April is a volunteer extraordinaire! We are especially grateful that she has been leading jewelry and crocheting workshops for youth in Lismore. Because she knows that budgets are tight, April put together individual kits for each participant and provided all materials and services free of charge. April retired from her demanding career job and a …
Spotlight on April: A True LEADer in Her Community! Read More »
This week marked the opening of “An East Side Story” a public exhibit featuring photographs and poetry by grade 6 and 7 students at Britannia Elementary. There was laughter, joy, celebration and pride. The exhibition followed on the heels of a week-long series of workshops delivered by LEAD artists where youth explored drama, photography, poetry …
“An East Side Story” Student Photography Exhibition Opens Read More »
Save the date! Join us for this dynamic exhibit opening and reception on Wednesday, February 25th at Britannia Library in Vancouver. “An East Side Story” was created during a week-long program with youthLEADarts in January, and made possible through the generosity of a CLICK grant. Photographs taken by grade 6/7 students celebrate their community on …
The article below was written by Brooklyn Earl, a grade 9 student and graduate of youthLEADarts programs. Unexpected things can happen in theatre. For example, I was recently in a production of “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and on show night all of the actors were backstage getting ready. That’s when the fire alarm went off. …
This blog post was conceived of and written by youth contributor Devan Grewal, a grade 9 student in Burnaby, BC. The new year is here and so are our long lists of resolutions (resolutions that, let’s be honest, usually fail). Whether you have a big list of goals or you’re just trying to get through …
Devan Grewal is a grade 9 student in British Columbia who regularly contributes to the youthLEADarts blog. Remembrance Day has come and gone and I hope everyone took some time to reflect. If you don’t know why we have this day, do your research and find out, or stick around and I’ll tell you. Remembrance …
Devan Grewal, Youth Writer on Perseverance, Process and Remembrance Read More »
As we pause to remember all of the sacrifices made for our freedom today, Devan Grewal, youth contributor shares the award winning poem that he submitted to the Royal Canadian Legion Literary contest last year when he was in grade eight. Thank you Devan, for giving us pause and for helping us to remember… The …
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youthLEADarts in Nova Scotia is partnering with Lismore and District Community Centre for their Trunk or Treat event happening on Halloween night, October 31st from 5:30pm-8pm. This is the second year that youthLEADarts will be providing hot chocolate and hot dogs for families out trick or treating. Community members are invited to decorate their trunks …
Trunk or Treat: Youth Gain Life Skills While Giving Back Read More »
Who doesn’t love edible art? With ghosts, ghouls, tricks and treats on their minds as they count the days until Halloween, Lismore youth made rice ‘creepy’ treats at their gathering last week. Local community chef, Lesley McDuff dropped in to lend a hand. Melanie and Johnny, LEAD’s outstanding youth mentors, designed and ‘executed’ this fabulous …
This article was written by Devan Grewal, a grade 9 student living in the Greater Vancouver area. Bullying. Some of us have experienced it, some of us haven’t, but almost all of us know it’s not right. Even if you haven’t experienced it yourself, if you see it, stop it. But what does bullying look …