SPIN El Poeta

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SPIN El Poeta is an arts educator with nearly two decades of experience. He is the proprietor of ONE MIC EDUCATORS an arts education enterprise that funds the LA3 Raza Open Mic series bringing together featured artists from Latin America, African Diaspora communities and Indigenous nations.

SPIN was fortunate to be taught Culturally Relevant and Responsive pedagogy and weaves Hip Hop as Critical Pedagogy into his work. He has mentored hundreds of youth along his career and takes pride in the longevity of the connections he has built with youth over the years.
 
Language(s): English, , Spanish
Grade levels that programming is provided for: Junior (4 - 6), Intermediate (7 - 8), Secondary, Post secondary, Adult education

This individual offers online programming

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Facilitates Group Lessons

  • 2 group lessons per week
  • Where group lessons are facilitated: Arts organization, School
  • Arts organization(s) where lessons are facilitated:

    Centro Cultural Latinoamericano

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Offers private lessons

  • 25 students
  • Where lessons are facilitated: Arts organization, Online, Other

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Offers services to schools

  • Partner school boards:
    Peel District School Board, Toronto District School Board, Trillium Lakelands District School Board

  • Community Engaged Arts
  • Education
  • Literary

  • Performance Art
  • Artist-Educator Partnership
  • Residency
  • In-School Performances
  • In-School Workshops
  • Professional Development
  • Other

Featured Project

ONE MIC EDUCATORS

Here are two videos SPIN's arts education youth engagement work through his enterprise ONE MIC EDUCATORS.

6ix in the 6ix Black Youth Consultation recap: https://youtu.be/dgt66WoVhfc

Immigrant Indigenous Friendship video poem: https://youtu.be/-xGSscMz6PU

Profile last updated: Apr 3 2020

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