College & Career Readiness

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Arts for Learning/Miami Celebrates Ten Years of its ArtWorks Summer Internship Program from New Space in Little Havana

Jul 25, 2022 | lauren@ya.org

  Now in its 10th year, the ArtWorks Internship in the Arts program at Arts for Learning/Miami provides paid summer learning opportunities to students in grades 9 through 12. ArtWorks participants spend six weeks making and producing works of art in the creative cohort of their choice while also building valuable skills for college and career readiness. To kick…

Arts for Learning Maryland's New, Historic Home at Odell’s in Baltimore  

Jun 23, 2022 | lauren@ya.org

Arts for Learning Maryland, the Maryland affiliate of Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA), has a new, historic home in downtown Baltimore’s Station North neighborhood.   In March of last year, a group of attendees gathered in front of a Tudor-style building to break ground on a $6.6-million renovation project that revived a local landmark into a thriving…

Young Audiences Charter School (YACS) Shares Updates from its New State-of-the-Art Campus in New Orleans

Mar 11, 2021 | lauren@ya.org

When we spoke with our friends at Young Audiences Charter School (YACS) back in October 2019, they were busy breaking ground on a new state-of-the-art YACS campus. Now that the building project is nearly complete, we are delighted to share some exciting updates!  YACS is the school division of Young Audiences of Louisiana (YALA), Young Audiences Arts for Learning’s New…

Young Audiences of Maryland’s Summer Arts and Learning Academy Fights ‘Summer Slide’

Jul 26, 2018 | emily@ya.org

While school is out for summer and students are having fun in the sun, but not engaging in educational activities, many run the risk of falling behind once they return to classrooms in the fall. On average, children lose approximately two months of learning from the previous school year during summer months, and for low-income students, the loss is can be even greater. By fifth grade, summer…

Affili-Nation: Young Audiences New York’s Sarah Frazier on the Arts in Schools, Family, and Community

Mar 8, 2018 | erin@ya.org

Young Audiences Arts for Learning’s Affili-Nation column spotlights the hardworking individuals across the YA Network who make it possible for our affiliates to inspire young people and expand their learning through the arts. Our latest publication features Sarah Frazier from Young Audiences New York. Young Audiences New York (YANY), one of the YA Network’s longest-standing affiliates,…

Affili-Nation: ArtsNow’s Pam Walker on Joining YA and Integrating the Arts

Feb 8, 2018 | erin@ya.org

Young Audiences Arts for Learning’s Affili-Nation column spotlights the hardworking individuals across the YA network who make it possible for our affiliates to inspire young people and expand their learning through the arts. Our latest publication features Pam Walker from ArtsNow. In November 2017, Young Audiences Arts for Learning announced the addition of its newest Affiliate:…

Young Audiences of Western New York Incorporates Technology into Programming for Schools with iPads

Apr 7, 2017 | lisa@ya.org

With generous support from The Buffalo Rotary Foundation, Young Audiences of Western New York was able to purchase 20 iPad minis and 20 iPad covers this past Fall. We are excited about this new endeavor as this technology will be used in our important programming that directly serves youth that are most at risk for educational and societal failure in our communities. iPad minis are a central…

Educators and Arts Organizations "Motivate - Engage - Transform" at Houston Arts Partners Conference

Sep 16, 2016 | jarred@ya.org

Contributed by Faith Webber, Director of Communications and Community Engagement at Young Audiences of Houston On September 9 and 10, 2016, a thousand educators, campus and district leaders, and teaching artists from across Texas gathered at the Alley Theatre and Jones Hall in downtown Houston for the 6th annual Houston Arts…

Young Audiences New York Celebrates LINK NYC After-School Program

Jun 10, 2016 | marcus@ya.org

                                                                                              LINK NYC student participants   On Tuesday, June 7, 2016, Young Audiences New York, our affiliate in NYC, showcased the outstanding work created by students through its LINK NYC after-school program. Students were paired with corporate mentors from industry-leading companies such as AMC,…

Roadmaps, Test Drives and Media Arts!

May 12, 2016 | jarred@ya.org

  Contributed by Cory Wilkerson, Project Manager, National Coalition for Core Arts Standards   Ms. Cory Wilkerson is the Project Manager for the National Coalition for Core Arts Standards and serves on the Media Arts Committee. Ms. Wilkerson has taught Theatre Arts and film K-12 as a teaching artist and classroom teachers…