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Kid City

Kid City is a partnership between the City of Maplewood…
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Kid City is a partnership between the City of Maplewood Parks and Recreation and Z Puppets Rosenschnoz, with the goal of bringing people together through theater, puppetry, and interactive art installations. The evaluation included getting feedback on events, the progress made on program goals, and the impact on the community.

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September 2017

Kid City is a partnership between the City of Maplewood Parks and Recreation and Z Puppets Rosenschnoz. This infographic explores the impact of the Kid City program on participants related to engagement, arts learning, and city revitalization.

September 2017

This report provides data tables related to levels of program impact on participants in three areas: engagement, arts learning and community revitalization.

September 2018

This infographic presents KID CITY’s goals and evaluation results from their third year.

September 2017

This report presents information about Kid City’s activities and the impact of the program on Kid City partners and community residents.

September 2017

This report presents the results of interviews with Kid City partners about how they and their organization have been impacted by the program.

September 2017

Kid City is a partnership between the City of Maplewood and Z Puppets Rosenschnoz. This brief presents findings from focus groups with Kid City artists regarding their culturally diverse team and their interactions with Maplewood residents from multiple cultural backgrounds.

September 2017

This report presents the results of surveys given to participants at Kid City events to track which activities families participated in and to gather demographic information about participants.

September 2016

This brief presents findings about an evaluation of the August Kid Council, a week-long program for junior high youth focused on using theater to pose solutions to social problems.

September 2016

As part of the Kid City evaluation, we conducted a focus group with the Kid City youth videographers. This group primarily focused on impacts that youth videographers experienced by being a part of Kid City in this capacity.This document outlines findings from talking with youth videographers about their experiences with Kid City.

September 2016

Kid City, a partnership between the City of Maplewood Parks and Recreation and Z Puppets Rosenschnoz, brings the people of Maplewood together through theater, puppetry, and interactive art installations. This report presents the results of a focus group with Kid City staff and artists. This group primarily focused on impacts of Kid City that staff and artists observed, both individually and for the Maplewood community.

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