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Producers Program (YPP):
YPP trains teenagers in the latest Web design and video
production. The teenagers then use their skills to operate
a production house that creates Web sites and video
products for community members and paying commercial
clients. Clients include Pacific Bell, Sun Microsystems,
EPA.net, the Mid-Peninsula Girls Club.
YPP is a technology training and entrepreneurial
development program for teenagers that concentrates
its activities on the following areas:
Technical Skills
The technical training focuses on computer basics, introduction
to graphic design using Macromedia Studio, HTML scripting,
and Cascading Style Sheets. In the training, participants
benefit from the expertise and experience of a wide
range of Silicon Valley professionals. Volunteers from
Wired, Intel Corporation, Crystal Dynamics, Stanford
University School of Education, Cisco Systems, Macromedia,
and Sun Microsystems have shared their talents with
East Palo Alto teens.
Employment Experience
The employment experience is one of working in a real
business environment. The teens operate a production
business and develop Web sites and video products for
paying clients earning money for their work. They are
evaluated by their supervisors, critiqued by their clients,
and to keep abreast of new developments in the field.
Their hourly pay is dependent on skill level and ability
to transfer skills to peers on the production team,
as well as to other teens in the community. To review
a portfolio of the work the teenagers have accomplished
click here.
Community Involvement
A substantial portion of the students' work is with
community members and organizations that have limited
exposure to computers and the Internet. As a result,
the teenagers frequently act as teachers and technology
evangelists for other community members. For clients,
the Web site creation service then becomes a course
on computer basics and an introduction to the Internet.
For more information, contact Plugged
In at 650-322-1134 x22 or just drop into our office
and ask about YPP.
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