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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Prepared by:

Community Performance International
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