ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Supporting student’s well-being, mental health & ability to learn

 

The Arts

“The arts provide a natural vehicle through which students can explore and express themselves and through which they can discover and interpret the world around them. Participation in the arts contributes in important ways to students’ lives and learning – it involves intense engagement, development of motivation and confidence, and the use of creative and dynamic ways of thinking and knowing. It is well documented that the intellectual and emotional development of children is enhanced through study of the arts.” - The Ontario Ministry of Education Curriculum

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Y.A.Y Programs provide participants with the opportunity to explore, practice and create works that invoke imagination, creativity, emotion and collaborative connection.  Storytelling, Character Development, Comedy Generation, Self-Awareness, Expression, Compassion, Acceptance and Evaluation are all major components to Y.A.Y's practices.  

 

PRINCIPAL CROSSOVERS in The Arts Curriculum & Y.A.Y Programs

• Developing creativity

• Developing aesthetic awareness  

• Using the creative process 

• Using problem-solving skills 

• Taking an innovative approach to a challenge

• Communicating

• Constructing personal and community identity (developing a sense of self and a sense of the relationship between the self and others)

• Making Connections 

• Making connections between the cognitive and affective domains (expressing thoughts and feelings when creating and responding to art)

• Collaborating to create works with others, and performing in ensembles

• Making connections between the arts and other subjects (& transferring knowledge)

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http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/arts18b09curr.pdf 

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PRINCIPAL CROSSOVERS in The Language Curriculum & Y.A.Y Programs

• Understand that language learning is a life-enhancing, reflective process 

• Communicate – that is...listen, view, speak...and represent – effectively and with confidence

• Make meaningful connections between themselves, what they encounter in (narrative) and the world around them 

• Understand and explore the role of different points of view 

• Use language to interact and connect with individuals and communities, for personal growth, and for active participation as world citizens 

 

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/language18currb.pdf

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PRINCIPAL CROSSOVERS in The Health & Physical Education Curriculum & Y.A.Y Programs

• Develop social-emotional learning skills needed to foster overall health and well-being, positive mental health, and the ability to learn, build resilience, and thrive

• Identify and manage emotions so they may express their feelings and understand the feelings of others

• Recognize sources of stress and cope with challenges

• Develop personal resilience and maintain positive motivation and perseverance so they may foster a sense of optimism and hope 

• Build relationships and communicate effectively so they may support healthy relationships and respect diversity 

• Develop self-awareness and self-confidence so they may develop a sense of identity and belonging 

 

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/2019-health-physical-education-grades-1to8.pdf

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SECONDARY SCHOOL

Supporting student’s well-being, mental health & ability to learn

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The Arts

"Drama provides students with an opportunity to take on roles and to create and enter into imagined worlds. They learn in a unique way about themselves, the art of drama, and the world around them. Students engage in social interaction and collaboration as they create, perform, and analyse drama...

By communicating in both their real and imagined worlds, students acquire proficiency in listening, speaking, questioning, and problem solving. Through the process of taking on roles, students develop and express empathy for people in a wide range of situations." - The Ontario Ministry of Education Curriculum

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Y.A.Y Programs provide participants with the opportunity to explore, generate, collaboratively create imagined roles and realities that require the practice of spontaneous acceptance of their collective & personal works.  Storytelling, World-Building, Character Development, Comedic Voice, Self-Awareness, Expression, Compassion, Acceptance and Evaluation are all major components to Y.A.Y's practices.  

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PRINCIPAL CROSSOVERS in The Arts Curriculum & Y.A.Y Programs

• Developing aesthetic awareness 

• Using the creative process

• taking an innovative approach to a challenge

• Communicating 

• Constructing identity ~ developing a sense of self and a sense of the relationship between the self and others... 

• Making Connections

• Making connections between the cognitive and affective domains (expressing thoughts and feelings when creating and responding to art works)  

• Creating and interpreting art works on their own and with others, and

• Performing independently and in groups  

• Making connections between the arts and other disciplines

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http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/secondary/arts910curr2010.pdf

 

PRINCIPAL CROSSOVERS in The Health & Physical Education Curriculum & Y.A.Y Programs

• Communication skills, to learn how to build relationships and interact positively with others

• Opportunities to develop and improve their own connection between mental/physical wellness

• An understanding of how living healthy, active lives is connected with the world around them and the health of others

 

​http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/secondary/health9to12.pdf

 

PRINCIPAL CROSSOVERS in The English & Language Curriculum & Y.A.Y Program

• Understand that language learning is a necessary, life-enhancing, reflective process;

• Communicate: listen, view, speak, represent effectively and with confidence;

• Explore the role of different points of view

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http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/secondary/english910currb.pdf

 

 

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