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SUMMARY:SPARROW'S NEST COMMUNITY MAKERSPACE - ADULT OUTREACH. ADULT DROP-IN PROGRAMS
DESCRIPTION:SPARROW’S NEST MAKERSPACE is a community hub where creativity\, collaboration\, and kindness thrive. Where opportunities to support the voices of our community groups are nurtured from the ground up. The Nest offers welcoming\, low-barrier creative programming for children\, youth\, adults\, and seniors to nurture and grow connection\, wellbeing\, and a sense of belonging. \nIn the Nest\, we believe that creative expression nurtures well-being and connection to others and we understand that healthy communities need inclusive spaces away from home\, work and school for connection and creativity. Our aim is to create a space where everyone feels seen\, valued\, and inspired to participate! \n \n\n  \nTEA SOCIAL FRIDAYS WITH STEPHANIE LINES-TOOHILL \nEVERY FRIDAY 10.30 am – 12.30pm \nSeptember-June.  No need to register. \n$10 cash. All materials included. \nA welcome space for social connection away from a busy world.  Optional gently guided crafting with a hot drink. Explore and Make with our materials or bring your own project work. All abilities welcome! \nSessions run every Friday\, except for holidays and school PD days and March Break. \nFor more information\, visit the NEST or EMAIL us! \n  \n\n  \nMIXED MEDIA DROP-IN WITH MICHELLE WRIGHT \nEVERY FRIDAY 1 – 3pm \nSeptember -June.  No need to register. \n$10 cash. All materials included. \nGently guided by Maker Michelle Wright. Low pressure\, small ARTS projects using repurposed materials. Come to explore\, nurture and create! All abilities welcome! \nSessions run every Friday\, except for holidays\, school PD days\, and March Break. \nFor more information\, visit the NEST or EMAIL us! \n  \n\n  \nIn the Nest\, our focus is to reduce barriers to participation for all ages and abilities in an inspiring and welcoming space. Our doors are open to all backgrounds\, identities\, abilities\, and experiences. \nWhether you’re a curious beginner\, or simply someone looking to connect and create\, sparrows remind us that small actions can create beautiful moments in a big world!       \n  \n\n  \nSPARROW’S NEST is generously sponsored by a community donor. \nTo help support this program by donating today\, please click here. \n  \nCheck out the NEST CALENDAR for more Drop-In activities for Adults! \nFor more information about The Sparrow’s Nest contact us! \nVisit our Facebook page for photos and updates! \n 
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SUMMARY:COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS - Youth Outreach. Connecting to Schools Through Art for elementary & high school students
DESCRIPTION:COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS provides free arts programming to youth with intellectual and/or developmental delays in elementary and secondary school in the Life Skills and LRC classrooms.  We meet students once a month throughout the school year at Centre Wellington District Secondary School\, Elora Public School\, John Black Public School in Fergus\, Arthur Public School\, Victoria Cross Public School in Mount Forest\, and June Ave Public School in Guelph. \nLed by an ECFTA Arts Educator\, these sessions offer guided art instruction and contemporary art ideas to students in Centre and North Wellington. \n \nThe program is free to students.  Project themes are centered around community building and emphasize collaboration and success through personal artistic expression. The goal is connecting students to the community in meaningful and creative ways! \nWhy is this program important? \nStudents with developmental delays experience added challenges in feeling supported within the school system and the broader community. These children and youth also have limited access to arts-based resources within schools due to the continued erosion of arts funding. \nThis program strives to engage the emotional and social well-being of students through art making that connects them with community initiatives\, helping them experience community life beyond school. \nThis project arose in response to teachers of LRC and Life Skills students in our area and aligns with our goal of supporting community needs through the arts. Our goal is that students feel more connected and included in their community through the art-making process! \n\n  \nThe 2019 Vital Signs Report demonstrates the need for this program as follows: \n\nOnly 41% of students feel a sense of belonging to their community through school;\nAccessibility to the arts continues to be a barrier for many;\nYouth mental health is a particular vulnerability; and\nConnection to the community is listed as a preventative factor against suicide.\n\nFunding for this program is made possible thanks to the generosity of the Harry E. Foster Charitable Foundation\, the Johansen-Larsen Foundation and the Centre Wellington Community Foundation.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n\nProgram Insights \nEach year\, we discover that as the year progressed\, students gained an appreciation for each other’s work. The collective art making environment allows the students to locate their individuality within a larger group context in a very direct way by comparing how they resolved their works\, and how their classmates may have made different choices. \nThis form of communication and introspection is unique to collective art-making\, that allows for participants to see themselves in the context of others. It is a wonderful opportunity for those who often find it difficult to connect with groups\, to find a common language when looking at and discussing each other’s work. \nStudents with limited verbal communication are able to be a part of a visual conversation that values the uniqueness of perspective and diverse ways of making. \n  \n\nFor more information about this program please contact us at:  programming@ecfta.ca \nTo help support this program by donating today\, please click here.
URL:https://eloracentreforthearts.ca/event/youth-outreach-connecting-to-community-through-art-for-elementary-and-high-school-students-with-disabilities/
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