Access Via Exposure
“Each child belongs to all of us and they will bring us a tomorrow in direct relation to the responsibility we have shown to them. ”
- Maya Angelou
- Maya Angelou
Our Programs

Capoeira Classes for Kids and Youth
Capoeira is a martial-art that develops the mind, body and spirit while cultivating community growth and learning...
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Young Creators Camp
Young Creators Camp offers a week of outdoor exploration guided by play, movement, exercise and art while promoting physical activity and healthy relationships to ourselves and others. Kids participating in collaborative games, team building activities and artistic endeavors.
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Play-based Workshops
Classes led by Coach Jarrel, Artist & Educator.
B.A in Child and Adolescent Development: Youth Work & Out of School Time
20+ years of youth work experience from SF – East Africa
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Performance and Presentations
Ideal for Classroom lectures, school assemblies, and special themed events (Culture. Dance. Art. Education. Dance. Performance. African Diaspora. African Heritage. Black History. African American).
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In Solitude and Solidarity
“… for there are times when disobedience heals a very ailing part of the self. It relieves the human spirit’s distress at being forced into narrow boundaries. For the nearly powerless, defying authority is often the only power available.” ―Malidoma
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A Traveler’s Mind
This was my first trip to Africa — we were headed to Ethiopia, with a layover in Cairo. I awoke at about 4 a.m. to the pilot’s announcement that we would be landing soon. From my window, I saw lights and a highway.
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99% Invisible: Model City
Source: 99% Invisible [23:00] Jarrel Phillips: I’m Jarrel Phillips, San Francisco native, born and raised in Fillmore. My grandparents all came here from the South when that migration was happening. I’m a performer. I teach capoeira throughout the city. I’ve been doing a project called “I Am San Francisco, Black Pasts And Presents, The ...
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