Improvisation or “freestyle,” as it is referred to in Hip-Hop spaces, is an important ingredient to any creative process, but is often overlooked with regards [...]
CANADIAN FIDDLING TRADITIONS with Kate Bevan-Baker
Rain Huff2024-10-29T15:35:12-04:00Initially an oral tradition passed from generation to generation and not written down, fiddling is an excellent way for students to listen to and absorb [...]
SEA SHANTIES with Kate Bevan-Baker
Rain Huff2024-10-29T15:31:28-04:00Initially work songs, sea shanties were sung for the purpose of accompanying a job on a ship; today, shanties are a wonderful tool for teaching [...]
MAKING PAPALOTES (KITES) with Maria Ezcurra
Rain Huff2024-10-29T15:18:54-04:00In this hands-on workshop, participants will create papalotes (kites) inspired by migratory animals like birds and butterflies. Rooted in Mexican culture, kite-making becomes a shared [...]
BUILDING COMMUNITY WITH PLAYBACK THEATRE with Laurie Dumont-Bal
Rain Huff2024-10-24T13:41:52-04:00Discover an introduction to the art of sharing personal stories to build a sense of community and belonging! Playback Theatre is a style of interactive [...]
DISCRIMINATION AND SOCIAL MEDIA with Natasha Doyon
Rain Huff2024-10-29T15:22:56-04:00What are you creating, sharing, and consuming on social media? Using drawing, writing exercises and various interactive resources the students will create an artwork that [...]
SPOKEN WORD IN A CIRCLE: FIND YOUR VOICE with Kym Dominique-Ferguson
Rain Huff2024-10-24T13:43:04-04:00The Circle serves as an equalizing space where everyone has the right to speak, be heard, and feel acknowledged. It fosters unity, strength, and freedom, [...]
FEELING YOUR WAY INTO FICTION with Catherine Austen
Rain Huff2024-10-12T20:45:10-04:00In this prompt-based writing workshop, students will draft several freewrites, then scour them for a nugget of genius to expand into a story. Mini-lessons begin [...]
LET’S MAKE A ZINE! with Sandra Dumais
Rain Huff2024-10-14T15:02:41-04:00In this workshop, the kids will learn how to make and fold a zine out of a regular 8.5 x 11 piece of paper. With [...]
FIGURATIVE ABSTRACT PAINTING WORKSHOP with Venus Lukic
Rain Huff2024-10-12T20:32:07-04:00A painting workshop to learn more about how I create my abstract figurative paintings and sharing my technique with students. In a one day workshop [...]