MEDIA EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR TEENS

MDR's Media Education Program is a service learning project led by Mother’s Day Radio in partnership with local high schools and universities. It's goal is to guide teenagers to be critical thinkers, decision makers, conscious consumers and creators of media.

Mother’s Day Radio trains college students to facilitate 50 minute workshops that include group activities, listening sessions, role play and “What’s Real” discussions with local high school students. College mentors visit the classrooms of participating high schools and lead the students in these interactive workshops along the following media literacy themes:

• Urban music, television, film, and print
• Misogyny & Patriarchy
• Homophobia
• Media & Violence
• Gender stereotypes
• Identity & Socialization (Including dating behavior)
• Media & Health

3 PILLAR APPROACH

MDR's Media Education Program is an innovative program in an emerging field of media literacy education which focuses on 3 key areas of development:

1. Media Literacy: Teens are trained to identify sexist, violent, stereotypical messaging in music videos, song lyrics, television shows, films, and magazines. They assess media’s impact on their lives and the lives of those around them and identify socially responsible alternatives.
2. Media Production: Workshop participants are partnered with organizations that train them to create socially responsible films, magazine articles and radio shows.
3. Media Justice Advocacy: Teens will go on to develop online petitions and letter-writing campaigns addressed to local and national media outlets, advertisers and artists, with the intention of re-shaping mainstream media to reflect who they truly are.

This three-pillar approach helps schools and teachers fulfill several C.A. Content Standards (English Language Arts, History & Social Science, and Health Education) while fostering necessary dialogue amongst youth.

For logistics, fee schedule, and additional information regarding each pillar, please contact:

Estella Church

Dir. of Development and Community Partnerships

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