BuildaBridge Institute is a training and applied research academy designed to prepare artists, youth workers, community and congregational leaders, teachers, social service professionals, and nonprofit organization personnel to integrate the arts effectively in education, social services and community development.
BuildaBridge Institute is Eastern University’s instructional partner for the MA in Urban Studies - Arts in Transformation concentration. Graduate students attend the Institute on June 1-9 as part of their curriculum work.
Spring 2012 Training Schedule
Announcing BuildaBridge's 2012 Spring Training Schedule
Thu Jan 19, 2012
6pm - 9pm BuildaBridge Classroom Training
Trainers: Drs. Corbitt & Nix-Early
Sat Jan 28, 2012
9am - 12pm Storytelling Training
Trainer: Mark Lyons of the Philadelphia Storytelling Project
Fri Feb 3, 2012
9:30am - 3pm Restorative Practices Circles Training
Trainer: Dr. Vivian Nix-Early
Thu Feb 9, 2012
6pm - 9pm All Things BuildaBridge
Trainers: Drs. Corbitt & Nix-Early + Teaching Artist Robert Kelleher
Thu Mar 1, 2012
6pm - 9pm BuildaBridge Classroom Training
Trainer: Dr. Nix-Early
Thu Apr 5, 2012
6pm - 9pm All Things BuildaBridge
Trainers: Drs. Corbitt & Nix-Early + BuildaBridge Teaching Artist
Thu Apr 19, 2012
6pm - 9pm BuildaBridge Classroom Training
Trainer: Drs. Corbitt & Nix-Early
Thu May 10, 2012
6pm - 9pm All Things BuildaBridge Training
Trainers: Drs. Corbitt & Nix-Early + BuildaBridge Teaching Artist
Sat June 2 beginning at 8:00am & Sun June 3 ending at 7:00pm: Track 3 Train the Trainer (details forthcoming)
Storytelling Workshop
Join BuildaBridge in welcoming back Mark Lyons of the Philadelphia Storytelling Project for a Storytelling Workshop.
Mark Lyons demonstrated the power of storytelling during BuildaBridge's Volunteer Appreciation Event in March of this year. Teaching artists, volunteers and staff participated in a brief exercise of telling their 'Brave' stories. The group chose this theme upon which to tell their stories; after which pairs of participants shared their narrative by speaking into a recorder. The stories were played back in front of the group for reflection, analysis and discussion.
Mark Lyons will conduct a more in-depth storytelling workshop for the general public, artists, BuildaBridge personnel, educators and social service personnel. The 3-hour workshop will cover the fundamentals of storytelling, how to integrate it into the arts or other programs, and examples of computer based tools to mix audio with other art forms.
More specifically, participants will learn:
- The transformative possibilities of using storytelling when working with youth and adults.
- To integrate the BuildaBridge model into their storytelling work, emphasizing hope, dreaming of a better future, affirmation and honoring of each of our life stories and reflection.
- To integrate storytelling into the various art forms used for healing purposes
- To utilize computer-based tools to mix audio stories and other art forms, visual arts, photography, dance and music.
- To develop a lesson plan for integrating audio storytelling into their current art discipline.
Details:
- When: Saturday, January 28th from 9am to 12noon
- Where: BuildaBridge House, 205 W. Tulpehocken St., Philadelhpia, PA 19144
- Cost: $10
- Trainer: Mark Lyons of the Philadelphia Storytelling Project
- To register, complete the online form here. Training is subject to cancellation or changes pending sufficient attendance.
Basic Fund-raising for Artists
Are you traveling abroad with an organization but have no money to support the project?
Are you an Artist on Call traveling with BuildaBridge overseas in the next year?
Are you an artist that is searching for ways to raise money for your project?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, this Basic Fund-raising for Artists may be the training you need to accomplish that project or trip overseas.
Did you know that forty-eight percent of the money [most people raise] comes from households with incomes under $50,000? Do not think you need millionaires and movie stars to do good fundraising. Even if you are working in a low- or middle-income community, you can raise the money you want.[1]
Details:
When: Saturday, September 10th from 9am to 12noon
Where: BuildaBridge House, 205 W. Tulpehocken Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19144
Cost: $10 for non-BuildaBridge personnel
Trainers: Dr. J. Nathan Corbitt, President & Co-Founder of BuildaBridge and Kaylie Sauter, BuildaBridge Artist on Call to Kenya
To register for this course, please fill out the online registration form here. Training is subject to cancellation or changes pending sufficient attendance.
Course Details:
This course prepares artists and leaders for basic fundraising strategies and techniques in raising money for programs and projects. A basic primer for the novice, the course will cover grant-writing and donor solicitation through online and face-to-face methods. Emphasis will be placed on
planning, accurate reporting, expressing gratitude, and reporting results. Other topics will include: brainstorming, events, house parties, online giving, campaigns, and the power of asking. Learn and generate ideas with other like-minded individuals on how to raise money. Kaylie Satuer, BuildaBridge Artist on Call in Kenya will co-lead this training with President of BuildaBridge, Dr. Nathan Corbitt. Kaylie successfully raised and continued to bring in support for her year of service with BuildaBridge.
1. Joan Flanagan, Successful Fundraising: A Complete Handbook for Volunteers and Professionals (2nd Edition) (Lincolnwood, IL: Contemporary Books, 2000), 12.
Curriculum Writing & Assessment
Are you a teaching artist seeking professional development?
Are you an artist in need of curriculum development assistance to strengthen your teaching skills?
Are you a teacher, teaching artist or artist looking for ways to effectively assess the progress of your students?
Do you need help in developing a lesson plan integrating the arts into your educational program?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, we encourage you to attend this Curriculum Writing & Assessment Training. For teaching artists and international Artists on Call of BuildaBridge, this is a required training. For those of you not affiliated with BuildaBridge but may be involved in an arts education program, after school programming, school and/or in the non-profit realm of arts education, we invite you to join us for this professional development opportunity for only $10.
Details:
When: August 27th from 8:30am to 12noon
Where: BuildaBridge House, 205 W. Tulpehocken St., Philadelphia, PA 19144
Cost: $10 for non-BuildaBridge personnel
Trainer: Dr. Vivian Nix-Early, COO & Co-Founder of BuildaBridge
Course details:
In this course, students and professionals alike will learn how to develop strong arts-integrated curricula and lesson plans by studying samples and one another’s work. They will also learn how to develop and perform relevant assessments of children’s behavioral and artistic progress, and the trajectory of the class as a whole. This training gives students the real nuts and bolts of preparing and delivering a lesson under the difficult circumstances in which BuildaBridge works. Additionally, there will be discussion of learning style theory and how to build targeted activities for each learning style into a given lesson.
For a full list of all BuildaBridge trainings, see our Trainings page.
If you are interested in this training, please register here and remit payment at time of training. Any questions please contact the This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Fall Training Dates
BuildaBridge announces the Fall Training Calendar.
August 25th from 6-9pm - All Things BuildaBridge
August 27th from 8:30am to 12noon - Curriculum Writing & Assessment
September 10th from 9am to 2pm - Basic Fund-raising for Artists
September 15th from 6-9pm - BuildaBridge Classroom
December 15th from 6-9pm - All Things BuildaBridge
January 19th from 6-9pm - BuildaBridge Classroom
**Certain trainings are required for specific positions within BuildaBridge. Please review the Training descriptions here for more information and details. Training dates and times are subject to change pending participation. We will notify you of those changes should they need to occur.
BuildaBridge Trainings
BuildaBridge year-round trainings are a component of the larger BuildaBridge Institute Program. Each course offered during the year is also presented at both the Annual and Online Institute.s Trainings are designed to prepare practitioners for work both as a BuildaBridge Artist on Call and/or as an extension of their own professional work in a program, community or school. The following is a list of required trainings for Artists on Call. Please see the positions underneath that require that specific training: