We are halfway through August, I am halfway through my swim-a-thon and we are halfway to our goal of raising $5,000 for youthLEADarts kids across Canada. As I swim lap after lap, I think of the youngsters whose stories need hearing, youngsters who fall between the cracks if not for youthLEADarts programs. I wonder what …
We’re Halfway to our Summertime Fundraising Goal! Read More »
Art, in all of its forms, brings out the light in all of us. Help us to help our youth shine! Calling on my inner child, the one that did read-a-thons, bike-a-thons and walk-a-thons for charity, I am swimming 10 km this month (400 laps), to support the youthLEADarts summer fundraiser. I hope to raise …
youthLEADarts is incredibly grateful to ARIDO (the Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario) and to everyone who participated in their Charity Golf Tournament on Thursday. Their generous donation of $20,000 and counting is one that will impact kids from Barrie to the GTA. ARIDO’s vision and generosity drives young dreams fore-ward. “This gift is helping to make …
ARIDO Golf Fundraising Event: Driving Dreams Fore-ward Read More »
youthLEADarts Ontario is delighted to announce that they have received an $11,200 grant from the Huronia Community Foundation through the Heart of Georgian Bay Community Forward Fund! This fund supports bold and innovative projects that address literacy and training opportunities, environmental leadership, and creativity in arts and culture. Huronia Community Foundation was founded in 2000 to serve the North …
Ayva is a young artist currently in grade 7. Below is an interview she gave during a youthLEADarts after school program that speaks to why art is so important to her and why it can be also be inspiring and uplifting for others. She has taken the initiative to compose, design and sketch a LEAD …
LEAD Youth, Ayva, is Developing a Graphic Novel Based on LEAD Values Read More »
It was a stunning, sunny day and young art-trepreneur, Jules, just about to graduate to high school, had planned her work and was working her plan! Jules has always loved art and the act of creating. I met her when she participated in the youthLEADarts afterschool program at her inner-city school. Here, youth could meet, …
Young LEAD Artist’s Limited-edition Paintings Sell Out for a Good Cause Read More »
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt As graduation approaches and summer stretches ahead, youth at Britannia Elementary are well equipped to follow their dreams into the future. Taking part in youthLEADarts programs in January empowered them to believe in their creativity, to capture it in vivid …
There is so much more to life than meets the eye if you choose to seek it. The seeker becomes the finder, the finder of so much more than we thought was possible. — Wim Hof This spring, over the course of ten full school days, 100 vulnerable youth, ages 12 – 14 living in Barrie, …
More Than the Eye Can See…Youth in Barrie Share Their Community Pride Read More »
Thanks to Deirdre Potash for the inspired program description below. Over the past few weeks, youth at Pierre Elliott Trudeau Elementary School in Quebec, have participated in an interdisciplinary arts project that encouraged them to explore environmental awareness through visual art, literacy, and leadership values. Inspired by life in the water, students created metal embossed …
Pressing Through: Quebec Youth Create Art for the Environment Read More »
The story below was written by Zora and Ravi White, two youth from Quebec who are lving the LEAD values. They are an inspiration to everyone! Submitted by Deirdre Potash Greetings! My name is Zora White, and I live in L’Île-Perrot, Quebec. I have done some exciting things for my age related to anti-bullying, from …
United Against Bullying: Zora and Ravi White Take Action! Read More »