10/13/2026
Please share: Join the Pico Leadership Academy for Youth (PLAY)! Taking place Mondays to Thursdays 3:30pm-6:00pm until December 10th.
Sign up for FREE at linktr.ee/pyfcsantamonica (link in bio)
All High School Students are welcome to join.
Program Overview:
At the Pico Youth and Family Center (PYFC) in Santa Monica, the Pico Leadership Academy for Youth (PLAY) unites high school students to learn and harness their power in creating a better world with dignity and respect. Through
âś…Project-based Learning
âś…Interactive Technology
âś…Film & Music training
âś…Dialogue circles
âś…Field trips
âś…Mindfulness training
Students will gain tools and skills to be mindful creators and change agents for social justice. The goal is for students to develop leadership skills and critical thinking to create a better world.
Mindfulness & Meditation:
Students will learn strategies to navigate their world through interactive exercises and activities, practicing mindfulness and self-awareness.
Leadership Skills:
Students will explore past and present social justice movements, learning to become community change agents through relationship building. Using art, music, and technology, they will create a project-based learning campaign to promote their issue and exercise their voice, while emphasizing public speaking, critical thinking, and organizing.
Film and Music Training:
Students will learn music and video production basics as part of their Project-based Learning campaign, applying their message via art, music, or visual media.
Dialogue Circles:
Daily dialogue circles will teach active listening, withholding assumptions, and empathy building, fostering understanding of diverse perspectives. These dialogues explore social identities, promote respectful communication, and encourage self-reflection, highlighting the community’s collective power linked to healing
If you have any questions, please email us at [email protected], DM us here or call (310) 383-4545
We are located at 1460 4th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401 (On the northwest corner of 4th and Broadway, next to Burton’s Store)
