Teaching Social Responsibility Through The Arts
Teen Pulse is a youth performance program based in Southern California on a mission to create a nurturing place for dedication, teamwork, discipline, collaboration, family, music, and learning. We also provide an opportunity for each teen to become responsibly independent and effectively interdependent in order to serve the community.
About You
About You
First Name
Susana
Last Name
Quinteros
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About Your Organization
Organization Name
Teen Pulse
Organization Website
Organization Phone
909.709.4882
Organization Address
Organization Country
United States, CA, San Bernardino County
Country where this project is creating social impact
United States, XX
Is your organization a
Not registered
How long has your organization been operating?
1‐5 years
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Innovation
Entry Form title
Teaching Social Responsibility Through The Arts
What change do you want to bring to the world?
Teen Pulse is a youth performance program based in Southern California on a mission to create a nurturing place for dedication, teamwork, discipline, collaboration, family, music, and learning. We also provide an opportunity for each teen to become responsibly independent and effectively interdependent in order to serve the community.
What are the primary activities of your project?
The future is in our youth, so why not provide them with ample opportunity to learn and grow, discover what is important to them and develop a passion for it? Teen Pulse is a vehicle that can allow teens in your life to do just that. Teen Pulse provides teens across Southern California with a safe environment to explore their dreams and receive instant feedback and guidance from peers and professionals all along the way.
What is innovative about your initiative? How is it a new contribution to the field?
Teen Pulse provides teens with a positive, nurturing environment where they can discover and stretch their talents as they experience the importance of Teamwork, Dedication, Discipline, and Collaboration THROUGH the performing ARTS.
What stage is your project in?
Operating for 1‐5 years
Tell us about the community that you engage? eg. economic conditions, political structures, norms and values, demographic trends, history, and experience with engagement efforts.
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Share the story of the founder and what inspired the founder to start this project
Skye “Coach K” Kooyman is known as the Mentor to Teens who are Changing the World and author of the book, Coach K’s Percussion Manual. She is the founder and president of Teen Pulse, a rapidly-expanding organization committed to teaching social responsibility through the arts—helping teens acquire the musical skills that are essential to a fully-realized performance and the fundamental life skills necessary to leverage their youthful energy and make a positive impact on the world. On her journey, Coach K has earned her Bachelor of Music Education Degree from the University of Redlands, coached drumlines, and served as a clinician to all levels of high-performing bands and music education programs throughout Southern California. In particular, San Bernardino County Honor Band, Los Osos High School Bands, Summit Intermediate School Bands, University of Redlands School of Music and more have benefited from her expertise. No one wants today’s youth to miss out on creative, character-building outlets, yet the arts are being cut from education nation-wide. Coach K’s programs provide teens with opportunities unavailable in many of today’s public schools. As a percussion instructor in Southern California, she also supports the programs that still exist. Her passion and unique approach in both avenues have solidified her as an expert in inspiring teens to discover and develop their strengths so they, too, can create a huge positive impact on the world.
Social Impact
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Please describe how your project has been successful and how that success is measured
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How many people have been impacted by your project?
Fewer than 100
How many people could be impacted by your project in the next three years?
1,001-10,000
Winning entries present a strong plan for how they will achieve growth. Identify your six-month milestone for growing your impact
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Identify your 12-month impact milestone
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How will your project evolve over the next three years?
Sustainability
What barriers might hinder the success of your project and how do you plan to overcome them?
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Tell us about your partnerships
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Current annual budget of project, in US dollars
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How do you plan to strengthen your project in the next three years?
Challenges
Which barriers to health and well-being does your innovation address?
Please select up to three in order of relevancy to your project.
PRIMARY
Lack of affordable care
SECONDARY
Lack of affordable care
TERTIARY
Lack of affordable care
Please describe how your innovation specifically tackles the barriers listed above.
How are you growing the impact of your organization or initiative?
Please select up to three potential pathways in order of relevancy to you.
PRIMARY
Grown geographic reach: Multi-country
SECONDARY
Grown geographic reach: Within host country
TERTIARY
Grown geographic reach: Within host country
Please describe which of your growth activities are current or planned for the immediate future.
Do you collaborate with any of the following: (Check all that apply)
If yes, how have these collaborations helped your innovation to succeed?
 | 96 weeks ago Susana Quinteros updated this Competition Entry. |
| 96 weeks ago Susana Quinteros submitted this idea. |
