Students will use art as a modality for education with an emphasis on clay. This project aims to enhance mindfulness and enjoy the experience of [...]
PAPER PEOPLE PUPPETS with Maggie Winston
Rain Huff2023-08-16T01:31:34-04:00Students will understand the basics of puppet manipulation through playing with paper as a material that moves. We create quickly made human figures using just [...]
SONGS AND STORIES, THEN AND NOW with Patrick Hutchinson
Rain Huff2023-08-08T15:24:33-04:00Various composed and traditional songs will be presented and analyzed in light of their origins and context, and how they reflect the history and society [...]
WEST AFRICAN DRUMMING with Fana Soro (Regional Artist: WQSB)
Rain Huff2023-08-08T13:22:34-04:00Fana Soro introduces participants to traditional rhythms and songs of the djembé, West Africa’s most popular drum. Participants will gain a basic understanding of the [...]
BODY MUSIC: BODY PERCUSSION, BEATBOXING, AND VOICE with Geremia Lorenzo Lodi
Rain Huff2023-08-08T13:14:24-04:00Body Music is making sound with what is immediately available to every person: one’s voice and body, creating rhythms, beats, and melodies. The activities proceed [...]
MUSIC AND THE PLANET: CELEBRATE OUR PLANET AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP THROUGH SONG with Alison Notkin
Rain Huff2023-08-08T13:07:53-04:00Songwriter and musicologist Alison Notkin teaches students about the wonders of nature and natural processes, how to be a Zero Waste Hero, and how to [...]
RAISE THE ROOF: INTRODUCTION TO CELTIC MUSIC with Roy MacLaren (Regional Artist: ETSB)
Rain Huff2023-08-08T13:01:24-04:00These interactive workshops expose students to traditional Celtic and Quebec dance music. Students experience the joy of acoustic music by singing, dancing and interacting with [...]
BUCKET DRUMMING, BODY AND ALTERNATIVE PERCUSSION with Taia Goedert
Rain Huff2023-08-08T12:56:01-04:00Students will learn how to make music using buckets, everyday objects and also the body itself as a musical instrument. Beats, musical arrangements, musical games, [...]
BRAZILIAN CARNIVAL ARTS with Luciano Porto (Regional Artist: WQSB)
Rain Huff2023-08-08T12:43:25-04:00The journey to the exciting world of Brazilian Carnaval begins. Drums, movement and colourful costumes collide to create a mobile celebration of freedom and self-expression. [...]
COMIC CREATION AND COLLABORATION with Jay d’Ici
Rain Huff2023-08-15T14:44:56-04:00Students will make an 8-page comic to share with their families & friends, either on their own, or in a group, following a step-by-step process [...]








