AACI YTI promotes healthy living, substance use education prevention, mental health awareness, suicide prevention, social emotional learning, and self-advocacy by providing youth FREE arts and multi-media education. Programs are designed for Santa Clara county youth and young adults ages 8-24 unless stated otherwise.
Coding: Roblox Games
September 11, 2024
4:00 - 6:00 PM @ Alum Rock Library
Fire your imagination and build your own games! Learn programming skills in a simple and fun way. This interactive course leverages the excitement of Roblox, transforming gameplay into a hands-on coding experience. We use Roblox to bring coding to life, evolving the way students interact with their favorite games. By the end, students aren't just playing Roblox—they're using code to shape and enhance it.
Open to Santa Clara County youth ages 10-15!
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Digital Illustration
September 12, 2024
4:00 - 5:30 PM @ Seven Trees Library
Join AACI YTI for a Digital Illustration (drawing) class taught by YTI teaching artist Tyler Caldwell! Students will learn how to use the digital illustration app Procreate on iPads with Apple Pencils to make all their creative ideas come to life. iPads and Apple Pencils are PROVIDED!
Open to Santa Clara County youth ages 8-17!
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Podcasting
September 14 & 28, 2024
12:00 - 2:00 PM @ MLK Library
Learn the ropes of podcasting, experiment with sound and editing, try your hand at scripting, formatting and more in this free two-session course. No experience required, all you need to bring is yourself and most importantly, your voice and ideas. Join one or both!
Open to Santa Clara County youth ages 8-17!
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Showing Up for Solidarity
September 16, 2024
4:00 - 5:30 PM @ Seven Trees Library
How can you tell a friend they said something racist or transphobic? In other words, how can you be an ally? Come to our workshop partnering with San Jose activist and expert, Dr. Kim Tran!
Open to middle and high school students!
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YTI offers free trainings in the topics of social emotional learning, life skills, mental health, and suicide prevention to teens & adults.
Botvin Life Skills Training
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Transitions Training for ages 16+
6 sessions long, 1 hour each session
Designed to provide skills to those facing new roles & responsibilities that come with the transition from high school into the workforce and further education. Students will learn:
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Goal-Setting
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Effective Communication
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Managing Stress
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Decision-Making & Risk
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Managing Time & Money
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Building Relationships
Be Sensitive, Be Brave
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Mental Health Training for teens and adults
1 hour and 30 minutes long
"Be Sensitive, Be Brave for Mental Health" infuses culture and diversity throughout a foundational workshop on mental health. This free workshop prepares community members to help friends and loved ones during times of distress. Learn how to recognize mental health conditions, what to do when someone needs support, and tools for maintaining good mental health.
Community members will learn how to:
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Identify if someone is in mental distress
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Practice being sensitive and brave in helping others
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Increase awareness of mental health resources
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Build resilience using a recipe for mental health
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Build cultural sensitivity around mental health
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Respond to community needs and decrease stigma
Suicide Prevention Training for teens and adults
1 hour and 30 minutes long
“Be Sensitive, Be Brave for Suicide Prevention” infuses culture and diversity throughout a foundational workshop on suicide prevention. This free workshop teaches community members to act as eyes and ears for suicidal distress and to connect individuals to help.
Community members will learn how to:
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Identify signs of suicide
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Ask if someone is considering suicide sensitively and confidently
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Connect individuals with the appropriate support
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Approach suicide prevention in a culturally sensitive manner
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Respond to community needs and decrease stigma