Katy ARTreach Mentoring through Art Program
Katy ARTreach serves children at risk through the Katy I.S.D. KEYS Mentoring Program (Keep Encouraging Youth towards Success) KEYS Mentors are adults who share their wisdom, skills and big hearts with at-risk students to Keep Encouraging Youth toward Success. Through an annual commitment of one hour per week, mentors serve as advocates, counselors and tutors, motivating students to reach their fullest potential.

At-risk students are in all grade levels. They may have life circumstances beyond their control that have yielded low grades, excessive discipline referrals, or abundant absences. While some students need academic assistance, others just need help acquiring social skills.

Since things may not come easily for these children, KEYS mentors patiently and steadfastly build one-on-one relationships with their charges. As a result, amazing things happen. A quick glimpse at the big picture success for 2000-01 reveals an enduring legacy:

• 78% of mentored students decreased discipline referrals
• 69% of mentored students decreased absences
• 57% of mentored students improved grades
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Katy ARTreach locates Art Mentors to work one-on-one with children at-risk identified through the KEYS Program. Katy ARTreach Mentors provide encouragement and support to these children through art activities, drama and music. Art can become an avenue for expressing emotion, a positive and creative outlet for these children.

All children need to experience success. Katy ARTreach Mentors provide a nurturing art experience while introducing art techniques designed to build self confidence and self esteem

Katy ARTreach is looking for people who love art and want to help children “Reach for Success” by Mentoring through Art.

Contact Katy ARTreach at (281) 392-5341to learn more about volunteer opportunities available through Katy ISD KEYS and Katy ARTreach

Click here for more information about the K.I.S.D. KEYS Mentoring Program

Other Katy ARTreach Programs Serving Children at risk in the independent school districts
Be Smart- Say it with ART!
Katy ARTreach’s Clay Animation Workshop supporting ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR- teaches children an appropriate and artistic way to express emotions.

MASTERPIECE ART WORKSHOPS
Introduces the styles and techniques of the expressive masters in a 1-5 part series of canvas painting workshops featuring Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, W. Kandinsky, Edvard Munch and Joan Miro

Graffiti ART
Express yourself through Art! This Katy ARTreach workshop teaches students to paint expressively on giant canvas using acrylic paints. The workshop focuses on the positive elements of Graffiti Art! Students will learn how to express themselves in a non-destructive non-violent manner. Graffiti is a powerful tool for communication. It is time to communicate to the wider audience.

Collaborative ART making workshops
Designed to encourage creative inspiration and teamwork to create a large-scale canvas works of art.

The Urban Arts Project

Supporting academic achievement through the Arts and safe and drug free schools and communities. Inspiring, empowering and uniting students and their community through arts and culture

The URBAN ARTS Project is an innovative after-school program being offered to the students of Morton Ranch Junior High School. The project supports student academic achievement through the arts and the K.I.S.D. Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Program.

The URBAN ARTS PROJECT is a collaboration between Katy ARTreach and inner-city Houston Arts group URGEWORKS STUDIOS to bring professional teaching artists and dancers to Morton Ranch Junior High. The URBAN ARTS PROJECT is teaching the students how to use the positive power of street dance, spoken word, and RAP along with digital media, studio recording and graphic design to express their views on the world. The 14 –week project culminates with a campus exhibition and student presentation in May.

Katy area businesses or community members are being asked to please support the project by making a donation to Katy ARTreach URBAN ARTS Project at MRJH, or volunteer to serve as an art mentor after-school, call 281-392-5341 for more information.