847-697-0876 14 Crescent Street Elgin IL 60123
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Our Programs
Our Partners and Core Strategies
We work to give children the wings to soar in partnership and in support of: youth, families, educators, and community. We approach each partner and program audience by placing them at the center of learning and contribution.
Youth Strategies
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Youth are involved in leadership development activities to establish/strengthen a foundation for growth and interaction and develop leadership capacities by taking lead roles in their communities (e.g., neighborhoods, schools, places of religion, etc.)
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Youth receive at least 30 hours of intensive workshop involvement with professional educators and artists.
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Youth are involved in decision-making work that structures their experiences and learning.
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Youth are involved in opportunities to actively reflect on their work and progress and to plan for their continued work both in Hamilton Wings programs and in their school participation.
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Youth are provided with opportunities to develop their skills in anticipatory planning and thinking, decision-making, communication, composition, etc.
Family Strategies
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Families are involved in workshops to define their family’s experiences with and contributions to Hamilton Wings through goal setting and reflection opportunities and workshops.
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Families are provided with tools and strategies for supporting their children’s talents and social, emotional, and academic development.
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Families are provided with information about their child(ren)’s development for the purpose of supporting their continued growth.
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Families are celebrated at every workshop!
Educator Strategies
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Educators are provided with opportunities to assert and validate their professionalism.
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Educators are provided with opportunities to actively reflect on their professional development work.
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Educators are provided with opportunities to further their students’ knowledge/ability in the arts.
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Educators are provided with opportunities to share solutions and voice challenges in their classrooms and in their school environments with their peers.
Community Strategies
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Communities receive youth who are more attuned to their talents/abilities and therefore can serve as effective and relevant role models and contributors to their communities.
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Communities are provided with high quality artistic experiences and performances that are created, developed and performed by self confident participants of Hamilton Wings.
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The community is provided with informative media that explains and defines youth development, effective arts education, etc. and reflects positively on youth and their contributions to the communities to which they belong.
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Communities are provided with strategies and are sought out as active partners in involving youth as contributors to their communities.
“A place where she can feel included and express herself and learn new things” -Former Hamilton Wings Parent
Our Programs
Hamilton Wings promotes leadership and learning through the arts. We specifically direct our work and services to youth and families living in underserved communities. Hamilton Wings offers an array of innovative and impactful, developmentally appropriate afterschool programs for youth ages 5-18 and their families. We build partnerships with leaders and organizations in order to fulfill our mission. Schools are among our greatest community partners.
Our motto is “giving children the wings to soar” and it through effective, hands-on arts based curricula that integrate best practices that youth and their families find their voice, develop school and life skills, take responsibility for their learning and leadership and contribute to the world around them.
Our curriculum seeks to increase parent engagement and involvement in public schools. It is important to a child’s education to create a shared, high-quality arts experience that aligns with classroom curriculum and real world life experiences. Hamilton Wings invites you to build important and meaningful relationships that supports learning through the arts.
