Our Programs
While we do many events and pop-ups throughout the year, these are the four core programs that build our foundation.
Hip Hop Chess Club of WI
Combining hip-hop instrumentals, producing and pad-drumming, we play chess with the youth to encourage foresight. We also discuss the negative effects of emotionally driven moves. The Hip Hop Chess Club was our first program, and remains our flagship program.
Makin’ Moves Breakdancing
Makin’ Moves is our most upbeat, physical exercise program, where people can release their pain through movement by focusing on the wellness of mind, body and soul while incorporating the hip-hop culture. Breakdancing helps the youth to hit their anger to the floor, releasing endorphins to better themselves and utilize dance as release therapy.
Restorative Justice Ciphers
A safe space where you can express how you feel through poetry, writing lyrics, journaling, freestyling and ciphering. Connect with others through creativity and the art of the cipher. Be yourself, express yourself. Restorative Justice Ciphers is a program in which we utilize our recording studio and teach teens how to process their trauma through music. Self-expression is healing.
Urban Trade Skills
Urban Trade Skills is our latest program, an apprenticeship workshop where teens can learn basic construction and home improvement skills such as cutting wood, building a birdhouse, or hanging a door. This program has an urban, down to earth teaching technique, so youth will not be guarded as in a school atmosphere. Our goal is to ignite a passion for trades, entrepreneurship, and professional development.
