Name of School District: San Francisco Unified School District
Name of After School Program : Talking Points

Address:
655 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105 US

Site Director: Diane Shapiro Sommerfield
Email Address: education@cartoonart.org
School Phone Contact : 415-227-8666 x303
Afterschool Program Phone Contact : 415-227-8666 x303
School Principal : None – Community Based Organization
Description of Program :

The Talking Points program at the Cartoon Art Museum is a free after-school program for
San Francisco Bay Area high-school-age youth sponsored by the San Francisco Department of Children, Youth and Families. Classes meet once a week after school and on select Saturdays on-site at the Cartoon Art Museum near Mission and 3rd Streets in downtown San Francisco. In this program students illustrate, design characters, and write stories. They also learn the principles of animation, Flash (digital) animation, Adobe Photoshop, sound recording, and video production. Students will work together in groups to produce public service announcements and other digitally produced animated and live action video spots. Upon completion of the Cartoon Art Museum Talking Points Program, outstanding graduates may be recommended for internships at professional Bay Area animation studios.
Average Number of Students Served in Afterschool Programs: 10
Funding Source: Private Foundations, Other Public Dollars
Organization Operating After School Program: Cartoon Art Museum
Program Focus:
Enrichment, Career, Arts
What Outreach efforts/activities are being conducted with 8th and/or 9th grade students?:
Sending out the application to the schools.
Are you conducting summer programming?: No