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Harmony in the Hills
IMPACT REPORT
I truly loved this experience and it has changed my life in multiple ways. I am so grateful for Harmony In the Hills! - Anonymous youth participant
SPONSORS & PARTNERS
Department of Justice Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Grant, Partners for Education at Berea College, Stay in Clay, Monkey Dumplins, Oneida Baptist Institute, and Community Performance International
Practice of Peace
JUNE 23 - JULY 1, 2017
Harmony in the Hills is a youth driven intergenerational peace camp. Approximately 40 people of all ages participated in the week-long program at Oneida Baptist Institute in Clay County, Kentucky. Through storytelling and creative arts, the peace camp utilized the Story Bridge method to create a safe space for the youth to go into deep reflection, build social emotional capacity, and build peace and understanding in the community. At the end of the week, from their own true life stories, participants co-created a theatrical play with original music.
PEACE BUILDING WITH STORY BRIDGE
8 days of
I have never felt more loved and appreciated than I have here. I just wanted to especially [say] that it is super hard for me to love people, and I love you. - Anonymous youth participant
OUR
Pre and Post Test surveys are designed to measure critical developmental assets of the youth, including psychological, social, and emotional assets. They also measure specific indicators such as courage, self-acceptance, openness, sense of self-value, sense of community support, etc.
SURVEY DATA
The Post Test survey also includes open-ended questions to gather qualitative data and understand the impact.
IMPACT
"I have the utmost confidence."
"I can make a difference."
"through stories you can change lives"
100%
of the youth survey participants experienced psychological asset at a healthy level
AFTER THE CAMP
BEFORE
AFTER
Psychological Asset
Emotional Asset
Social Asset
100%
85%
of the youth survey participants experienced emotional asset at a healthy level
of the youth survey participants experienced social asset at a healthy level
YOUTH DEVELOPMENTAL ASSETS
Psychological Asset
Emotional Asset
Social Asset
WORD CLOUDS
"What I like most about the camp"
Word clouds are generated from all participants responses to open-ended evaluation questions. (The bigger the font size, the more frequently the word is used.)
"What I want to say about the camp"
14%
Courage
20%
Self-Acceptance
29%
Willingness to Share
21%
Openness
32%
Sense of Self-Value
13%
Sense of Social Support
CHANGES IN KEY INDICATORS (%)
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WORD CLOUDS
MEDIA
PHOTO ALBUM
MULTI
VIDEOS
I would highly recommend that others do [Story Bridge] at least once in their life. I've done it a total of three times now, and each time I learn something new.. I improved so much. Not only in acting, but in my social skills in general. I hope that they come again, because I know for a fact my name will be first on the sign up sheet. - Anonymous youth participant
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