Ctrl+Alt+Delete
Voices of Our Future — The Power of Young Minds
Mission Statement: The primary goal of this event is to give youth a platform to share their ideas in their community while gaining public speaking and leadership skills primarily to those who have not had the opportunity to do so in the past.
Vision: The vision for this event is to provide an opportunity for the youth within the 30-mile radius of Stratham, NH to write speeches, poetry, and/or spoken word(including song) about any topic they choose that falls under the theme “Ctrl+Alt+Delete: Resetting the Way We Think”.
Application is open
- Application opens: September 15, 2023
- Application closes: November 30, 2023
- Applicants notified of acceptance December 12th, 2023
- Applicants let us know if they are still available to participate by December 15, 2023
Workshop
We choose ~20 students total from grades 5-12 and host an event where everyone shares about different topics that fall under this theme, Ctrl+Alt+Delete: Resetting the Way We Think”. Students will go through a selection process, The time limit for the talks would be 10 minutes max, making the talks themselves on the shorter side, 5 minutes max for spoken word, poetry, and song+dance. This event will be a night of creativity and allows kids to speak their truths.
- Mandatory first group workshop: January 6, 2024, 10 am - 5 pm
- Rough take of rehearsal, first draft of writing due: January 31, 2024
- Second take of rehearsal, second draft of writing due: February 15, 2024
- Final Edits/finishing touches: February 29, 2024.
Practice
- Performance and public speaking practice untill April 30, 2024
- Public speaking mini-masterclass with people who are speaking(poetry, spoken word, speeches), mandatory: March 2, 2024.
- Performance and public speaking practice untill April 30, 2024
Event Performance
Event on May 2, 2024 from 6-8 pm at
3S ArtSpace, 319 Vaughan Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Live stream the event
Streaming and recording are a must using available resources. Or we can always do it ourselves(volunteers) or by livestreaming on Youtube
Team, Roles, Support, & Sustainability
Planning Committee :
Event hosts(2): Bhumika and someone else
Volunteer coordinator: TBD
Social media person to spread the word(1): TBD
Public speaking coach(2): Bhumika and someone else
Creative side:
Communications with the speakers: Bhumika
Finance person (1) TBD
Someone to communicate with sponsors (1)TBD
Partner committee: goal is to make sure everyone is on the same page.
Leadership Seacoast: Lori Waltz, Angel Simone
Racial Unity Team: Kelly Touhey-Childress, Ken Mendis
3S Artspace: TBD
Who is Bhumika Prem
Creator of Ctrl+Alt+Delete - Voices of the Future, Bhumika Prem, a tenth grade student at Phillips Exeter, is a legal immigrant who shares the story of her family’s long, arduous journey toward becoming a permanent residents of the United States.
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