artsREACH cares about the mental and spiritual health of our youth. All children benefit from an education in the arts. Healthy, creative young people enhance the quality of life in our community and help create a vibrant tomorrow. Our mandate is to make sure that arts education is accessible to all children, regardless of their financial situation.
artsREACH offers free drawing, painting, printmaking and theatre arts workshops to public elementary schools, focusing on those with a high population of children from low-income families. This year, our goal is to deliver 150 workshops in schools throughout the Capital Region.
In the 2008-2009 school year, the workshops explore the theme of “The Art of Storytelling”. The curriculum introduces students to storytelling arts and theatre from the classical to the contemporary, and encourages them to connect these narratives to their own lives through creative self-expression..
The program was developed to complement the BC Provincial Schools Curriculum and focuses on positive topics such as building safe and healthy communities, multicultural understanding and respect for others.
Workshop statistics:
2007-2008 Workshops
Twenty-seven schools received 150 workshops, with 3,075 children participating in a workshop. Schools that received workshops: Brentwood, Cloverdale, Colwood, Craigflower, Ecole Poirier, Frank Hobbs, George Jay, James Bay, John Muir, John Stubbs, Lauwelnew, Marigold, McTavish, Oaklands, Port Renfrew, Quadra, Ruth King, Saanichton, Saseenos, Savory, Sidney, Sir James Douglas, Sooke, South Park, Sundance, Tillicum and Vic West.
*Port Renfrew workshops are delivered at John Muir with John Muir students participating
2006/07 Workshops
Thirty schools received 100 workshops, with 2,176 children participating in a workshop. Schools receiving workshops: South Park, Eagleview, Sundance, Cloverdale, James Bay, McTavish, Brentwood, Craigflower, Crystal View, Doncaster, Ecole Poirier, Frank Hobbs, George Jay, Hans Helgeson, John Muir, Millstream, Oaklands, Quadra, Rogers, Savory, Sir James Douglas, Sooke, Torquay, Vic West, Wishart, Lake Hill, Happy Valley, Port Renfrew, Tillicum and Willway
2005/06 School year
Eighteen schools received 55 workshops, with 1,224 children participating in a workshop. Schools receiving workshops: Cloverdale, George Jay, Quadra, James Bay, Tillicum, Lampson, South Park, Craigflower, Marigold, Vic West, Eagle View, Lake Hill, Doncaster, Oaklands, Brentwood, Frank Hobbs, Lauwelnew and Sundance.
Pilot: May - June 2005
Five schools received 12 workshops, with 312 children participating in a workshop.
Schools receiving workshops: Cloverdale, Quadra, Braefoot, Doncaster and Lakehill.
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