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Enrichment Opportunities

• ArtsSmarts
• Visiting Artists Program
• School Touring Program
• Learning Through The Arts in Western Newfoundland
• People Profiles
• Student Travel Grant
• LEGACY
• Fine Arts & Cultural Festival Funding

ArtsSmarts

The ArtsSmarts program was launched in 1998 by the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation. It is a national initiative to promote the active engagement of young people in the arts through school-based projects. The program seeks to integrate art throughout standard school curriculum, to develop intellectual and communication skills in children through active participation in the arts, and to enhance appreciation for culture and art.

• Arts Smarts application form

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Visiting Artists Program

The Visiting Artists Program (VAP) supports initiatives to bring the province’s artists into schools. Schools can apply for funding to have an artist, group of artists, or arts organization come to the school to do such things as: present work, conduct readings, offer performances, and lead arts workshops with students. The VAP offers funding to cover artist fee and travel subsidy for both on the island and in Labrador.

• Visiting Artist Program application form

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School Touring Program

The School Touring Program (STP) is an original program created through the Cultural Connections initiative. This program is distinct from ArtsSmarts and VAP in that it provides students with access to artistic experiences by providing financial assistance to professional artists and arts organizations for touring productions to more than one school. An artist or organization can only receive one STP grant per school year.

• School Touring Program application form

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Learning Through The Arts in Western Newfoundland

Learning Through The Arts in Western Newfoundland (LTTA/WNL) is a program that operates out of the Western School District that uses the arts as resources and tools to enhance the curriculum in grades 1 to 6. Identified LTTA/WNL schools have two artists who work with the teachers in determining suitable artistic experiences in which the students engage. The artists make three, one hour visits to a class over a period of three weeks.

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People Profiles

This is a series of posters highlighting historically significant people who have made significant contributions of Newfoundland and Labrador. These twenty short biographies (2008-09 series mainly focused on women and Aboriginals) with accompanying photographs and artwork target curriculum at the intermediate level.

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Student Travel Grant

The Cultural Connections Travel Funding Program provides support for students to visit and/or perform at historical and cultural venues across the province.

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Legacy

The LEGACY (Learning, Educating, and Growing Arts and Culture for Youth) program provides grants directly to school districts to support identified student projects in the areas of the arts, culture, and heritage. These projects would be determined by the district.

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Fine Arts & Cultural Festival Funding

In addition to Department of Education led initiatives, community-based programs can benefit K-12 students and extend their arts and cultural experience outside the school setting. The Department of Education recognizes that such programs/events enhance the achievement of curriculum outcomes in arts and cultural education and may require additional monies, beyond organizational budget.

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