Mentoring programs

Working in partnership with Cook & Dupage County Office of Juvenile Justice Program and the 4-H National Mentoring Program initiative we assist in the development and maturity of community programs providing mentoring services to high-risk youth. The goal is to reduce juvenile delinquency, drug abuse,gang violence, truancy, and other problems and high-risk behaviors. The program objective is to provide direct one-on-one mentoring, group mentoring, or peer-mentoring services to under-served youth.

Ymocs Mentoring Program features Programs of Distinction, recognized for implementing effective mentoring strategies with goals of improving family relationships, increasing social competencies, increasing school attendance, reducing juvenile delinquency, youth unemployment.

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Program Director: Tony Rudd

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Taught through a combination of classroom style workshops and hands-on training in Ymocs production lab and recording studio, This gives students an opportunity to develop their talents while gaining first hand experience in multiple aspects of the music industry, as an artists (song writing, producing, recording) and as a business person (public relations, licensing, marketing). The program is designed to expand the musical literacy and personal awareness of students using lessons about music history, music theory and creative writing that feeds into a collaborative environment where students work together to write, produce, record and market a Music Project 

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Music Instructor: Gregory Steele

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The film and video production class is a program that provides students with an introduction to the various aspects of film production and photography, including camera operation, editing, script-writing, direction and basic engineering for lighting and sound. Working as a team, students are engaged in pre-production planning, scripting and story boarding, as well as production and direction of music videos and short films, with possible advancement to producing and editing segments In the post-production stage, students gain first-hand experience using industry standard tools and technology, including PhotoShop, Avid Express, Final Cut Pro, Adobe After Effects and ProTools. The class is project-based, with students taking turns working in different roles – such as camera operator or lighting technician – while working to complete music videos or issue-based short films

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Film/Photography Instructor: Farries Jennings Jr.