At the end of the 4 week pilot, all 6 participants had successfully completed the program, and their work was displayed at the MacLaren Art Centre in Barrie. The graduation and exhibition opening was a powerful acknowledgement of the work that the youths put into this project. Most of these participants had faced significant personal barriers to completing programs or work requirements in the past; thus the 100% retention and completion rate is an excellent outcome. As well, 2 of the 6 youths have registered for further upgrading work at the Barrie Learning Centre. The current activities of the other four students are as follows: one student is still" exploring options" (at age 15, he is too young for the programs at the Learning Centre),one is working full-time, one has decided to do computer training in September, and the fourth has decided to pursue further creative work by successfully auditioning for a play-writing and performance project sponsored by the AIDS committee of Simcoe County. In the evaluation surveys completed on the last day of the pilot, the youths all stated that their interest in furthering their education had been helped by the project, and that their writing and computer skills had improved through practice. The specific results of our project-end student evaluation survey can be viewed on the next 4 pages. A copy of the evaluation survey is provided in the Week 4 Activity Sheets section.