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“At a time when challenges related to climate, peace, education and the future of our societies are converging, our need for the power of art – and for it to be made accessible to all through arts education – is stronger than ever.” Audrey Azouley, Director General of UNESCO In celebration of International Arts Education …

youthLEADarts Artist Educators: Creating for healing and resilience in uncertain times Read More »

May 22-26, 2023 is International Arts Education Week! Designated by UNESCO in 2012, the week celebrates the arts, in their diversity, and arts educators who play a critical role in fostering and transforming humanity.  International Arts Education Week aims at increasing the international community’s awareness on the importance of arts education and at reinforcing its cooperation by …

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Last week, youth at Pierre Elliott Trudeau Elementary School in Quebec finished their youthLEADarts workshops with artist Deirdre Potash by completing 3D dioramas that capture the fragility of the ocean’s ecosystems and the importance of taking immediate action to maintain balance within them.  Underwater photographer and marine activist Roy Mulder visited the class remotely from …

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In April, youthLEADarts Lismore got together and explored leadership through cooking with Community Chef Lesley McDuff and youthLEADarts program mentor Melanie McDuff. Everyone had a role in baking cookies and making goulash. We had to listen to Chef Lesley, support others at they tried new activities and learned their way around the tools of a …

A community that cooks together: youthLEADarts, Lismore Read More »

Mi’kmaw Elder Albert D Marshall teaches us that we have a responsibility to take care of Mother Earth.  We are all connected.  Alan Syliboy, an established Mi’kmaw artist states, “The whale spirit animal is the world’s record keeper for all time. As a totem, the whale teaches you to listen to your inner voice, understand the …

Earth Day 2023: Youth Across Canada LEAD Change Read More »

“We can change the world and make it a better place. It is in our hands to make a difference.” Nelson Mandela Can you learn to lead in a day? Can you listen closely enough that you absorb something new and empathize with values from another culture in less than eight hours? Can you create …

The Difference You Can Make in a Day (or Two): youthLEADarts at Hastings Elementary Read More »

“The earth, the air, the land, and the water are not an inheritance from our forefathers but on loan from our children. So we have to handover to them at least as it was handed over to us.” –  Gandhi Water. Connects us. Fuels us. Refreshes us. Without it, we can only survive for three …

Water is Life: A day at Hastings Elementary Read More »

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS 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 videoconferencing on MONDAY, March 20th, 4:30 pm (ET)  for the following purposes:  AGENDA youthLEADarts Inc. as per: Lori Sherritt-Fleming, …

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Day 4…so much to share, so much to cover, so much to explore, and so much to complete. Today was exciting, involving, inspiring and full of life lessons through art, full of opportunities to answer the question Who Am I?  The youth had a full day to be artists and to explore their inner artists; …

Taking ACT-ion: Stories of Progression: Day 4 Britannia Read More »

Wow! What a day!  Today’s youthLEADarts program with Brunella Battista made this a three wow week so far! Connection, deep thinking, gift giving, collaboration, creativity, excitement, learning, portraits, emotional landscapes and four leaf clovers were woven into the day’s tapestry.  Brunella began the day by asking us to draw a line on a paper, a …

Day Three at Britannia: Simply Wow-erful!  Read More »