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North Park Wilson School
Inspiring Learning
Creative Action
 
 

About

As a Centre of Excellence Through the Arts, North Park Wilson School believes in the power of learning through artistic endeavours. Music, dance, drama and visual art can ignite students’ passion to become engaged citizens.
Creative Action is a specialized, full-year program for Grade 8 students who have shown leadership potential and a desire to cultivate their passion in the arts to make a difference in their community and beyond. Students collaborate with a variety of artists/partnerships throughout the city and province while working on ​Grade 8 curriculum in a creative, unique and experiential classroom. Creative Action nurtures Saskatoon's next generation of local citizens, artists and leaders.

Based on research, the program is guided by the belief that:
  • ​Our changing world needs students who think creatively and who collaborate to explore thoughtfully and engage deeply.
  • Students build their confidence by discovering their full potential through the arts.
  • Students who develop strong connections to each other and the wider community have a sense of belonging.
  • Students are stronger when they are able to identify and share their understandings, beliefs and opinions about local and global issues.​
​Creative Action students come from across Saskatoon. As a result, the class is composed of students from diverse backgrounds. This diversity is an asset as students learn to establish their voices and honour a variety of ideas and perspectives. Creative Action students have opportunities to collaborate creatively and to spark positive change in our community.

Highlights

Students have opportunities to explore, create, discover and strengthen skills through creative action, allowing them to: 
  • Recognize the relevance and power of the arts, as well as the cultural contexts of artists and art forms​
  • Be engaged citizens who understand their rights and responsibilities to use their voice and take action
  • Be confident leaders who connect with various communities in a meaningful way
  • Be inspired to create change through their creative expressions.

Arts Camp

Grade 7 students who want to learn more about Creative Action are invited to attend an arts camp at North Park Wilson School on Thursday, April 18. Come experience what our unique program is all about through hands-on arts and social justice sessions. You will get a chance to visit the Creative Action studio, ask questions from current students and find out why this may be the program for you. 

Two sessions will be offered:
  • ​​Morning (9-11:30 a.m.)
  • Afternoon​ (12:30-3 p.m.). 

There will be a maximum of 20 spots available for each session. 

​To register, click here

Note: Registration will close on Monday, April 15 at 3:30 p.m. Students will be responsible for arranging their own transportation to and from North Park Wilson School.

Apply

To apply, click here​.

The application deadline is Friday, April 26, 2024, at 4 p.m.

Note: A committee adjudicates each applicant and successful candidates are placed in a lottery.​​

Contact

​For more info​rmation, please contact [email protected].​​