YALA Hosts Second Annual Super Summer Event: A Free Arts Education Experience for Children
Updated 7/12/2022
Young Audiences of Louisiana (YALA) will host the second annual Super Summer Events in the Broadmoor neighborhood on June 18th at Rosa F. Keller Library, in the Treme-Lafitte neighborhood on June 25th on the Lafitte Greenway, and in the Uptown neighborhood on July 30th. YALA’s Super Summer community events are interactive arts education experiences designed to promote literacy and connect with children, infant to age 8, because YALA believes that arts education is super. The theme of this year’s Super Summer is “The Future is Bright,” due to the endless opportunities for child development provided by the arts.
“Our summer events are geared towards continuing the cognitive and social-emotional development of our young learners,” said Renee Benson, YALA’s Director of Education. “When we include our caregivers, it creates a special moment for the child because it provides a shared learning experience.”
YALA will partner with Broadmoor Improvement Association, New Orleans Public Library, Friends of Lafitte Greenway, Sojourner Truth Neighborhood Center, We Play Center, and The Parenting Center at Children’s Hospital to create three mornings of fun.
Super Summer 2022 (Broadmoor) | June 18, 2022 | 9:30 a.m. – 11: 30 a.m.
Rosa F. Keller Library, 4300 S. Broad Ave., New Orleans, LA 70125
Join us for an engaging morning singalong incorporating African and Native music, an interactive workshop experience, and a Juneteenth-themed storybook scavenger hunt.
Super Summer 2022 (Treme-Lafitte) | June 25, 2022 | 9:30 a.m. – 11: 30 a.m.
Lafitte Greenway, Next to the Fit Lot, 501 N. Galvez St., New Orleans, LA 70119
Join us for an engaging morning singalong, an interactive workshop experience, and a visual arts craft that children can make and take home with them.
NEW EVENT ADDED TO THE SUPER SUMMER LINEUP: Super Summer 2022 - UPTOWN!
Super Summer 2022 (Uptown) | July 30, 2022 | 9:30 a.m. – 11: 30 a.m.
Worley Hall (Conference Center), 210 State St., New Orleans, LA 70118
Join us for an engaging morning Disney singalong, an interactive dance workshop experience to support positive mental health, and a storybook activity children can create and take home with them.
As the Louisiana affiliate of Wolf Trap Institute Early Learning Through the Arts, YALA’s early learning workshops are led by professional teaching artists who have been trained in child development and have years of experience crafting active learning experiences through the arts. The first Super Summer event is scheduled for June 18th and will also be YALA’s second annual Juneteenth Celebration for children and families.
“A lot of what we love about New Orleans is because of the rich culture brought here by enslaved Africans,” said Jenny James, Executive Director of YALA. “Celebrating Juneteenth through the arts gives children the opportunity to experience these rich contributions and understand their significance within the culture of our community.”
Each Super Summer event will provide an engaging morning singalong and two interactive workshop experiences to promote literacy and encourage creativity. Events will also feature a local bookstore and provide an opportunity for children to sign up for their first library card. All children in attendance will receive a free book, a snack, an activity packet, crayons, and a surprise special gift. For parents who need a morning boost, coffee will be provided by HEY! Coffee Co. This arts event is provided free and open to the public thanks to the generous support of The Helis Foundation; however, registration is required.
It sounds like fun, because it is. Your little ones will agree. Register for Young Audiences of Louisiana’s Super Summer 2022 at www.ya4la.org/super.
About Young Audiences of Louisiana
Young Audiences of Louisiana (YALA) was founded in 1962 to bring chamber musicians into local classrooms. Over the years YALA has adapted and evolved to meet the ever-changing needs of youth throughout the state, becoming the leading provider of arts education and integration programs in the state of Louisiana. We offer a comprehensive and creative approach to educating children. Fortified with 60 years of experience, we draw upon our region’s strong culture to provide young people with tools to impact their worlds using art. Through our school performances, arts-integrated residencies, extended learning programs, community workshops, and professional learning for teachers and teaching artists, we not only impact the children of New Orleans, but make intentional contact with the influential adults in their lives.
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. Young Audiences of Louisiana is the Louisiana Affiliate of Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts.
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.