As ARTists we see the value in investing in the youth in our community because they are our future leaders. We have joined the Adopt-A-School Program and St. Helena Elementary School on St. Helena Island, SC is our first school of choice since we have lived in the community
and have a relationship with the school.
Our Co-Founder Andre Amiger and "The Gentlemen's Club" of
St. Helena Elementary pictured above. First Session on 2/5/2014
St. Helena Island, SC (Beaufort County School District)
The Gentlemen's Club
Founded in 1996 by Stephen G. Peters, the Gentlemen’s Club invested in 30 middle schools males. Listed in the school’s directory as the trouble- makers who made school unbearable for most, these young males made their way out of the principal’s office and onto honor rolls. Today, approximately 1,500 male students call themselves GENTLEMEN and are active members in The Gentlemen’s Club process. From California to Florida, elementary to high school, these young males are changing the way schools and society perceives them.
Designed to provide opportunities for participants to enhance self-esteem and self-image, the GC process is being used as a successful intervention tool in many inner city, urban and now rural school districts. Accompanied by a 40 unit curriculum, the club has truly produced highly successful students who were once lost in the shuffle.
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