Rockefeller Philanthropy

Community Word Project Community Word Project is dedicated to helping at-risk young people become critical and creative thinkers who are prepared for the challenges and opportunities they will face in these rapidly changing times. Our classroom multidisciplinary arts residencies provide a high quality, sustained experience in the arts. We work in struggling communities in New York City, reaching young people in the one place they must be every day, the classroom. Community Word Project residencies, which are at the hear of our work, transform those classrooms into creative and challenging learning environments where children are not taught what to think, but how to think, where young minds are not filled, but formed. Since 1997, Community Word Project has helped over 10, 000 young people develop the skills they must have to be successful in school and in life, through our residency program, our Teaching Artist Training and Internship Program, and Professional Development workshops for classroom teachers and after school leaders. All of our programs are based on the believe that the individual's life, experience, and ideas are central to the creative process; that we are stronger when we learn to work collaboratively; and that, as we all learn in different ways, a multidisciplinary approach offers many avenues for students to achieve and be recognized as successful. We believe every child has a unique voice, one that is stronger when joined with others. Working together on a collaborative mural or performance teaches young people leadership and problem-solving skills and how to work as a team Community Word Project is the only NYC arts education organization that focuses on individual and collaborative arts.

About LIMS The Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies, LIMS is a non-profit educational organization, centered in New York City, with a global network of movement professionals. We have been training movement observers, teachers, and coaches for over thirty years. Our international network includes over 1000 Certified Movement Analysts ( CMAs ) who apply the movement analysis work in a diverse and ever-changing world, making a difference in the way people perform, communicate, observe, learn, and negotiate. We are proud of the impact our graduates have on fields as diverse as health care, the performing arts, sports, education, diplomacy, leadership studies, and communications. From research on how children learn in the classroom to observation of and commentary on political candidates, from a neurophysiology-based movement program for people with Parkinson's to movement-based interventions with women in remote villages, from conflict resolution to motion-capture projects, CMAs are making a profound difference globally.

Seeds of Peace, based in New York, NY, is a leadership development organization dedicated to transforming legacies of conflict into courage to lead change. With over 8,000 alumni, the organization believes in the power of young people to create positive impact and foster relationships across diverse backgrounds. Through their programs, Seeds of Peace focuses on developing leaders and accelerating the impact of their alumni who actively work to transform conflict and promote inclusivity. Committed to creating a more peaceful world, the organization strives to empower individuals to challenge the status quo and drive positive change. Generated from the website