YASD Programs

Young Audiences of San Diego (YASD) assemblies, workshops and residencies introduce students to the arts, and may connect to school curriculum in areas including math, language arts, science, history, social studies and multicultural studies.

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YASD's programs inspire children's imagination and creativity. Students who actively participate in the
arts learn:

• how to work independently and collaboratively
• how to solve problems, making connections between seemingly unrelated topics and how to see a problem through to the end
• how to develop communication skills as they express their ideas through a variety of modalities, including speaking, playing music, dancing, writing and creating images

OUR AUDIENCES AND ARTISTS are as diverse as the population of San Diego County. Last year our artists served over 53,000 students with 3,500 programs at 168 schools.

EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCES are more than the typical assembly program. These age-appropriate performances connect directly to state and district content standards in the visual and performing arts, literacy/language arts and history/social science.

IN ADDITION TO ASSEMBLY PROGRAMS
YASD offers an array of artist residencies and student and teacher staff development workshops. YASD selects artists based on the ability to work well with students and demonstrated excellence in their artforms.

Download the 20010-2011 Program Catalog to see the latest assemblies, workshops, residencies, field trips, and more, that we offer. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the pdf.

For more details about scheduling an assembly, workshop, or Family Arts Night after school contact Program Manager Sherrie Brown at 619/282-7599 ext. 114. For more details about scheduling a residency program, contact Education Director Jennifer Oliver at 619/282-7599 ext. 113.