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When you think about it the num-
ber o times we are expected to
sit still and keep quiet ar out-
number those moments when we are told
to shout, sing, dance, or splash paint withjoyul abandon.
o Winnie am, Founder and Director o
Artspace (www.artspaceorchildren.com)
thats an imbalance we need to correct, be-
cause the lessons kids learn through exu-
berant artistic expression will carry them
and society orward.
What were nding in the 21st Century is
that people who bring creativity and inno-
vation to their work and to their lie are the
ones that really stand out in the world, she
told Student Success. I think art is really
what nurtures those aspects o our charac-
ter. It really is valuable to society.
Tat sentiment would resonate loud and
clear or recent Langley Fine Arts School
grad Dustin Hurrell. Arriving at LFAS in
Sept. 2009 aer having enrolled in our
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schools in America and South Arica over the previous
our years, Dustin thought LFAS was going to be just
another name added to the list, he wrote in a posting to
the schools Blue Dog Press (lasbluedog.com).
He couldnt have been more pleasantly amazed at how
wrong that assessment would turn out. Although he
doesnt see himsel pursuing a career in the arts, hav-
ing experienced the vibrant and sometimes outrightwhacky
environment at LFAS has widened his eyes
where else would you be in jeopardy o getting tram-
pled by dance students running down the halls herding
hula-hoops and exercise balls.
Now, even tough I am ar more academically inclined
then I am artistic and creative, the school has given so
much to me, he wrote. Having had the opportunities
to both get up on the stage in drama and write in cre-
ative writing I have been given a good perspective o
lie.
He goes on to describe the importance o doing what
you love and creating something that you want to share
with others, even i the endeavour requires ups and
downs rom adrenaline rushes, to the stress and pres-
sure o rehearsals, to the emptiness elt right aer the
nal perormance.
What he is expressing Winnie calls the transorma-
tive power o the arts. She cites the example o summer
camps where students engage in paired activities thatis,
exploration o two arts disciplines instead o strictly
ocusing on rst choices. When kids explore artistic
modes outside the box o their ortes they oen discov-
er talents and strengths they didnt know were in them.
Whats important is to ocus on the process, not the
product Winnie said. Dont look at drama as a nished
play with set roles; see it as an opportunity to draw out
the unique voices o students. aking that approach
has made all the diference or children who never
thought they would ever join a drama class, she said.
Its never too early to begin. Our philosophy is re-
ally ounded on the belie that when children express
themselves creatively through artistic endeavours they
develop cognitively, socially and physically, she said.
Artspace ofers programs or children aged six months
to 12 years.
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Six months! Obviously at six months old were not ex-
pecting the children to sing along, Winnie explained o
the schools Song & Movement program. But research
shows that when inants are immersed in an environ-
ment rich with language and sound their cognitive de-
velopment is enhanced.
Te experience o art in inancy can last a lietime.
Teyre so open! Winnie said o the youngest students.Teyre sponges
at that age; theyre not judging their
experiences on a product, theyre really judging their
experience based on a process.
Just as importantly, parents are learning, too, and bond-
ing with their children through art. Really, ultimate-
ly one o the reasons we have early childhood classes
where parents are involved is because it gives parents
some tools and resources or new ways to interact with
their children that are really positive and mutually ben-
ecial, Winnie said.
She puts a heavy emphasis on positive. Yes, kids go to
art school to learn techniques and improve as painters,
actors, dancers, musicians, writers But encourage-
ment especially rom parents is key. Let the teachers
nudge your child through the ever widening skill set
rom bright-eyed dabbler to technically procient artist
she advises i thats where your child wants to go. Te
most important job or parents is to admire, listen and
honour their childrens eforts.We tend to dampen kids artistic
spirit based on our
own preconceptions and even ears. Dont do that, Win-
nie cautions. Be open. Its a real eye-opener or parents
to experience what a two-year old can do in an art class,
she said.v
