Social & Emotional Learning

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Young Audiences Arts for Learning To Celebrate YA Week, March 28 – April 10, 2021

Mar 10, 2021 | lauren@ya.org

Young Audiences Arts for Learning, the nation’s largest art in education network, is proud to announce that National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week (YA Week) will be held March 28 – April 10, 2021. An annual advocacy and awareness initiative first championed by Conductor Leonard Bernstein in 1971, YA Week has grown into a two-week celebration of arts in education observed each…

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…

Working Toward a Brighter Future: Our Commitment to Racial Equity

Jan 19, 2021 | lauren@ya.org

At Young Audiences Arts for Learning, we are taking an opportunity for reflection as we begin the new year. 2020 was incomparably difficult and painful, yet it has also issued a call to action and brought forth the beginnings of necessary change. While systemic racism and inequity are a daily lived experience for many of us, they can no longer be denied by those of us who have benefited from an…

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…

Meet Talan Cobb, YA of Abilene's Executive Director

Nov 16, 2020 | lauren@ya.org

This summer, Young Audiences of Abilene welcomed Talan Cobb as its new Executive Director. Operating as part of the Abilene Cultural Affairs Council (ACAC), Young Audiences of Abilene brings together schools, communities, and professional teaching artists, creating programs that help make the arts an integral part of education for students in the community. We spoke with Talan…

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…

Announcing New Partnership between Young Audiences and Lasting Smiles®

Aug 11, 2020 | emily@ya.org

Young Audiences Arts for Learning is excited to share our new partnership with Lasting Smiles® Organic and Sustainable “Lip Care that Cares”. Our partnership will increase accessible and sustainable funding for Young Audiences and support our mission to inspire young people and expand their learning through the arts. Young Audiences is a cause close to the heart of …

Summer Stories of Resilience Through the Arts from the YA Network

Jul 23, 2020 | lauren@ya.org

As students face a summer unlike any before, we know that opportunities to combat 'summer slide' have never been more important. We continue our Resilience Through the Arts column with a look at the efforts of YA affiliates to transform summer programming and provide students with valuable academic and social-emotional support. ___________ YOUNG…

Stories of Resilience Through the Arts from the YA Network - Part 6

May 8, 2020 | lauren@ya.org

As our network and our nation face unprecedented challenges and uncertainty, we know that the arts remain more vital than ever in keeping young learners engaged and enlivening us all. We are deeply proud of, and inspired by, the efforts of our affiliates as they navigate new realities and forge new and innovative ways of expanding student learning through the arts. The stories below…

Stories of Resilience Through the Arts from the YA Network - Part 5

May 1, 2020 | lauren@ya.org

As our network and our nation face unprecedented challenges and uncertainty, we know that the arts remain more vital than ever in keeping young learners engaged and enlivening us all. We are deeply proud of, and inspired by, the efforts of our affiliates as they navigate new realities and forge new and innovative ways of expanding student learning through the arts. The stories below…