YouthAware Educational Theatre

YouthAware Educational Theatre New Conservatory Theatre Center's Theatre-in-Education Programs for Grades K-12 Pre and post-show handouts including questions, community resources etc.

The YouthAware Educational Theatre program presents a season of educational plays for grades K-12 both in house at NCTC and on tour all over Northern & Central California. The YouthAware program began in the late 1980’s at the height of the AIDS epidemic, when the artistic and executive director of NCTC, Ed Decker, identified a need for theater-in-education programs around HIV prevention. YouthAwa

re still presents plays each season for SFUSD grades K-5 that help fulfill the requirement for AIDS education in the district by educating about HIV/AIDS prevention, and by working to help alleviate any stigmas still attached to the disease. Other YouthAware topics include diversity, homophobia, school safety, bullying and respect for grades 2-12. YouthAware programs are cast with professional actors who reflect the diverse Bay Area community. Performances include facilitated post-show discussions with the cast and student audiences. are provided for teachers to continue discussion in the classroom. Sara Staley has been the director of the YouthAware program since the fall of 2001. The YouthAware Educational Theatre program reaches over 20,000 young people annually.

04/15/2020

A message from our New Conservatory Theatre Center Artistic Director, Ed Decker 💜

04/03/2020

🎶 "Wash your hands to be healthy friends, cover your sneeze so no boogers catch the breeze" 🎶 Flashback to our 2018 production of "Let's Get Galactic".
We at YouthAware know that times can be uncertain, but that it is important to take care of ourselves and the people around us by staying safe and sheltered. We are excited to bring this show AND MORE to you all next school year. Check out our website for more details https://www.nctcsf.org/youthaware

03/13/2020

Food & Drink, News Where Families Can Get Free Breakfast and Lunch in San Francisco During School Closures By Chris Ellis   |   March 13, 2020, 1:32 pm Today Mayor London Breed announced the San Francisco Unified School District is offering free meals to be served at several locations around San F...

We’re blasting off on tour!!! Book “Let’s Get Galactic” for your students 💫
10/23/2019

We’re blasting off on tour!!! Book “Let’s Get Galactic” for your students 💫

It was our first YouthAware performance of the season today! Our team was excited and ready to "get galactic" bright and early this morning.

Exciting news in the SFUSD!
09/12/2019

Exciting news in the SFUSD!

Resolution calls for SFUSD to continue as a leader in celebrating cultures, identities, and backgrounds of all students

08/23/2019

WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL, EDUCATORS!!! 🤩
Our plays are available to book as you all sort out your calendars so please visit our play page for links to book!
We can't wait for another year of engagement and entertainment with you all

https://www.nctcsf.org/youthaware/plays

"In the coming weeks, the Board of Supervisors will vote to shut down Juvenile Hall by 2021. But after the legislation i...
05/16/2019

"In the coming weeks, the Board of Supervisors will vote to shut down Juvenile Hall by 2021. But after the legislation is filed, another task begins: deciding what to do with the millions of dollars spent to lock children up, and how to best serve the kids caught up in the system time and again. It’s likely a task force will convene, and advocates hope the city will give several seats to formerly incarcerated young people.
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'If we know one thing, San Francisco does like to be first,” she says. “If this is the tech hub of innovation, let it also be the innovation of people and how we support people and freedom.'”

“My grandma and grandpa are old tradition. They’re rooted,” Jocelyn Mati says. “When they saw me with handcuffs on they started crying. I felt ashamed. I felt like, ‘Damn, they really got me looking like a criminal. They got me looking like someone who’s a bad person.’ ” Mati was arr...

"If a teacher doesn't have adequate tools to help and provide resources to that student, the student has then been faile...
05/10/2019

"If a teacher doesn't have adequate tools to help and provide resources to that student, the student has then been failed by their school and home life," said Rodriquez. "They literally have nowhere else to go. We are all too familiar with what it is like to be a young q***r child going to school. For many, it is not a good experience."

Equality California will release a first-of-its-kind report Monday morning that grades how school districts across the Golden State are educating their LGBTQ students.

Rest in power, Nigel 🌈💐🖤 you deserved far better than what the world gave you
04/24/2019

Rest in power, Nigel 🌈💐🖤 you deserved far better than what the world gave you

Nigel Shelby, a 15-year-old Alabama student, took his life Friday after suffering anti-gay bullying on his Huntsville High School campus.

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