The Katherine Dunham Museum's Children's Workshop helps guide young children in positive directions using the arts. Through multicultural art forms, it helps youth understand themselves better by understanding other cultures. Classes are offered in percussion, music, language and dance, including ballet and tap. Local artists and guest artists from different parts of the world teach classes three times a week during the school year and keep an intensive schedule in the summer of 5 days per week, 6 hours per day. The summer program feeds into an annual international seminar on the Dunham Technique, with children participating from centers around the country. After their first year in the program, students take part in public performances, and some go on to join a performing unit of 20. Older children become mentors and work for the program. "The Workshop has resulted in an increase in the childrenĖs respect for one another," notes Associate Program Director Jeanelle Stovall. The program has provided professional opportunities for participants, several of whom have been invited to perform with dance companies and instrumental ensembles.