Deanne Hupfield, Fancy Shawl Dancer. CNAL/RCAA Conference 2015.
My Drama students love musical theatre. They’re constantly singing bits from modern pieces, reenacting favourite scenes, and begging me to direct a school-wide musical theatre production. With COVID-19 restrictions lifting and interest at an all-time high, I decided to bite the bullet and do what I had never done before — produce and direct a musical.
Singing has been banned or heavily restricted in Canadian schools during the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving students without vital music programs in their school that not only benefit musical learning, but also student mental health and wellbeing.
Research shows us we can sing safely. As decision makers execute the 2021-2022 school year and plan for the future, it is crucial to focus now on providing music and singing experiences for students.
Over the last six months, Kick Start Arts has been leading a Digital Strategy Project funded by
Canada Council for the Arts. This exploratory work happened in partnership with Toronto-based
organization SKETCH, as well as The Department of Illumination in Prince Edward County,
Ontario.
Chères éducatrices, chers éducateurs,
En cette période pandémique difficile pour l'enseignement et l'apprentissage, les arts peuvent contribuer à motiver les élèves et à enrichir leurs expériences d'apprentissage.
This is the latest in a series of blogs about Community and Art in these times. As writer, visual artist, musician I find myself applying what I've learned in 20 months of Masters study at Laurier as I work through the final four months of course work and research. My task is to ground academic theory in proactive function: projects and approaches that will benefit as many humans as possible (and therefore the planet) in these challenging times.
Le CNAL/RCAA a établi un partenariat avec la Commission canadienne pour l’UNESCO (CCUNESCO) et la chaire UNESCO des arts et de l’apprentissage de l’Université Queen’s en vue de revigorer l’Agenda de Séoul, un plan d’action globale appuyé par l’UNESCO. La première étape de cette initiative est un exposé de principe qui a été lancé dans le cadre d’un panel spécial lors de l’assemblée générale annuelle de la CCUNESCO, qui a eu lieu à Montréal le 27 mai 2017.
CNAL/RCAA has partnered with the Canadian Commission for UNESCO (CCUNESCO) and the UNESCO Chair in Arts and Learning at Queen’s University to re-invigorate the Seoul Agenda which is a global action plan endorsed by UNESCO. The first step in this initiative is a Position Paper that was launched in a special panel at the Annual General Meeting of CCUNESCO in Montreal on May 27, 2017.
An American study by the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
As a nation, we are close to reaching a collective understanding that all students benefit from the opportunity to learn about and experience the arts. Study of the arts in its many forms—whether as a stand-alone subject or integrated into the school curriculum— is increasingly accepted as an essential part of achieving success in school, work and life.
