[Jubilee] [Fwd: BuildaBridge Institute 2008]

[Christopher Fitz]

Greetings friends!  I wanted to pass this along once again... each year, 
this training/educational event grows nicely.  One list member, Amy 
Clark, highly recommended the BuildaBridge Institute to me last time 
aroudn; she attended in 2006.  I still haven't made it but hope to!

(It happens right before the Contact Improv event of the decade - CI36 
which is happening at Juniata College in June - http://www.ci36.com/ ).  
All good stuff!  -chris

*BuildaBridge Institute 2008
Transforming Lives through the Creative Arts
Bryn* *Mawr** College - Bryn Mawr, PA *

June 4-8, 2008 (Open Institute)
June 4-11, 2008 (MA Graduate Residency)

BuildaBridge Institute is a training and applied research academy that 
prepares artists, youth workers, community and congregational leaders, 
social service professionals, after school and nonprofit organization 
personnel to integrate the arts effectively in education and community 
development.

This year, for the first time, the BuildaBridge Institute will feature 
two simultaneous tracks. This means that returning participants will 
have new course offerings in the theory and practice of arts in 
transformation.  We are also adding new faculty from a variety of 
arts-integrated fields in education, social work, and healing.

Courses will include* Foundations for Arts in Transformation, Arts and 
Human Development*, *Arts in Education*, *Arts in Healing (**New)*, 
*Arts in Social Services (**New)*, *Arts and Spirituality* and 
*Leadership Practicum (**New)*. *Art-making* takes place through classes 
in music, dance, drama, visual arts, banner-making, and creative 
writing.  We will also have our very popular and unique *Methods Lab 
Practicum* where students and participants observe and assist a lead 
teacher in a direct arts service program with youth in a local homeless 
shelter. Participants can also attend courses in* Cross-Cultural Skills 
for Community and Overseas Service (**New)*, and *Organization for 
Community Arts* featuring collaborative work and fund-raising.  /The 
Healing Place/, a drama-based training program for responding to trauma 
in children, will also be introduced.

Act-48, undergraduate and graduate credit is available through Eastern 
University.


Class size is limited. Reserve your space in advance. Full registration, 
which includes all course work, textbooks and supplies, is $450 for 
early applicants (by February 22) and $500 for late applicants (by May 
20). An additional $250 covers 4 nights of room and board at Bryn Mawr 
College (overnight accommodation, 3 meals/day). A single day rate of 
$150 includes registration and 2 meals. Full Institute commuters can pay 
$113 for all meals (commuter meals include lunches and dinners from 
Wednesday to Saturday and lunch on Sunday). If you would like to 
register, email institute at buildabridge.org 
<mailto:institute at buildabridge.org>, or call 215-842-0428 ext. 11 and 
ask for a registration form. Online registration and credit card payment 
is available at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/88815650 
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*Comments of previous attendees *

/"The most exciting experience I had at the BuildaBridge Institute was 
coming together with other artists and learning from them how to use 
different art forms to impact children in life-changing ways." (2007 
Alumna)/ 

/"Now I can understand the ability of the arts to transform lives, to 
raise the quality of life in communities, to build self-esteem."  (2007 
Alumna)/

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Now in its seventh year, the BuildaBridge Institute has attracted more 
than 250 professionals worldwide. Both experts and novices come together 
to network, collaborate, and learn how to engage the arts in community 
outreach and to serve vulnerable populations through effective practices.

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Since 2007, the Institute has partnered with the Campolo School for 
Social Change at Eastern University to offer a *Master of Arts in Urban 
Studies* with a concentration in Arts in Transformation.  For details 
visit http://www.eastern.edu/ 
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We are looking forward to having you at the BuildaBridge Institute 2008!

-- 
Alina Tudose
Institute Coordinator
BuildaBridge
205 West Tulpehocken Street
Philadelphia, PA 19144
215 842 0428 x 11
www.buildabridge.org <http://www.buildabridge.org>