What It Is
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For 30 years, LAUNCH has enabled youth from ages 13 to 20-something to coach, teach, and train children participating in KITS, an evidence-based performing arts program. Based on current developmental peer-reviewed research, LAUNCH allows youth to discover their leadership strengths in a practical, hands-on setting. Together, the youth of LAUNCH and the children of KITS form a community mimicking an ancient human village. In these villages, people of all ages developed crucial skills and vital cultures together. The benefits of this program are powerful and long-term—so much so that early program graduates have begun to enroll their own children in LAUNCH.
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How It Works
LAUNCH is a powerful leadership development process that begins with learning.
Our LAUNCH youth leaders take part in deep self-reflection, self-expression, experiential learning, and leadership exercises. They learn developmental models, communication skills, and coaching techniques.
Next, they take what they’ve learned and apply it to a real-world situation by supporting the children participating in the KITS program. KITS, or Kids in the Spotlight, is a 5-day performing arts program that enables kids of all ages to gain social skills and self-confidence by creating a musical production. LAUNCH youth leaders coach, teach, train, and supervise KITS kids, helping them to explore their creativity in therapeutic, life-changing ways.
Activities that Build Dynamic Leadership
LAUNCH youth leaders take on leadership roles in both small and large groups. They facilitate discussions. They lead activities like games, acting, and dancing. They teach lessons on respect, friendship, and boundaries. Along with honing their group facilitation skills, youth leaders learn and practice creative skills in theatre, including script-writing, music editing, costume and prop preparation, lighting, stage management, choreography, and directing
Benefits:
• Excellent work experience with both children and peers
• Support for moving into paid employment or other volunteering avenues (including references)
• Support for moving into post-secondary education
• An understanding of their own personal leadership style
• Conflict transformation strategies
• Volunteering experience, satisfying secondary school graduation requirements
• Increased confidence
• Greater self-awareness
• Leadership capabilities
• Communication and social interaction skills
KITS: Helping kids thrive
Kids in the Spotlight (KITS) is the innovative, evidence-based performing arts program that LAUNCH leaders help facilitate.
FITS: For the Whole Family
Families in the Spotlight is a program to help whole families build stronger relationships, a better understanding of their family purpose and wonderful memories.
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