SCHOOL PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Here is what we can provide for you:
- High quality hands-on workshops conducted by professional artists in Dance, Drama, Dub Poetry, Environmental Art, Film-Making/Video, Integrated Arts, Photography and Visual Arts.
- A choice of half-day, full-day and multiple-day workshops.
- Programs tailored to children only, or to children with their parent or caregiver. Workshops start at Nursery (age 3) and go through age 24.
- Coordination of your workshop including program set-up, materials, scheduling artists and site visits.
- Minimal costs (see fees section).
- A Professional Development workshop for teachers and community coordinators/educators is available for a minimal fee.
ELIGIBILITY AND SELECTION
The following groups are eligible to participate in AFCY’s Outreach Programs: schools and organizations in low-income areas of the Greater Toronto Area, who have limited arts programming for children, and not-for-profit organizations that service children and youth with financial, social and language barriers. Applications are processed on a first come, first served basis. Teachers and staff are required to provide support to the visiting artist(s) during the workshop.
HOW TO APPLY
Complete and submit our Online Application Form. To host an Outreach Program in your school please submit an application at least six to eight weeks prior to the anticipated start date. Program coordination will not begin until a completed application has been received. Applications are processed on a first come, first served basis.
For questions or further information, contact our office at (416) 929-9314 or via email at info@afcy.ca.
FEES
The school is responsible for providing an artist’s fee of $75 per day or $50 per half-day workshop (per artist). Fees can be paid by Visa, Mastercard, or cheque (payable to Arts for Children and Youth) and are due when the workshop is completed. Outreach recipients may be required to purchase some art materials. This will be discussed during the consultation with the Outreach Coordinator. Please note that there is a $50 firing fee for pottery workshops.
ART MATERIALS
Each school will be responsible for providing some basic art materials for the workshop. These materials can usually be obtained from board stock, classrooms or can be collected from participating students. A list of required materials will be sent to the school prior to the Outreach Artist’s first visit. Specialized materials will be provided by Arts for Children and Youth.
SET-UP/CLEAN-UP
Arts for Children and Youth encourages its artists to speak with and/or visit the teachers/community groups that they will be working with, in order to finalize workshop details and expectations. Outreach Artists will need some assistance in the set-up and clean-up for each scheduled visit (for example: arranging for AV Equipment, washing art tools, arranging desks etc.). A teacher or facilitator who is familiar with the children must be present during the workshop. Our workshops are designed to fit in the time designated, so any activities or events that may conflict with the outreach program should be rescheduled. Notification of schedule changes/cancellations should be reported at least one week prior to the first visit.
WORKSHOP OPTIONS
Before applying, please explore our selection of workshops in Dance, Drama, Dub Poetry, Environmental Awareness, Film-Making/Video, Integrated Arts, Photography and Visual Arts.
CURRICULUM LINKS
Programs involve curriculum-based themes such as environmental education, healthy living, multi-culturalism, place-based community learning.
SPECIAL NEEDS
Workshops can be tailored for children and youth with special needs. Program experiences are geared to engage students with physical and learning challenges.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS
Arts for Children and Youth offers professional development workshops for teachers directly involved in an Outreach Program, as well as for the other teachers within the host school. These two-hour in-service workshops are designed to lead participants through a series of hands-on experiences, which include art appreciation, studio techniques and lesson planning in visual art, drama and music. Effective strategies for integrating the arts into core curriculum areas will also be discussed and demonstrated. To book a professional development workshop a $50 fee is required.
