Early Childhood

Posts about early childhood education

Announcing Seven New Recipients of the Young Audiences National Teaching Artist Credential

Sep 23, 2022 | emily@ya.org

  Young Audiences Arts for Learning (Young Audiences) is thrilled to announce seven new recipients of the Young Audiences National teaching Artist Credential (TAC): Joseph Dixon, Janet Erlick, Ali Hoefnagel, Sarah Grace Jackson, Barry Stewart Mann, Melissa Kate Miller, and Karim Nagi. The TAC initiative was conceived by a working…

Engaging NYC’s Youngest Learners - and Those Who Teach Them - Through The Arts

Feb 16, 2021 | Helen Barahal and Susan Barahal

Guest Authors: Helen Barahal  @helenbarahal
Executive Director of Teaching and Learning, NYC Department of Education Division of Early Childhood Education Susan Barahal, Ph.D.
Director, Art Education Program, Senior Lecturer, Department of Education Tufts University and The School…

Young Audiences Arts for Learning Supports Five Equity-Focused Initiatives Through FY21 Affiliate Development Fund

Jan 8, 2021 | lauren@ya.org

Young Audiences Arts for Learning (Young Audiences) has awarded five Affiliate Development Fund (ADF) grants for FY21 to support initiatives across the national Young Audiences Arts for Learning network (YA Network) that address issues of racial justice impacting historically marginalized communities.   Each year, the ADF supports innovative projects and initiatives that advance the…

Young Audiences National Conference Rescheduled: March 17 – 19, 2021

Mar 5, 2020 | emily@ya.org

In light of recent updates regarding COVID-19, we have made the decision to postpone our National Conference in New Orleans until next spring. Please note that Arts From The Start: An Exploration of Early Learning will now be held March 17 – 19, 2021.  We very much appreciate the continued enthusiasm and support we have received from conference registrants and…

YA of Louisiana's Christopher Sheard Receives Distinguished Teaching Artist Award from Yale School of Music

Jun 19, 2019 | lauren@ya.org

Christopher Sheard, from Young Audiences of Louisiana, was honored at Yale School of Music’s 2019 Symposium on Music in Schools. He was invited to New Haven, CT, where he accepted the Yale Distinguished Teaching Artist Award on Friday, June 14. The award recognizes outstanding achievement in music education and highlights Sheard…

YA of Louisiana Awarded US$2.3 Million Grant to Boost Arts Education at Six Jefferson Parish Schools

Nov 30, 2018 | emily@ya.org

New Orleans, LA -- November 29, 2018 -- Jefferson Parish Public School System (JPPSS) Superintendent Dr. Cade Brumley and Young Audiences National Executive Director David Dik announced that six JPPSS schools are taking part in a new 4-year, $2.3 million grant awarded to Young Audiences of Louisiana (YALA…

YANJEP Awarded Two Grants To Address Chronic Absenteeism in New Jersey Schools

Nov 5, 2018 | emily@ya.org

We are pleased to share a double dose of wonderful news from our affiliate, Young Audiences New Jersey & Eastern Pennsylvania (YANJEP)! Last week, the organization was awarded two matching grants totaling $600,000 to help improve student attendance in two New Jersey schools. YANJEP first received a prestigious $300,000 All Kids Thrive Grant Award…

Arts for Learning's Commitment to Miami's Youngest Learners

Jul 5, 2014 | marcus@ya.org

  The Young Audiences Arts for Learning affiliate in Miami, Florida designed and implemented a highly successful early education program for toddlers. I had the opportunity to speak with their Senior Program Director, Dia Carter Webb about the program and her experiences running it. Young Audiences Arts for Learning: Why is it so important that toddlers receive early access to the arts?…

An Early Education Research Project: STEM Learning Through the Arts

Jun 4, 2014 | marcus@ya.org

Teaching Artist Aaron Fowler with students   A few weeks ago, the Young Audiences Arts for Learning national office received a giant-sized thank you note from the McLean Science and Technology Magnet Elementary School in Wichita, Kansas. This poster, created by the school’s students, beautifully illustrated the Young Audiences Arts for Learning logo and thanked our Board Chairman,…

Early Music Lessons Have Longtime Benefits

Sep 11, 2012 | marcus@ya.org

A Great New York Times article by Perri Klass, M.D. on the benefits of early musical education.