Imagine Bus Project, Performing Arts Workshop, Streetside Stories, and the Youth Development Peer Network are proud to present...An Arts Education Roundtable to define "community-based arts education" and identify best practices in the areas of collaboration, instruction, participation (recruitment and retention), outcomes, and resources. The definitions and best practices identified will be presented at an Arts Education Brown Bag for Youth Workers (those that work with or on behalf of youth) in March. This is an effort to educate non-arts education youth workers on the impact arts education has on youth and communities.

In order to make the most of our time together, we NEED THE FOLLOWING SUPPORT:

If you have a DEFINITION of "COMMUNITY BASED ARTS EDUCATION" OR if you have BEST PRACTICES in the area of PARTICIPATION, please send them to Mariel dela Paz, Performing Arts Workshop - mariel@performingartsworkshop.org.

If you have BEST PRACTICES in the areas of INSTRUCTION or OUTCOMES, please send them to Ashley , Streetside Stories, ashely@streetside.org.

If you have BEST PRACTICES in the areas of OUTCOMES or RESOURCES, please send them to Jaren Bonillo, Imagine Bus Project, jaren@imaginebusproject.org.

If you have BEST PRACTICES in any OTHER AREA, please send them to Jason Wyman, ydpn.bay.area@gmail.com.

A little about our Sponsors:

* Imagine Bus Project helps break the isolation many inner-city children face by introducing them to the wonders of art. The Project keeps kids off the streets, helps build their self-esteem, makes them better students, and contributes to healthier families in more creative communities.  Check them out at: http://www.imaginebusproject.org!
 
* Performing Arts Workshop: For forty years, Performing Arts Workshop (“the Workshop”) has been a leader in arts learning pedagogy in the Bay Area. Today, the Workshop is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping young people develop critical thinking, creative expression, and basic learning skills through the arts. Our Teaching Artists are specialists in their art form, as well as skilled educators who deliver quality, age-appropriate arts learning. The Workshop is also a respected provider of arts learning to special student populations such as at-risk youth, immigrant/newcomer students, learning disabled students, and preschoolers.  Our three core programs include: Artists-in-Schools, Artists-in-Communities, and the Professional Development Program.  The Artists-in-Schools program provides process-oriented arts instruction to child development centers and K-12 public schools throughout the Bay Area. The Artists-in-Communities program offers tailored arts instruction in after-school programs, community centers, and county community/court schools.  The Professional Development Program trains artists and educators on the Workshop methodology and demonstrates practical techniques to engage young people in the creative process. Check them out at: http://wwww.pawsf.org!
 
* Streetside Stories: Through the power of storytelling, Streetside values and cultivates young people’s voices, fostering educational equity and building community, literacy and arts skills.  Check them out at: http://www.streetside.org!