Born in Suzhou, China, Lewis Fang is currently a 12th grade student at The Hun School of Princeton and a Pre-college student at The Juilliard School. He started playing the piano at age 4. In 2015, Lewis immigrated to Vancouver, Canada, where he further continued his studies. Lewis has been invited to perform with orchestras …
Born in Suzhou, China, 17-year-old Farrah Chuqi Fang is currently a 12th grade student at The Hun School of Princeton, NJ. She started singing at 7 years old with teacher Ms. Shi in Suzhou, China. She immigrated to Vancouver, Canada with her family in August 2015. There, she started learning Chinese Folk songs with Ruoxi Liu, …
Farrah Fang, Youth Soprano and Author to Perform at youthLEADarts Soiree This Wednesday Read More »
This year over 20,000 people gathered for the centennial anniversary of the Victory Square Remembrance Day ceremony in Vancouver, B.C., and Kari Wang was there. She was selected from thousands of students as the winner of this year’s Cam Cathcart Youth Remembrance Award, a poetry award created in 2006 by its namesake – long-time ceremony director …
Youth Remembers…Kari Wang: Winner of the Cam Cathcart Youth Remembrance Award Read More »
As the lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer hit us, youth in Lismore, Nova Scotia are setting records. Shelley MacDonald has been volunteering her time to train, organize and set up the region’s only day program for children and youth in the county. Shelley says, “The training the camp counsellors and recreation leaders have received …
Summer is here and Lismore youth are setting up camp! Read More »
“We Are All Equal”, a video created by grade 7 and 8 students at Assikinack Elementary in Barrie, Ontario brings us a message of hope. In their own words, “We all belong, no matter how different. We are all heroes of our own stories. We are all connected. We are all united…together.” This simple and …
We Are All Equal: A Message From Assikinack Youth to the Global Community Read More »
Youth Depression is Real!Grade 7 and 8 students at Assikinack Elementary in Barrie, Ontario recently completed a series of workshops both on line and in person with youthLEADarts Inc. Tina Tucker Bye, one of the mentors noted, “Their lines of the poetry were very powerful and poignant. They made very brave choices to take on …
Speaking Passionately, Powerfully and Poignantly: Assikinack Has Plenty to Say! Read More »
Article Written by: Trish De Luca The kids spent the afternoon diving deep into their dreams and desires, armed with scissors, glue sticks, and a whole lot of energy. They were on a mission—to continue crafting their vision boards. You know, those collages where you stick on stuff that represents your hopes and dreams? Yeah, …
“Follow your dreams, no matter what!” Britannia’s Vision Boards Read More »
For two weeks, youthLEADarts is running programs with grade 7 and 8 students at Assikinack Elementary in Barrie, Ontario. With the Seven Grandfather Teachings and LEAD values as guides, students are embossing self-portraits, writing poetry, exploring drama and making short films about who they are and what connects them. All of these arts are allowing …
Post Written by Trish DeLuca Hey there! A big shoutout to everyone who dropped by to support our After School Power Project Program at Britannia Elementary in Vancouver which began Wednesday, April 10th and will run for seven weeks. Special thanks to Vancity who is sponsoring us! Here’s the scoop: We kicked off our first …
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF MEMBERS NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Members of youthLEADarts Inc (the “Corporation”) is called for and will be held electronically via Zoom video conferencing on MONDAY, March 25th, 10:30 am (ET). Via ZOOM for the following purposes: March 20th, 2023. youthLEADarts Inc. Lori Sherritt-Fleming (President) Shelley MacDonald …