Calling All Caregivers with “Little Helpers”
Engage your kids in creative play and promote development
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Young Audiences of Louisiana (YALA) will continue to provide live arts education workshops to families via Zoom. YALA’s latest Baby Artsplay! at Home series, “Little Helpers”, begins on Friday, May 21, 2021 at 10:30 a.m.
Each workshop experience will be led by Young Audiences of Louisiana and Louisiana Wolf Trap Teaching Artist Dana Leon. "Little Helpers" allows for a playful introduction to key areas of childhood development, including motor skills, language and motor skills. While workshops are designed to promote childhood development and expand caregiver knowledge through the use of the performing arts, YALA’s Baby Artsplay! workshop will also give families the opportunity to explore visual art with their children.
In this series, YALA has partnered with Newcomb Art Museum. The Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane University builds on the Newcomb College legacy of education, social enterprise, and artistic experience. Presenting inspiring exhibitions and programs that engage communities both on and off campus, the Museum fosters the creative exchange of ideas and cross-disciplinary collaborations around innovative art and design. The Museum preserves and advances scholarship on the Newcomb and Tulane art collections. Newcomb has contributed one piece of artwork to share with each lesson. Thanks to the generous contribution of The Helis Foundation, workshops are free to the public.
In order to keep families safe, all sessions will take place virtually via Zoom. Participate from any location, whether on a laptop, tablet or a cell phone. Register today to receive a workshop link for all six workshops: http://www.ya4la.org/events.
May 21 - Workshop 1 - Oh, What A Feeling! (Emotional Development)
May 28 - Workshop 2 - Hello, Friend... (Social Skills)
June 4 - Workshop 3 - Express Yourself (Language Development)
June 11 - Workshop 4 - Tiny Motor Scooters (Fine Motor Skills)
June 18 - Workshop 5 - Baby Balancing Act (Bilateral Integration)
June 25 - Workshop 6 - Tiny Household Helpers (Multiple Development Areas)
For more information on Young Audiences of Louisiana’s early learning programs and workshops, please contact Eddie Lanieri at eddie@ya4la.org.
About Young Audiences of Louisiana
Young Audiences of Louisiana was founded in 1962 to bring chamber musicians into local classrooms. For nearly 60 years, Young Audiences has adapted and evolved to meet the ever-changing needs of youth throughout the state through our mission of “inspiring, empowering, and uniting children and communities through education, arts, and culture.” Follow us on social media: Facebook (@youngaudiences), Instagram and YouTube (@youngaudiencesla).
Young Audiences of Louisiana is part of a national network of 30 affiliates throughout the country under Young Audiences Arts for Learning. As the nation's first and largest arts-in-education network, Young Audiences Arts for Learning ensures the highest standards in arts education programs for over five million school children annually.
About Wolf Trap
Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts is a recognized leader in early childhood arts-integrated learning and instruction. Wolf Trap Institute is scaled nationally, with 17 affiliated organizations and numerous partners in 30 states that deliver arts-integrated education experiences to 60,000 teachers, parents/caregivers, and students annually.
About The Helis Foundation
The Helis Foundation is a Louisiana private foundation, established and funded by the William Helis Family. The Art Funds of The Helis Foundation advance access to the arts for the community through contributions that sustain operations for, provide free admission to, acquire works of art, and underwrite major exhibitions and projects of institutions within the Greater New Orleans area.