In-School Workshops & Assemblies

Residencies, In-School Special Projects, Assemblies, YEA! and YES! Days, and more.

Please note: Fees do not include supplies

RESIDENCIES

Creative writing workshop (20hrs/$800, 40hrs/$1610, 60 hrs./$2415) Best for 3rd grade and up, through high school. Some of the writers YWA works with are: Louisa Lindsay-Sprouse, Carter Mckenzie, Cecelia Hagon, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Kelly Terwilliger and Deborah Wells.

Folk tales to Your Tales Using the evocative power of folktales & dramatic storytelling, students write, illustrate, act, imagine with Louisa Lindsay-Sprouse. (20hrs/$800, 40hrs/$1610) Appropriate for primary grades.

Let your words out! In-School residency with Louisa Lindsay-Sprouse: Shape creative writing into performance material (20hrs/$800, 40hrs/$1610, 60 hrs./$2415) Appropriate for all ages.

IN-SCHOOL SPECIAL PROJECTS

Author Visit-- Invite a Lane county author to visit a classroom to give a creative writing workshop and take student questions on the writing life. (60-75 minutes/$50; full school day/$150). Appropriate for all ages.

Stories from Here-- (In-school residency, and Special Project) Sharing stories across generations. Community elders and students create portraits of each other through interviews, creative writing and art, culminating in a classroom book for all participants and a community reading/reception. (20 hrs/$800) Appropriate for grades 4 and up.

Words Plus!-- (Special in-school residency) Eight weekly sessions per term where students explore creative writing and another art form back to back. The workshops link to each other and to classroom subject matter. Each workshop is 45 minutes with 15 minute passing time. (Two artists, each teach 8 hrs per term for a total of 16 hrs/$720) Appropriate for all ages.

ASSEMBLIES

Storytelling performances-- 40 minutes/$100. Appropriate for all ages.

Theatre Performances-- A story performed by an ensemble through dance, drama, music and simple props. YWA provides the school with creative writing ideas students may experiment with inspired by the performance. 45 minutes/$200.

YEA! and YES! DAYS

YEA! and YES! Days are literature-based integrated units brought into the schools by a team of professional artists, or artists and scientist, for full school days of exploration. A storytelling assembly starts the day and informs the hands-on workshops that follow. "This innovative arts program empowers students to experience the artistic connection between themselves, words and the creative arts." Bob Kominski, author.

YEA! Young Escapades in the Arts is an integrated arts program designed for students, parents and teachers. Imagine going to school and getting to spend the whole day creating art!

An escapade starts with a story...the threads of the story inspire a hands on adventure in the arts. After the storyteller performs, the audience divides into groups, rotating through workshops in each of four to five disciplines: in dance/drama, in visual arts, in music, and in creative writing.

For each school, artists collaborate while planning their workshops. YEA! artists are professionals with years of experience sharing their art with youth and the community.

Young Escapades in the Arts is available on a one day basis or for an extended program. An extended program means at least three contact days with YEA! artists and the option of an evening event at the end of the experience.

YEA! students can expect to advance their arts skills and massage their imaginations while having a great time! Come explore the arts with us!

To contact YWA: 
541/485-2259
ywalouisa@aol.com