Developing good neighbors skills and values in children through programs that nourish, educate and support them while providing life-changing experiences for college students through leadership development internships.
SML Good Neighbor Middle School Academy
STUDENT ENRICHMENT IN THE ARTS
Student Enrichments
in the Arts (S.E.A)
This is an after-school program in partnership with the Virginia Children’s Theatre and The Jack Tales.
After-school programs are provided in area elementary schools in Franklin and Bedford Counties. About 15 - 25 students in each school participate.
Good Neighbors began the S.E.A (Student Enrichment in the Arts) programs in January of 2014 beginning with an eight-week theater session in partnership with the Virginia Children's Theatre.
If you would like to bring this program to your school, please email director@smlgoodneighbors.org.
5 Benefits of Children's Theatre
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Fights illiteracy
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Boosts self confidence
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Cultivates creativity
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Theater provides the freedom to not be perfect
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Children see life through another perspective