Inspiring Yukon Students
Artist in the School provides high quality, engaging and culturally diverse programming to students across the Yukon. More than 90 artists offer over 200 different programs.
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Featured Artist
Rebecca Law
Rebecca Law has worked as an animator, short film producer, recording artist, vocalist, song engineer, and songwriter for the past 15 years. She has collaborated with many artists, musicians and producers, and worked in many classrooms across the Yukon.
She is able to engage students with wide range of learning levels, and her positivity and professionalism are infectious.
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Featured Program
Band Support with All-City Band with
In an attempt to support young musicians and Elementary Music Specialists, we have included a list of adults who are excellent brass, woodwind or percussion players and are very comfortable working with students and teachers in smaller groups. All of the listed musicians are able to workshop: how to properly assemble and maintain one’s instrument (providing a list of the necessary equipment), the correct way to breathe, the most effective posture, the four types of tonguing, exercises to expand a players range, and how to make a wonderful sound. These adults are currently performers within Whitehorse Jazz and/ or Concert… Learn more ›
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Community School Touring Program
The Community School Touring Program sends performance artists to every Yukon community school. The goal of this program is to expose children to types of performance art they may not regularly encounter, with preference given to acts that have an educational component. CSTP impacts hundreds of students each year and provides important and inspiring opportunities for youth in Yukon communities.
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About Artist in the School
The Artist in the School program (AIS) provides Yukon school children with the opportunity to be instructed and inspired by practicing artists and to learn to work with a variety of art forms and media. It is available to all Yukon elementary and secondary schools, including 18 schools in Whitehorse and 14 in the communities. In 2018-19, more than 50 AIS artists travelled to every Yukon community to deliver over 5100 arts encounters for students.
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