FAMILY PROGRAMMING - Parents and Kids Learn Together
Parents and Communities for Kids (PACK) is a project funded by the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, Hamden Community Block Grant funding and the William Gaspar Graustein Memorial Fund. Young Audiences of Connecticut provides experiential arts programming for the growing the number of families in Hamden and New Haven that come together for out of school learning activities at the Keefe Community Center in Hamden.
Goals . . .
Improve the supply of quality out of school learning opportunities for children and families
Increase the demand for and participation in such out of school learning opportunities
Use this participation to help children interact with their family and other community members
Promote family centered lifelong learning activities in the home and community.
DATES of EVENTS-Fall Events to be posted soon….
What People Are Saying About PACK Events
What did you like best about the artist you saw?
“Everything.”
“Participation of audience.”
“Seeing different styles of improv.”
“Going up on stage.”
“All of it!”
What did you like best about the Motion 360 Dance Company?
“First dance on tall stilts.”
“Dancing with the pole on skates and last dance on one stilt.PACK – Parents and Communities for Kids”
“He kept the interest of both children and adults; Very engaging.”
What did you like best about the weaving project with Sarah Haskell?
“The craft as a community.”
“It was a unique and creative idea for the kids.”
“We loved working together.”
What did you learn?
“The history of American music.”
“I loved the event and it was creative.”
“Thank you for all your wonderful programs. I’ve been to many and can always expect the best!”
Young Audiences Arts for Learning Connecticut: Our mission is to integrate the arts into the lives of children in educational and community settings. Our vision for Connecticut is that all children realize their potential through the arts; that the arts are valued for their ability to improve our schools and communities; that, by participation in the arts, children come to understand and value themselves, their neighbors, and the world cultures they share.
We are an Affiliate of VSA an international nonprofit organization that is creating a society where all people with disabilities learn through, participate in, and enjoy the arts.
We offer educational classroom workshops, school cultural programs, school arts programs, assembly programs, arts integration programs, artist in residence programs – bringing theater, music, drama, puppetry, visual arts, storytelling, drawing, painting, history and cultural arts to the classroom.