ICAP iChoose

iChoose: "Powerful Performance Highlights Bullying Prevention"

 

iChoose narrated by Patrick Duffy

 

New Musical: iChoose, empower youth debuts in New York

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New Musical: iChoose, empower youth debuts in L.A.

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New Musical: iChoose, empower youth debuts in Hawaii

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March 2011 — Santa Monica, California
iChoose project introduced at L. A. County Department of Mental Health conference. At the World Peace Ikeda Auditorium, a conference titled “Campus Violence: Lessons Learned, Strategies for Prevention” was presented by the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health and the Santa Monica Police Department. Read More

June 2010 – Christine Quinn, New York City Council Speaker, attends iChoose at Bronx School. New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn joined 400 students at the Multicultural Magnet School for iChoose New York. “'Respect for All Week'", she said, "... and this production … are important parts of a citywide effort to end bullying and hate crime in New York."  Read More

June 2010 – iChoose reaches out to schools in Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx and New Jersey The latest incarnation of iChoose—the three-part program designed to empower young people to find alternatives to violence as a means of conflict resolution—incorporates a mini-musical, a Victory Over Violence exhibition, and a post-performance dialogue session led by cast members. Read More

June 2010 — iChoose visits New York-area schools. Seven empty chairs sit In a New York High School classroom. Mr. G, the teacher, enters enthusiastically but his enthusiasm suddenly drains when he sees the empty chairs facing away. This is how the iChoose musical play begins. iChoose is a dramatic story about students and how each one awakens to his/her unlimited potential. Read More

May 2010 —iChoose in the News Santa Barbara’s KEYT-TV aired “Powerful Performance Highlights Bullying Prevention”.   The newscast reported on how moved the students were to hear the cast’s true experiences, commenting: “The group highlights three key categories of bullying: physical, verbal and lesser known passive violence, which includes… Read More

May 2010 — iChoose visits three Los Angeles-area schools.“I’ve seen many of these types of productions over the years. I think iChoose is the very best.” “It brought tears in my eyes." "Any time you hear human being’s story, you hear what they had to go through to get where they are." These are some of the quotes from teachers and administrators of three Los Angeles- area schools. Read More

April 2010 iChoose Visits a South Central L.A. Middle School. "Middle school determines...whether they (students) behave well or choose to hang out with bad influences and get into trouble." iChoose chose Horace Mann Middle School as its first stop on a tour of California. The school is located not far from where, in 1992, a truck driver was dragged from his vehicle and beaten by an angry mob. .Read More

March 2010 iChoose Tours 10 High Schools in Hawaii. The iChoose program completed a tour of 10 Hawaii high schools on February 18. Heart-warming stories abounded at each school iChoose visited. After each presentation, students approached cast members in order to share their personal struggles, gathering hope and courage from the honest dialogue. Read More

Feb. 2010 – From Molokai With Love Life is filled with unforgettable moments that remain in our hearts. Many such unforgettable moments were recently experienced in Hawaii by more than 800 Molokai High and Intermediate school students and faculty together with the cast, crew, and staff of iChoose.  Many individuals experienced personal breakthroughs. Read More

Jan. 2010 – iChoose at Kapolei High School The lights went out, and the students went wild. The message of iChoose — that we all have the power to choose, to speak up for those who have been wronged, to care for others, to be courageous against peer pressure, self-doubt, depression and physical abuse — was conveyed to an enraptured audience through a dramatic play with music, dance and video. Read More

Jan. 2010 – iChoose Debuts in Hawaii “Has anyone been bullied? Did you ever go along with something you knew was wrong? Has anyone ever made fun of you because you were different?” These questions are posed in a combination of music, dance and video to convey the message that we all have the power to choose, expierenced in a mini-musical portion of iChoose, the ICAP program created to empower youth. Read More