ARTS EDUCATION AT EVERGREEN
IN-PERSON SCHOOL WORKSHOPS
Welcome back to Evergreen Cultural Centre! We’ve been hard at work building new arts programs for teachers and educators. These new and exciting programs will have your students sculpting, weaving, acting, singing, dancing and more with our experienced art educators.
Download our Fall-Winter 2023 Education Brochure!
New year, new experiences! Join our knowledgable educators for an in-person arts workshop and enjoy visiting a curated art gallery and inspire your students to break out of their comfort zone. Registration for all workshops on now!
SCHOOL WORKSHOP OPTIONS
PERFORMING ARTS WORKSHOPS
In our array of Performing Arts Workshops, students will enjoy active, participatory activities in which they use verbal and physical communication techniques to comprehend, connect, create, and communicate.
All performing arts workshops are also available as “On the Road” options where we take the workshop to you! Please contact the Box Office for inquiries about On the Road options.
Maximum Class Sizes:
All Grades: 30 students + 5 adult chaperones
Workshops available between 9:30 – 11:30AM and 12:30 – 2:30PM.
STORYTELLING THROUGH DRAMA GAMES
KINDERGARTEN – GRADE 6 | $140-$360
THURSDAYS & FRIDAYS ALL DAY
Focusing on storytelling and character development, students in this workshop are introduced to theatre creation and presentation through the stories they know and love. Take classic fairytales, movies, and more, and learn how they work to create your own!
YOUNG PERFORMERS
ALL GRADE LEVELS | $140
WEEKDAY MORNINGS
Learn the tips and tricks of your favourite movie stars, youtubers, and TV show actors! Students will explore a range of activities including character creation, voice, movement, scene acting, improvisation, and performance skills. Young performers of all ages will get creative and work on their confidence and curiosity.
BROADWAY BOOTCAMP
GRADE 1 – GRADE 12 | $140
WEEKDAY MORNINGS + AFTERNOONS
Explore what a rehearsal for a musical might be like in our Broadway Bootcamp workshop. With a variety of shows and songs to choose from, younger classes will focus on ensemble choreography and vocals, while older students will also learn blocking and script to complete a scene leading into their number.
PRESENT LIKE A STAR!
GRADE 5 – GRADE 12 | $140
THURSDAYS + FRIDAYS ALL DAY
Does public speaking make you nervous? Now it doesn’t have to! Focusing on the different components of public speaking, students will explore voice control, projection, body language, and movement. Students learn to maximize stage presence, build confidence, and present the best speech they can.
THE MAGIC OF MUSICAL THEATRE
KINDERGARTEN – GRADE 8 | $140
WEEKDAY MORNINGS + AFTERNOONS
Let your students explore the world of musical theatre in a fun and supportive environment! After a brief history of musical theatre, dive into acting games, singing and dance warmups, and explore choreography designed for all ages, experience, and interests.
EXPERT IMPROVISORS
GRADE 2 – GRADE 12 | $140
WEEKDAY AFTERNOONS
Not your average improvisation. This workshop uses the Mantle of the Expert technique where students work together to create their own fictional world through drama. Students will explore topics of importance in their lives by assuming the roles of experts to determine where the narrative of their fictional world will go.
THREE RING THEATRE
GRADE 5 – GRADE 12 | $140-$260
THURSDAYS & FRIDAYS ALL DAY
Step up to the big top…Three Ring Theatre is here! Students will learn the basics of circus skills, magic, and physical comedy. In the first of this 2-session workshop, students are introduced to juggling, mime, and magic tricks. Their physical and presentation skills are further developed and polished in Session 2.
SCHOOL WORKSHOP OPTIONS
GALLERY TOUR & VISUAL ART WORKSHOPS
Learn, explore and create through art! Led by our artist Educators, your visit includes a tour of our latest Art Gallery exhibition for inspiration and conversation, followed by hands-on art-making in the studio.
These two-hour programs emphasize visual literacy, critical thinking and technical art skills that support your classroom curriculum. Our sessions are suitable for elementary, middle and secondary students, with programs tailored to different ages and learning styles.
Maximum Class Sizes:
K – Grade 2: 24 students + 5 adult chaperons
Grades 3+: 30 students + 5 adult chaperons
Workshops available between 9:30 – 11:30AM and 12:30 – 2:30PM.
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 22 – NOVEMBER 24, 2023
FALL-WINTER VISUAL ART WORKSHOP OFFERINGS
CLAY CREATURES
ALL GRADE LEVELS | $150
MONDAY – FRIDAY AS AVAILABLE
Students will create their own fantastical clay creatures inspired by the artwork featured in RISE. Beginning with a pinch pot, students will use hand-building and joining techniques to form their clay creature that merges two animals into a new hybrid character.
Please allow 4 weeks for clay processing.
FANTASTICAL FLAGS
ALL GRADE LEVELS | $150
MONDAY – FRIDAY AS AVAILABLE
Inspired by the collaborative artwork in RISE, students will each create a unique flag by collaging fabric and embellishing with paint, stencil, and decorative elements. Students will consider how pattern, colour, and shape come together to create their artwork. At the end of the session, flags can be strung together to create bunting flags for your classroom.
Inspired by our Current Exhibition
Sandeep Johal and Sara Khan’s artistic collaboration gives rise to a playful and fantastical environment. The artists merge their distinct creatures, dynamic patterns and rich colour palettes into new hybrid forms. Their artworks celebrate the joy, power and complexities of womanhood from their perspectives as two South Asian women artists who are mothers to young children.
Sandeep Johal and Sara Khan, Untitled 2, 2019, collage. Courtesy of the artists. Photo: Rachel Topham Photography.
JOIN US FOR A GREAT DAY OF THE ARTS!
REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR 2023!
Have questions before you visit? Contact our Arts Education Coordinator, Leah McGraw, for support with registrations, accessibility needs, and special requests:
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Situated on the shores of Lafarge Lake in Town Centre Park, Evergreen Cultural Centre (ECC) exists on the unceded, traditional and ancestral core territory of the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem) First Nation, which lies within the shared territories of the səli̓lwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), S’ólh Téméxw (Stó:lō), qiqéyt (Qayqayt) and sq̓əc̓iy̓aɁɬ təməxʷ (Katzie), xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish) nations in the region known today as the Tri-Cities.