SmARTS Program, The Smith Family

Description

The Smiths Family have a selection of arts programs that provide disadvantage students access to arts to support their social and emotional development.
SmArts is designed to provide students in Years 8 to 12 who are interested in creative arts with links to art organisations and relevant career information. It aims to raise student’s education aspirations and career knowledge of the creative arts through an interconnected creative program.
SmArts runs for a minimum of 20 hours and includes the following four parts:
Hands-on creative practice so students can access creative activities to increase self-confidence in their own talents and abilities as well as enhance social skills.
Visits to or from arts-related organisations, such as an exhibition, theatrical performance or musical performance.
Talks with an expert so students can engage with art professionals and hear about their study and career pathway to their current job.
Post program links so students can expand their connections to community and organisational opportunities.
I designed and facilitated a SmArts Bathurst campus experiential learning day for 14 visiting high school students from the Central West region. This involved collaboration with The Smith Family’s SmArts Program and Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP). Communication Course Director Dave Cameron and I were approached by a Program Coordinator with The Smith Family and I took the lead at design content and delivery for this full-day campus learning event.

Period	27 Sept 2022
Event type	Course
Degree of Recognition	Local