Services Offered

Life skills Training: (1-1½ hrs)

Instructors facilitate interactive workshops that focus on conflict resolution, public speaking, anger management, time management, financial budgeting, leadership, goal setting and decision making skills.  Additional programming includes higher education motivation, teenage pregnancy and drug abuse prevention.  These workshops are all designed to promote team work.

Academic Enrichment Programs: 

A.S.E Academic Enrichment programming provides participants with basic reinforcement skills in literacy, science, math, or other academic disciplines.  An organization can request a general workshop based on the level of the participants or specify a concept of that academic area.  Sample workshops can include: Loving Literacy^©, Magnificent Mathematics^©, Super Science^© & more.  These workshops are facilitated by licensed teachers and professionals with educational backgrounds.

Enrichment Programs:

A.S.E Enrichment consists of onsite programming that provides activities which broaden the participants’ general knowledge and experiences.  Enrichment programs introduce and develop an appreciation of the arts to participants.  Such programs may include Creative Writing, Guitar Instruction, Crocheting, Chess Instruction, Art Instruction, African Dance & Drumming, Tap Dance, Soap Making, Jewelry Making and more.  Programs are customized to fit the needs and ages of the participants. 

The Need to Read VillageÔ Family Literacy Program

This Family night encompasses literary resources, drumming, storytelling and family involvement.  We will arrange for a guest speaker to address family literacy, provide refreshments/food for families, and edutainment to motivate our readers.  The participants read and share in a collective environment.  From short stories, poetry and other literary themes, these families are encouraged to share in the whole experience.  We also have built in time for families to network, ask questions, obtain additional resources and students can visit the “village market” to receive free gifts such as books, activities and other special literacy tools.

Business Initiative Program

A.S.E Business Initiative is a program that combines life skills, handcrafting and business applications.  The program is designed to give participants basic training on life and social skills, math and business concepts.  Life and social Skills include: public speaking, time management, leadership, goal setting, decision making and most importantly, team building.  Basic Business & Math skills include:  Business terminology, basic accounting, manufacturing a product, marketing and advertising.  The participants will manufacture their own products to take home and sell.  As a final project completion we will coordinate, along with your staff, an event for your participants to sell their products.  This component allows the facilitator to observe participants using the skills learned.  In addition, this program creates an environment for positive self-esteem and a sense of completion for all participants.   Products can include: West African Drums, Natural Soap, Lotion Bars, Music CD, Jewelry, Natural Deodorant, and much more!  Price will depend on product selected.

 “A.S.E Rebirthed” Rites of Passage Program: (10 - 28 weeks)

This Rites of Passage Program is designed to transition adolescents between the ages of 11-13 or 14-18 into the next phase of life.  A.S.E Rebirthed consists of prepared teachings that provide youth with the tools and skills to cope with the social, emotional, physical and cultural development that occurs with teenage and adulthood.  The teachings include but are not limited to: life skills, arts, teenage pregnancy prevention, and community activism, increasing cultural knowledge, spirituality and higher education motivation.  This program will be concluded with a community ceremony/program to present the initiates as transitioned, empowered young men and women.

Parent Education and Involvement Programs

Any of our programs can be designed for parents and family education and involvement programs.  These programs are very successful in promoting parental/family involvement and support. 

Professional Development