About O TEAM -
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| Otis Teens, Educators, Artists and Mentors Initiative
O TEAM prepares Los Angeles youth for a productive life path through skill-based art and design education and mentoring to facilitate their personal development and entry into higher education and the workplace. The O TEAM program is designed to support the aspirations of young people, instill core values, and reinforce self-esteem by providing them with the tools to succeed. Throughout the experience, students develop a personal life plan that underscores the importance of education for their future accomplishments. Their creative experience as young artists and their tangible achievements in internships and/or college-based workshops provide them with firsthand knowledge of setting and attaining high personal standards for themselves. This initiative is generously supported by a three-year grant from the James Irvine Foundation, and supported by The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation.
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Project Description -
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| O TEAM is an academy-style, sequential year-round program for high school students that takes place over a three-year period (grades 10-12) and is free to all participants. The program is made up of three primary components – 1) sequential instruction in fine art and digital media that advances the students’ skill, challenges their abilities, and refines their talent; 2) supplemental instruction with clinics, one-on-one advisement, and weekend and summer workshops are offered to further develop the students’ skills (depending on demonstrated needs/competencies and self-identified individual goals; and 3) professional mentoring that provides multiple opportunities for students to experience works of art, gives support to their artistic development, and helps them gain a deeper understanding of what it means to work as a creative professional.
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