Elder Nk’xetko always brings her ‘best’ drum and her Journey Song when she visits. She asks everyone to reflect as they imagine paddling in a canoe together: Where are you heading in your life, on your journey? Who is your support group? Who are your teachers? Who is in the canoe with you? How will you …
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I am a polar bear. Dressed as a reindeer. At least I was this year. Other years I have embraced the new year ‘cold turkey’ wearing a turkey hat and a roasting pan (authors love visual jokes and plays on words) and still others as “Pinky” with flashy flamingo glasses, a pink bee hive wig …
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Service to others, giving back, volunteering, going where they are needed, inspiring others…youth in Lismore Nova Scotia are continually creating opportunities to demonstrate their leadership skills by giving the gift of kindness to others. Recently they served Christmas dinner to 69 seniors at the local community centre. Dressed to the nines they honoured their elders …
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The first month of school has flown by with great momentum. The seasons are shifting. A few weeks away from Thanksgiving and we, at youthLEADarts Inc. are already reflecting on gratitude. So far this year we are welcoming ten classrooms of inner city students and their teachers to youthLEADarts Inc programs in Vancouver alone, a …
Dear Friends, No matter how we feel about the monarchy, today we are witnessing history. As a young musician and arts education pioneer in 1973, I had the honour to meet MH Queen Elizabeth II. I was surprised at how tiny she was in stature, but certainly a model of towering duty in leadership. She inspired …
Lismore Community Hall, 8:30 am, the youthLEADarts team lays the groundwork for the day’s activities. Paper, scissors, dowling, tape, markers. A screen made from a sheet suspended on photographer’s poles, a light shining behind it. A blank slate upon which stories can be told. This is a small but thriving rural community between the larger …
“They say the happiest place on earth is Disneyland. They’re wrong. It’s camp.” Author Unknown. Shelley MacDonald is spearheading happy in Lismore, Nova Scotia this summer as she partners with the Municipality of Pictou County Summer Recreation and Lismore Hall to bring youthLEADarts to their community, two hours outside of Halifax. Youth of all ages …
Making Summer Memories With youthLEADarts: Camp Lismore! Read More »
“Art is something that makes you breathe with a different kind of happiness.” Anni Albers Breathing happiness. What a beautiful concept. There are many expressions that have to do with breath: catch your breath, out of breath, hold your breath, a breath of fresh air… Breathing happiness. This one stands out. It conjures images abundant in …
Poem in Your Pocket Day was initiated in April 2002 by the Office of the Mayor in New York City, in partnership with the city’s Departments of Cultural Affairs and Education. In 2008, the Academy of American Poets took the initiative to all fifty United States, encouraging individuals around the country to participate. In 2016, the …
“Use the creative process — singing, writing, art, dance – whatever — to get to know yourself better.” Catie Curtis We are all in process. This week at Xpey’ has been so much about that process, about finding ourselves through art and collaboration, about discovering the qualities that make each and every one of us …