Art&Neuroscience: 250 vulnerable mexican children

Need

Arte Pro is a non-profit organization that offers educational art programs to vulnerable children from 5 to 12 years old. Our mission is to generate a positive impact on cognitive, emotional and social development of kids through art workshops, mindfulness and cultural visits with the collaboration of professional artists, educators, art therapists and different specialists to children from shelter homes, marginalized communities, abused girls and children born in prisons in Mexico City. At the

Long term impact

The educational art and mindfulness program of Arte Pro will impact 150-200 vulnerable children, helping them to discover artistic skills they may not realize they have, build life skills through the arts, use mindfulness tools, and provide positive outlets for your daily life. Through our program, kids acquire tools for empowerment, self-confidence, emotional self-regulation, self-expression, resilience, creativity, independence, self-care, and self-love.

About the Organization

Founded in 2014, Arte Pro aims to enable children and youth in vulnerable situations to improve their emotional health while developing their cognitive and social skills through an exchange with artists from diverse disciplines. Arte Pro empower groups in vulnerable situations through an aesthetic education that unites the realms of art, society, and mindfulness. Our program is tailored to the individual psychological needs of each child and brings out their potential through art and play. Our work is based on current scientific studies and the deep understanding that there is never a problematical child, there are only problematic circumstances. Musicians, visual artists, dancers, and theatre actors collaborate with neuroscientists, child development specialists, psychologists, and pedagogues to build a program empowering children from ages 3 to 17. According to Nobel Prize winner, PhD. James J. Heckman, cognitive abilities are important determinants of socioeconomic success. Other important determinants include socioemotional skills, physical and mental health, perseverance, attention, motivation, and self-confidence. Arte Pro's ludic approach to aesthetic practice and mindfulness provides tools for self-reflection and introspection, creating a space for personal dialogue and sensitivity. Arte Pro promotes self-reliance, self-respect, and respect for others, while deepening thinking skills, confidence and self-esteem. Arte Pro's vision is clear: to replace the traumas of their past with a brighter future.Through this initiative, society has a chance to improve children's academic performance and future progression, as well as contribute to reducing the risk of resorting to crime, thus changing itself for the better.

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