The Photojournalism project is a result of the collaboration between the University of California Cooperative Extension and Youth Services. The University of California provides training, resources and research-based curriculum materials for the staff of Youth Services, who in turn deliver a quality after-school enrichment program to students participating in the Youth Services program. The enrichment activities are delivered as part of a 4-H club where students gather once a week to participate in a club atmosphere .
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Other Enrichment Activities |
Junior Achievement |
Earthquakes |
Animal Science |
Recycling |
Junior Master Gardener |
5 A Day |
Crime Scene Investigation |
Slime Science |
Playground Engineer |
Wonder of Words |
Participating Schools |
186th Street El
in Gardena |
Broad El
in Wilmington |
Crestwood El
in Rancho Palos Verdes |
Dominguez El
in Carson |
Ellen Ochoa LC
in Bell |
Eshelman El
in Lomita |
Fishburn El
in Maywood |
Florence Ave El
in Los Angeles |
Middleton El
in Huntington Park |
Nueva Vista El
in Bell |
San Antonio El
in Huntington Park |
State Street El
in South Gate |
Tweedy El
in South Gate |
Wilmington Park El
in Wilmington |
Woodlawn El
in Bell |
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The South Youth Services 4-H Photojournalism Project
The South Youth Services 4-H Development Program receives special funding from the Annenberg Foundation, in order to carry out the 4-H Photojournalism Project. This project introduces elementary school-aged children to the concept of combining words and photographs to communicate information and emotions regarding an aspect of daily life that they find interesting, amusing, challenging or exciting.
The Photojournalism Project takes place during a nine weekly sessions, introducing to the children how to understand the way in which photographers view the world through “hands-on” activities. After session four, each child receives a recyclable camera in which they take a variety of photos- at home, school and their communities- of people and places that they believe are significant in their lives or have impacted on the community. Through lighting, angles, cropping, zooming, and other technicalities such as colors, motion blurs, and focus, children are able to combine words and photographs in order to create an article that would provide an opportunity for communicating. The project also engages the children in a meaningful work that benefits their immediate community, while providing an opportunity for communicating to a much larger audience via internet. The project also helped participants improve their academic skills while involving them in meaningful work that benefits the community.
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