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Arts for Learning Maryland's Summer Arts for Learning Academy (SALA): A Unique Space for Learning

Sep 11, 2023 | lauren@ya.org

Arts for Learning Maryland (A4L MD), the Baltimore-based affiliate of Young Audiences Arts for Learning, was featured in an op-ed piece in the Baltimore Banner. The piece was authored by certified classroom educator Elaina Gomez-Alcala, who took part in A4L MD's 2023 Summer Arts for Learning Academy (SALA). "The Summer Arts for Learning…

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…

Young Audiences of Maryland Wins 2020 Excellence in Summer Learning Award

Sep 4, 2020 | emily@ya.org

Young Audiences of Maryland (YAMD), the Baltimore-based affiliate of Young Audiences Arts for Learning, has been recognized by the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) with its New York Life Foundation Excellence in Summer Learning Award for 2020. Each year, the award honors exceptional programs, models, and systems across…

USDOE Awards Over US$6.85M to Young Audiences Affiliates Through AAEDD Grants Competition

Oct 12, 2018 | emily@ya.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK, NY – October 12, 2018 – Young Audiences Arts for Learning (Young Audiences, Inc.) is pleased to announce that three affiliates from the Young Audiences Network (YA Network) have been selected to receive funding through the United States Department of Education’s (DOE) Assistance for Arts Education Development and…

The Center for Arts-Inspired Learning Selected To Host NEA Big Read Program for Second Consecutive Year

Jul 27, 2018 | emily@ya.org

The Center for Arts-Inspired Learning (CAL), Young Audiences Arts for Learning’s Cleveland, Ohio-based affiliate, is one of 79 non-profit organizations selected to host a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read program, an honor the organization has received for a second consecutive year.  Residents in Cuyahoga County will have the opportunity to participate in Cleveland’…

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,…

Arts in Ed Spotlight: Is Your Classroom Ready?

Aug 15, 2017 | sara@ya.org

The demographics and functionality of a standard classroom today are ever changing. I would think it’s safe to say that there is no longer one “right” way to go about teaching the ever-developing young minds that fill the room. So, the question on every educators’ mind should be this: How do I teach and prepare my students in the best way possible? While the answer to that question might not be…

Arts for Learning: Amazing Experience for fifth graders - and their teacher

Sep 9, 2016 | jarred@ya.org

  Jen Lawson  Teacher at Hillside Elementary School in Fulton County, Georgia. Jen was one of a handful of fifth grade teachers who were the first to be trained in implementing Unit 6: Authors and Actors, in the Arts for Learning program, at the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta. Unit 6 gives students the tools to explore experiences in their own lives and to communicate their…

Young Audiences NY is Improving Summer Learning Accessibility One Giant-Step at a Time

Aug 18, 2016 | jarred@ya.org

    This summer, students are abuzz and active in Harlem, and Young Audiences New York (YANY) is making sure it stays that way! YANY staff members have been working to ensure their students are receiving quality out-of-school time enrichment, especially during the summer months when learning loss is a pressing reality.    Summer learning loss is a major contributor to the learning gap between…