SASSY (School After School for Successful Youth)
Founded in 1986, SASSY is an accredited after-school vocational training program for students from the Ravenswood City School District (RCSD), Sequoia Union High School District (SUHSD) and the Palo Alto Unifed School District. Students who complete SASSY classes may earn up to 10 academic credits each semester for participating in the program.
SASSY classes (Digital Multimedia, Culinary Arts, Fine Arts Design, Office Skills, and Electronics Assembly) are conducted after the regular school day, Monday through Thursday, along with component classes (After School Tutoring, Leadership, Youth Fitness, Life Skills) assigned to support the students’ needs and interests. Each SASSY student has access to one-on-one counseling.
Digital/Multimedia
Students work with digital video and audio equipment and website construction tools to create a variety of youth-oriented media projects. Students work individually and in groups to develop their own projects and support a variety of community-based efforts.
Culinary Arts
This is a hands-on class that introduces students to the basics of cooking, kitchen sanitation, and safety. Students are exposed to a variety of ethnic cuisines and make a wide range of dishes using many different ingredients. Food preparation work includes learning to make sauces, soups, salads, appetizers, entrees, and desserts. Students work in teams and individually to complete assigned tasks. This class is also responsible for cooking the evening meal for a local Homeless Veterans program.
Fine Arts & Design
Students engage in a variety of hands-on projects to develop imaginative and technical skills using diverse electronic applications and other media.
Office Skills
Students learn fundamental computer skills, including Windows XP and Microsoft Office 2002, with particular emphasis on Word and PowerPoint. These skills and applications are taught by completing a wide range of projects and assignments, including: keyboarding and typing; tutorials; use of business letter and memo formats; proofreading basics; and development of a student-produced newsletter.
Electronics Assembly
Students learn how to read color-codes, perform proper soldering techniques, wire harnessing, wire wrap, and more. Students work individually in this class and complete a number of different projects during the course of a full session, including making a portable radio, assembling a telephone, and other projects.
For student videos and music, programs, a calendar of events and more, check out the SASSY website, updated by students in the Digital Multimedia class: http://www.sassyonline.org
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