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Culture is the heart of the inner city. Here, Brooklyn, grade 7, acknowledges how Indigenous culture has deep roots in her east side community. Tip of the Scale By: Brooklyn Culture. Longhouses are the foundation of our community. The majority of our population at Britannia is Indigenous.  Culture is rooted deep in the Grandview area.  …

TIP OF THE SCALE: BROOKLYN’S PERSPECTIVE ON INDIGENOUS CULTURE IN HER COMMUNITY Read More »

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In the Vancouver LEAD program, youth at Britannia, an inner-city school, explored their world through photography and language. They sought out metaphors for their community. Eli’s depth of concern for his neighbours shines through in both his photo and poem. Eli displays such empathy, insight and kindness in his art. How do we treat people? …

Half full or half empty? Eli ponders the age old question Read More »

Through the voices and images of our youth, we at youthLEADarts continue to celebrate National Poetry Month. Pascal’s original words and photograph highlight the need to leave space in our days to calm down and catch our collective breath. The world can be chaotic and we all need to be ‘benched’ once in a while, …

Advice from youth: calm down, catch your breath and recollect Read More »

Established in Canada in 1998 by the League of Canadian Poets, National Poetry Month takes place every April and brings together lovers of poetry from across the country to celebrate poetry’s vital place in Canada’s culture. We, at youthLEADarts, are proud to share the voices, words, images and art of youth who participate in LEAD …

DRUMMING WITH THE HEART: YOUTH POETRY AND PHOTOS FEATURED FOR NATIONAL POETRY MONTH Read More »

This year’s LEAD program at Britannia Elementary School, a designated inner-city school on Vancouver’s East Side, asked youth to capture photos that were metaphors for their community.  Each photo in their gallery-worthy compilation tells a story, produces a commentary on life in their corner of the world. Seeing their art displayed side by side, one …

Raising Awareness: Hunter and the Unhoused Read More »

Theatre is more than memorizing scripts, wearing costumes and role play. Augusto Boal said, “Theatre is the art of looking at ourselves.”  Christian Bale says, “Theatre has got to do with putting yourself in other people’s shoes and seeing how far you can come to truly understand them. I like the empathy that comes from …

youthLEADarts Celebrates World Theatre Day: March 27th Read More »

Melanie McDuff is a culinary artist and our youth mentor for youthLEADarts Nova Scotia.  Earlier this month, in both Lismore and Little Harbour, she shared her creative process and skills with youth, guiding them as they designed their own, themed charcuterie plates. She also shared some piping techniques with icing and led a cupcake decorating …

FUN WITH FOOD: A YOUTHLEADARTS CULINARY ARTS WORKSHOP WITH YOUTH MENTOR MELANIE MCDUFF Read More »

World Poetry Day, March 21, was established by the United Nations in Paris in 1999 to promote poets around the world as well as the reading, writing and teaching of poetry worldwide. The theme this year is “Poetry as a Bridge for Peace and Inclusion.”  Recently, Britannia ES grade 7s were sent out to capture …

POPPY’S POEM IN CELEBRATION OF WORLD POETRY DAY Read More »

The youthLEADarts Nova Scotia team has a new youth mentor! Johnny Baker MacDonald stepped up during our March Break sessions to support Melanie McDuff, our youth LEADer deliver a Fun with Food workshop at both Lismore Hall and Little Harbour. Johnny was one of the first youth to sign up for our leadership program 4 years ago …

YOUTHLEADARTS MARCH MENTORSHIP IN ACTION! Read More »