (202) 507-7882 if your school
would like our team to conduct a Learning
Assessment and Training Workshop for your
school teachers in any subject.
Raising Expectations Inc.'s primary goals and objectives are to empower youth,
parents, and teachers to raise their expectations of each other and work
collectively to achieve excellence.
We accomplish these objectives by:
 | Providing needed direction on how to involve parents and youth, and make them true | |
| partners in the improvement of schools and communities |
| Educating youth on how to positively and creatively express themselves by refining their | |
| unique artistic expressions using diverse mediums |
| Recruiting positive role models, mentors, and arts entrepreneurs for summer arts | |
| apprenticeship opportunities |
| Increasing youth awareness of diverse cultures and artistic forms of cultural expression |
| Providing community service and learning opportunities in order to create future leaders | |
| and entrepreneurs that contribute back to society. |
| Reconnecting families at community events to celebrate accomplishments of |
See our Resources Page for helpful information and techniques for empowering and preparing
How to Join Raising Expectations?
Click here to become a Member of Raising Expectations Inc. and receive our bi-monthly
"RaisingSTARS" e-newsletter full of information and must reads on arts education development
reports, training kits, and upcoming conferences. As a R.E. member, you also receive discounts to
participate in our arts enrichment workshops and events.
*Corporate membership and sponsorship opportunities at our events are also available.*
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"RE-EDUCATE, RE-UNIFY, RE-CONNECT THROUGH THE ARTS"
Phone/Fax: (202) 507-7882 * E-mail: Info@RaisingExpectationsDC.org
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