NPR reported on a program called the College of Magic, which teaches students to conjure up candy and perform card tricks. According to NPR's report, the program takes ordinary kids and turns them into confident magicians who wear top hats. The story is credited to reporter Julie Bourdin.
NPR's summary says many of the students come from marginalized communities. It describes the students as facing the world with a "confident, creative and resilient mindset."
The headline uses the word kids, while the summary uses the word students to describe the participants. NPR's summary does not say which communities those students come from or how the program selects its participants.
The summary describes the training in general terms. It names the candy and card tricks but does not explain the techniques in detail. It also does not give the number of students in the program, the number of instructors, the names of people involved beyond the reporter, or how long the training lasts.
NPR's headline presents the program's aim as producing confident, top-hat wearing performers, while the summary focuses on the skills students learn and the mindset they are described as having. The summary does not say whether the program measures its outcomes.
This account is based only on NPR's headline and summary for the story, not on the full text of the article. Details beyond those two elements are therefore not reported here.
Sources: NPR: The College of Magic turns ordinary kids into confident, top-hat wearing magicians.