*Note to Our Followers* We are waiting with bated breath for the Final Videos of the Students to be released publically. As soon as we have them, they will be posted!!!! (Today’s Blog is Written by Lori Sherritt-Fleming) “What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles to be sure, but …
(Today’s Blog is written by word-smith Lori Sherritt-Fleming) Shelley MacDonald opened one of this week’s youthLEADarts sessions with words of gratitude. She said, she could really see, in the language of her Mi’kmaq ancestors, that the students were coming alive, ‘mimaju’aq’. Indeed, this week, we have all witnessed students coming alive, coming into the power …
(Today’s Blog- is written by Tina Bye, youthLEADarts Mentoring Team Member) ~~~Mr. B- How We Love Thee…~~~ Mr. Justin Borsato is a phenomenal teacher. I am sure his students would agree with me. I know we, on the LEAD team, sure think so. Roy went so far as today to declare him “the best teacher …
(Today’s Blog is written by Roy Mulder, one of the youthLEADarts mentors.) An opening comment was offered by Elder Amanda. She told of her beginnings and how she examined where she was hurt. It was the bridges that she built that allowed her to move forward. She said it was important to not let the …
Day 8- The Kids and Their Poetry Take Centre Stage Read More »
(Lori Sherritt-Fleming, a youthLEADarts mentor, is the author of this blog. Stand-by for blogs from some of our other youthLEADarts team this week!) “Awareness of the mandala may have the potential of changing how we see ourselves, our planet and perhaps even our own life purpose.” -Peter Fenner The air was charged with excitement today …
Day 7- Mandalas and Ancestors in Training with Sheniz Janmohamed Read More »
(Shelley MacDonald, a youthLEADarts mentor, is the author of this blog.- Stand-by for blogs from some of our other youthLEADarts team this week!) Today we began our week 2 journey with youthLEADarts Britannia. The students were excited and ready to work with our theatre artist and Quebec youthLEADarts mentor Tina! She had them up on …
The session started with the usual check-in word for “how are you feeling”. As the week has unfolded, the hoods have come off, the seated positions in chairs are more elevated, the eyes are brighter and the checking words have become more and more energized (I never knew how many synonyms there are for that …
Things are really hitting their stride! An entire classroom of young teens first period in the morning, and not one check-in word about being tired. They were 100% ready to work! Deirdre gave them inspiration based on some examples she had, and on the images/ symbols we learned yesterday with Candice from the medicine wheel. …
Candice Hall Howcroft started her session with a smudging and a gratitude prayer. Her very empowering workshop had the students answering questions and feverishly writing notes to remember everything she said. She introduced the 7 Sacred Teachings which are common across many Indigenous Peoples: HUMILITY Think of others before yourself. Humility is to live your …
Day 3- Candice Halls Howcroft & the Wheel of Courage Read More »
We got started with a check-in word from each student. The words were by and large positive for a group of teenagers in first period. We played a warm-up game called emotional greetings. It started with having to be neutral and make eye contact without facial expression. Then the students created improvised dialogues based on …