TULSA GIRLS ART SCHOOL PROJECT INC

TULSA GIRLS ART SCHOOL WASFOUNDED IN 2007 TO PROVIDE A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE, AND ENRICHING AFTER-SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT FOR UNDER-RESOURCED GIRLS IN THE TULSA AREA. ORIGINALLY FOCUSED ON NURTURING ARTISTIC ABILITY AND INTRODUCING BASIC FINANCIAL CONCEPTS, THE PROGRAM HAS SINCE EVOLVED INTO A HOLISTIC YOUTH DEVELOPMENT MODEL. WHILE ART REMAINS THE CORE MEDIUM, THE ART SCHOOL NOW INTEGRATES CRITICAL THINKING, FINANCIAL LITERACY, SOCIAL- EMOTIONAL LEARNING, AND SELF-DISCIPLINE TO EQUIP GIRLS AND TOOLS FOR LIFELONG SUCCESS THE SCHOOL SERVES GIRLS IN GRADES THIRD THROUGH TWELFTH, WITH THE OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO STAY IN THE PROGRAM FOR UP TO TEN YEARS. ALL PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING TRANSPORTATION, SUPPLIES, MEALS, FIELD TRIPS, MENTORSHIP, AND INSTRUCTION, IS PROVIDED AT NO COST TO FAMILIES. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN A SUMMER OUT-OF-STATE TRIP THAT INCLUDES MUSEUM AND GALLERY VISITS, ARTIST WORKSHOPS, AND PEER BONDING EXPERIENCES. THIS TRIP IS OFTEN THEIR FIRST TIME TRAVELING OUTSIDE OF THEIR CITY. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, STUDENTS CREATE AND CURATE ARTWORK FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS. A PORTION OF EACH ART SALE IS DEPOSITED INTO INDIVIDUAL MICRO-SAVINGS ACCOUNTS FOR THE STUDENTS, TO BE USED UPON GRADUATION. THESE EVENTS BUILD SKILLS IN TEAMWORK, TIME MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC SPEAKING, AND FINANCIAL LITERACY. TODAY, THE ART SCHOOL SERVERS GIRLS FORM NEARLY TWENTY DIFFERENT SCHOOLS. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS TO GRADUATE FROM TULSA GIRLS ART SCHOOL WITH A STRONG BELIEF IN THEIR POWER TO SUCCEED IN LIFE, EQUIPPED WITH THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO BECOME CAPABLE, CONTRIBUTING COMMUNITY MEMBERS.