Life Pieces To Masterpieces has identified effective, innovative, and replicable strategies that have resulted in a dramatic improvement of the early childhood and youth development experiences of young, underserved, African American males living in our nation’s capital.
Quick Program Statistics:
Currently, there are over 100 apprentices registered at Life Pieces Central. Out of this group, evenly divided between:
The Treehouse Warrior program serves apprentices ages 3-7
The King group serves apprentices ages 8-10
The Knight group serves apprentices ages 11-13
Our program is in high demand with over 100 young men on our waiting list.
LPTM Basics: 4-Part Human Development System
Each day, our mission is actualized through the use of our unique and effective 4-part Human Development System which we call LPTM basics. This system is the foundation of our arts-based curriculum and guides all of our programming.
Here are the 4 parts of LPTM Basics:
Purpose:
The purpose of our human development system is to provide opportunities for African American males age 3 to 21 to discover and activate their ability to turn challenges into possibilities.
Premise:
By providing an emotionally secure environment for our apprentices, they can be free to love and express themselves. Love + Security + Expression = Life
Process:
We provide apprentices with the opportunity to connect, create, contribute and celebrate together.
Decision Making Tool: The Shield of Faith
A representation of our artistic and spiritual values, The Shield of Faith focuses on spirituality, meditation, loving, giving, language, arts, discipline, and leadership.