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Workshops& Courses

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101

Foundations for

Trauma-Informed

Art-Making

Reviews the elements of  BuildaBridge's trauma-informed,  strength-based, person-centered pedagogy

102

Arts for

Community

Transformation

Learn the nature of Community Arts and how they are used in community development.

103

Program

Development

Learn how to plan a program from start to finish  with a strong focus on sustainability

104

Arts & 

Spirituality

Learn and practice arts-based teaching strategies for nurturing children’s spiritual  development. 

105

Arts-Based

Education

Prepares teachers and community workers to teach non-art subjects through art-making. 

106

Arts, Creativity

& Human Development

The nature of art in the creative process, human developement & skill acquisition

107

Cross-Cultural Skills

for Service & Teaching

Learn to work with populations with different cultures and customs  in an effective and impactful ways.

201

Arts in

Healing

Introduces the field of creative arts therapy and methods employed in therapeutic interventions. 

202

Arts Relief & Recovery: 

Arts-based Responses to

Disaster

Learn to interact with and assist communities affected by natural disasters, war, displacement, and terrorism.

203

Arts & Community

Health

Plan community-based arts in health projects and work holistically to produce therapeutic and social benefits 

204

Arts & Economic

Development

 

Apply theories  to practical problems arising from poverty and injustice in local communities.

205

Arts & Social Change

Learn about the communication role of the arts in society  via commentary and social marketing.

206

Arts in Culture & 

Community Contexts

Meaning and function of artistic expressions within the host community. 

207

Advanced

Program Management & 

Leadership

Prepares leaders for organizing arts programs,  conducting arts camp or summer programs.

208

Arts & Social

Services

An overview of international relief, social services and community development

209

Arts for 

Peacemaking

Framework for the creative arts to teach conflict resolution and the peacemaking process.

210

Arts-Based

Assessment

Concepts of Program Evaluation and Assessment and the role of arts-based approaches for evaluating outcomes .

300

Culminating

Portfolio

Completion of Applied Restorative Arts certification requires  final project & paper .

 

400

The BuildaBridge

Trainer

Three-day class to become certified BuildaBridge trainer learning to train community art-practitioners .

100 NEW

The BuildaBridge

Safe Spaces Model

A five-hour CMTE certified program to learn the basics of BuildaBridge pedagogy.

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