The Summer Program

Click here for the 2008 Summer Program Flyer

AHA! has created an exceptional summer program for youth, ages 14-22. The intensive program runs Monday through Friday for 3-1/2 hours a day and lasts for one month.

The curriculum is action-oriented and stresses the importance and effectiveness of inclusive and experiential learning. Led by 12 adult facilitators for every 20 teens, the program includes creative expression through theater, writing, dance, and the rock 'n roll performance breakthrough, while developiong teens' confidence, emotional intelligence,and social conscience, as well as their ability for authentic self-disclosure, compassionate communication, goal-setting and follow-through, diversity appreciation and prejudice reduction.

The summer program culiminates in an unforgettable three-day camping trip, which provides hand-on eeducation about the natural environment, while building teens' survival skills and their appreciation of responsibility and community.