Maps Media Institute Inc

MAPS MEDIA INSTITUTE IS A NON PROFIT EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS "TO EMPOWER, INSPIRE AND PREPARE MONTANA'S NEXT GENERATION FOR FUTURE SUCCESS THROUGH PROFESSIONAL MEDIA ARTS INSTRUCTION, ENGAGING COMMUNITY SERVICE AND COMPASSIONATE MENTORING." MAPS HELPS YOUNG PEOPLE VIEW THEIR LIVES THROUGH A LENS OF POSSIBILITY - ENGAGING WITH THEIR COMMUNITIES AS SUPPORTIVE CITIZENS, WHILE LEARNING RELEVANT COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND EXPERIENCING "REAL WORLD" OPPORTUNITIES.

PART LLL, 4A: RAVALLI, LEWIS & CLARK, AND ONLINE AFTERSCHOOL & SUMMER PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED IN 2004 IN THE BITTERROOT VALLEY, MAPS TAUGHT FILMMAKING TO 20 STUDENTS IN ITS INAUGURAL YEAR. SINCE THEN, MAPS HAS EXPANDED TO A YEAR-ROUND MEDIA ARTS INSTITUTE WORKING WITH HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS FROM DOZENS OF SCHOOLS STATEWIDE. ALL OF OUR PROGRAMMING IS 100% FREE-OF-CHARGE TO ALL 8TH - 12TH STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. MAPS ONLINE PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC. FROM JAN - MAY 2021, MAPS AFTERSCHOOL MEDIA ARTS CLASSES WERE CONDUCTED VIA AN ONLINE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. ENROLLED STUDENTS RECEIVED ALL THE EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE REMOTELY (IPADS, APPLE PENCILS, PORTABLE PRODUCTION STUDIOS, SOFTWARE, INTERNET HOTSPOTS, ETC. PROGRAMMING RETURNED TO IN PERSON IN JUNE 2021. MAPS-RAVALLI COUNTY PROGRAM (EST. 2004) OCCUPIES A 5000 SQUARE FOOT STUDIO IN HAMILTON, MT. STUDENTS FROM FIVE PARTNER SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THE HOME SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS ATTEND OUR 32-WK. AFTERSCHOOL AND 6 WK. SUMMER PROGRAM. MAPS-LEWIS & CLARK COUNTY (EST. 2019) OCCUPIES A 2,000 SQUARE FOOT STUDIO IN HELENA, MT. STUDENTS FROM TWO PARTNER SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THE HOME SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS ATTEND OUR 32-WK. AFTERSCHOOL AND 6 WK. SUMMER PROGRAM. DYNAMIC STEAM BASED CURRICULUMS WITH TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED LEARNING ARE FACILITATED BY PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTORS IN FILM, DESIGN, MUSIC, NEW TECH, PHOTOJOURNALISM, PODCASTS, AND FUTURE READINESS. WE ALSO TEACH STUDENTS HOW THESE SKILLS APPLY TO ANY CAREER PATHWAY. THIS COMBINATION HELPS PREPARE MONTANA STUDENTS TO BE MORE "FUTURE READY- AND FIND SUCCESS IN THEIR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT THAT BOTH ENCOMPASSES AND GOES BEYOND CAREER- READINESS. OUR PROJECT-BASED MODEL OF IMMERSIVE EDUCATION PROVIDES UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO DEVELOP THESE "FUTURE READY" SKILLS.

PART LLL, 4B: MAPS MEDIA LAB PROGRAM THE MAPS MEDIA LAB (MML) IS THE STATEWIDE OUTREACH PROGRAM OF MAPS MEDIA INSTITUTE IN WHICH PROFESSIONAL ARTIST-EDUCATORS TRAVEL TO RURAL TOWNS AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES TO FACILITATE INTENTIONAL MEDIA ARTS PROJECTS. IN THE MML PROGRAM, STUDENTS IN GRADES 8-12 RECEIVE DIRECT LEARNING INSTRUCTION FROM PROFESSIONAL TEACHING ARTISTS USING MAPS PROVEN PROJECT-BASED LEARNING APPROACH WHICH INCLUDES COMPASSIONATE MENTORING FROM PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS AND LEARNING ON INDUSTRY STANDARD EQUIPMENT. STUDENTS CREATE A VARIETY OF MEDIA PROJECTS (EG: FILMS, PODCASTS, PHOTOJOURNALISM ESSAYS, ETC) THAT REFLECT THEIR INTERESTS, CURRENT EXPERIENCES, AND THOSE OF THEIR COMMUNITY. THEY SHARE FULLY ORIGINAL WORK WITH FRIENDS, FAMILIES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH VARIOUS CULMINATING EVENTS: ONLINE SCREENINGS, SOCIAL MEDIA, PUBLIC BROADCASTING, AND AT REGIONAL FILM FESTIVALS, VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON.

PART LLL, 4C: MAPS - FLATHEAD RESERVATION/LAKE COUNTY PROGRAM MAPS - FLATHEAD RESERVATION/LAKE COUNTY PROGRAM IS A SEASONAL AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN 2017. MODELED AFTER OUR RAVALLI AND LEWIS & CLARK COUNTY PROGRAMS, THIS PROGRAM RANGES FROM AN 8 - 15 WK. MEDIA ARTS COURSE DEPENDING ON THE SITE HOST SCHEDULE. SITE HOSTS INCLUDE SALISH KOOTENAI COLLEGE, BOYS & GIRLS CLUB, RONAN HIGH SCHOOL AND THE RONAN COMMUNITY CENTER.

PART LLL, 4D: CHANTE + CLIENT BASED PROJECTS IN OCTOBER 2020 - JUNE 2021 AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FORT PECK COMMUNITY COLLEGE CHANT PROJECT, MAPS DEVELOPED AND FACILITATED A YEAR-ROUND, IN SCHOOL, ONLINE MEDIA ARTS CURRICULUM IN BROCKTON, FRAZER, AND WOLF POINT SCHOOLS ON THE FORT PECK INDIAN RESERVATION. CLASSES OFFERED INCLUDED PODCASTING, PHOTOJOURNALISM AND FILMMAKING. MAPS INSTRUCTORS FACILITATED TWO WEEK LONG IN PERSON FILMMAKING WORKSHOPS IN APRIL 2021. MAPS ALSO FACILITATED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING TO THE CHANT STAFF IN EQUIPMENT TRAINING, STORYTELLING, AND MEDIA ARTS EDUCATION AND CURRICULUM DESIGN. IN ADDITION TO OUR AFTERSCHOOL/SUMMER PROGRAMS AND PROJECT-BASED MAPS MEDIA LAB WORKSHOPS, MAPS WORKS WITH OTHER NON-PROFITS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PRODUCE PROMOTIONAL VIDEOS AND OTHER MEDIA CONTENT (WEBSITES, APPS, SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT, ETC.). IN THIS WORK BASED, REAL-LIFE APPLICATION OF MEDIA ARTS SKILLS, STUDENT PRODUCTION TEAMS ARE LED BY ARTIST INSTRUCTORS WHO MENTOR STUDENTS TO MANAGE THEIR LEARNING PROCESSES AND CREATE A PROFESSIONAL DELIVERABLE. CLIENT EXAMPLES INCLUDE THE BITTERROOT LAND TRUST, RAVALLI COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING, MONTANA SPECIAL OLYMPICS, AND VALLEY VETERANS.