Teens Help Teach Sensitivity to Stereotyping, Abuse and Other Social Issues
West Bloomfield High School students train as actors and peer educators to help other students – and themselves.
Reaching kids on sensitive topics can be tough going. But kids connecting with other kids – peer education – makes the job a bit easier. That’s the idea behind Project TRUST, the acronym for Teaching, Reaching, Using Students and Theater. Since 2003, area high school students have volunteered to be part of the project which for them means committing to a training, practice and performance schedule — and to each other. West Bloomfield High School students have presented the program for the past two years, and previously from 2003-2006. Other years, students from North Farmington and Bloomfield Hills Lahser High Schools have done so. Over the years the program has involved more than 125 peer educators who have performed plays in 47 area …
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