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Why Arts Education is more important than you think

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The Canadian Network for Arts & Learning / Le réseau canadien pour les arts et l'apprentissage

See Annie Kidder from People for Education interviewed on CTV.

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Le RCAA organise deux Carrefours Éduarts sur la cartographie des arts et de l’apprentissage dans le cadre du Colloque SPARC

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The Canadian Network for Arts & Learning / Le réseau canadien pour les arts et l'apprentissage

Le Réseau canadien pour les arts et l’apprentissage (RCAA) est heureux d’annoncer la tenue de deux carrefours Éduarts consacrés à la cartographie du milieu des arts et de l’apprentissage dans le cadre du Colloque SPARC 2018 à Cobalt, en Ontario, du 24 au 27 mai 2018. SPARC (Supporting Performing Artists in Rural and Remote Communities) est un réseau dont la mission est d’aider à engendrer et à maintenir des communautés des arts de la scène dans des régions rurales et éloignées de l’Ontario.

CNAL to conduct two Mapping Hubs at the SPARC Symposium

The Canadian Network for Arts & Learning is pleased to announce that we will be hosting two mapping Hubs as part of the SPARC Symposium 2018 in Cobalt, Ontario from May 24 - 27, 2018. SPARC (Supporting Performing Artists in Rural and Remote Communities) is a network whose purpose is to help ignite and sustain performing arts communities in rural and remote areas of Ontario.

Artist as Instigator: The Role, Responsibility, and Impact of Artists in Global Communities

Call For Proposals! Deadline Extended to March 9th.

Session proposals for the fourth International Teaching Artist Conference (ITAC4) will now be accepted until March 9, 2018. 

The ITAC4 Programming Committee is seeking proposals that present on the role, responsibilities and impact of teaching artistry, through presentations or practical sessions. Conference sessions should encourage critical reflection and participatory, hands-on exploration of the conference themes.

PEI to introduce new music curriculum in schools

Submitter: 
The Canadian Network for Arts & Learning / Le réseau canadien pour les arts et l'apprentissage

New music curriculum about bringing 'joy in your daily life

P.E.I.'s Department of Education will start on a process in September that will bring a new approach to music education to the whole school system.

"Music is really about a lifetime of enjoyment and being able to express all sorts of things that they see around them," said Vicki Allen-Cook, the department's arts education specialist.

Arts-based programming for youth in adversity, looking for recommendations

IICRD is undertaking a global review of good practice in arts-based programming for migrant and refugee children and youth, for Terre des Hommes.

The focus is on youth-led programming or programming with strong child and youth participation that supports young people’s psychosocial wellbeing. Since these are quite specific categories, we are open to learning about general arts-based programming in any adversity setting.