Join collage-based artist, researcher, and community arts facilitator Emkay Adjei-Manu as we explore themes of personal growth, relationship to self and community through the practice of traditional cut and paste collage. In addition, this workshop will also hold space for a community conversation grounded in the theme of relationship to self as led by the facilitator. Participants will be using images, symbols, and words found in magazines other found material to connect and explore deeper and different parts of ourselves.
This workshop series is designed to introduce participants to artistic and natural elements that support personal growth and development through hands-on arts-based activities. Workshops will focus on topics such as identity as it relates to personal learning, developing connections with environments, and building a relationship with oneself. Our goal is to activate the Interpretive Centre’s 4-guiding pillars: Environmental Sustainability, Education, Mental Health and Indigenous Heritage through this series with guest presenters to help us engage our communities.
About our Instructor Emkay Adjei-Manu
Emkay Adjei-Manu is a multidisciplinary artist and community arts facilitator based out of the GTA. Their practice is grounded within the mediums of writing, documentary/analog photography, and collage. But at the moment, Emkay utilizes collage and experimental prose to deeply and critically explore themes of embodiment, memory, sensuality and spirit. Emkay is drawn to the practice of collage by its expansiveness and its ability to intricately examine ruminations they have of their own life experiences. Beyond the tactility of traditional cut and paste collage, Emkay’s work also functions as an individual and collective breathing practice. In their practice, Emkay seeks to explore and understand the known and unknown stories that we carry in our bodies. Their art has been showcased in galleries such as Nia Centre for the Arts and McMaster Museum of Art and published in print magazines such as PITCH magazine. Emkay is completing their Bachelor of Social Work at Ryerson University and has also worked in arts-based research and workshop facilitation with various non-profit organizations. In their spare time, Emkay enjoys daydreaming as a tool for remembering and imagining past and future life.
Materials required for this workshop are:
Blank paper, magazines/newspaper/flyers/old books, scissors (or use your hands to rip), glue or tape, colouring utensils/paint (not mandatory, but fun to include!)
To register by phone, call 416.675.6622 x3801 and leave a message with your name and phone number.
If you have any questions, please email info@lakeshoregrounds.ca.
This is a free event.
Join us for a virtual presentation and arts-based workshop with Philip Cote, MFA; Young Spiritual Elder, Artist, Activist, Ancestral Knowledge Keeper, Historian & Cultural Mediator.
As part of the "Discover Our Neighbourhood" workshops, explore the neighbourhood stories and histories of the Lakeshore Grounds in South Etobicoke. Free presentation with optional arts-based activity exploring Etobicoke-Lakeshore's heritage. Create unique postcards inspired by community stories, explore the landmarks and memorials, and connect with other residents virtually!
Anishinaabe-izhini-kaaz-o-win Nodj-mowin-Miskogayaashk Gichi-manidoo-anishinaabe indoodem Mishu-pishu niin Anishinaabe, Shawnee, Lakota, Potawatomi, Ojibway, Algonquin Min-a-waa Mohawk. Philip Cote, MFA, Moose Deer Point First Nation, is a Young Spiritual Elder, Indigenous artist, activist, educator, historian, and Ancestral Knowledge Keeper. He is engaged in creating opportunities for artmaking and teaching methodologies through Indigenous symbolism, traditional ceremonies, history, oral stories, and land-based pedagogy. Citing all of his ancestries, he is Shawnee, Lakota, Potawatomi, Ojibway, Algonquin, and Mohawk. Philip is the seventh generation great-grandson of Shawnee Warrior and Leader Tecumseh, and his ancestor Amelia Chechok is the granddaughter of Chechok, who was the first signer of the Toronto Purchase of 1805.
A City of Toronto Cultural Hotspot SPARK Project
Join Arboretum staff online for a discussion about the names of plants and animals.
The Nature Exchange is a casual virtual conversation about all things nature. Drop in to hear members of the Arboretum's Nature Interpretation team share stories and answer your questions about the wild plants and animals of the GTA. You are welcome to join the conversation or just listen in.
The theme for this Nature Exchange is: What's in a Name?
We'll be talking about how plants and animals get their names, names we love, and times that names have gone wrong.
This is a free, drop-in event open to all.
No registration is required. You can learn more about the Nature Exchange on the Arboretum website, or simply join the event on August 18 at 2 p.m.
Please note that this event will be recorded and may be shared online after the fact.
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We present these webinars to support the academic community in this time of transition back to campus. Visit the Teaching + Learning Events Calendar to learn more and to register for sessions on Managing Reopening Anxiety and approaches to Workplace Mental Health for 2021.
Managing Reopening Anxiety
As lockdowns lift, many are feeling anxious. In this session, we will consider how to recognize and manage reopening anxiety.
Date & Time:
Workplace Mental Health in 2021
This session is focused on the in-between time where some folks are working remotely and others are at workplaces in person. We will consider some of the challenges to workplace mental health at this point in the pandemic and explore strategies for supporting employees, colleagues and ourselves during this time of transition.
Date & Time:
This workshop will be a spoken word writing workshop exploring elements of written and performance poetry as a creative practice.
Let's come together with writer, spoken word poet, arts educator, and wellness consultant Igho Diana, in the second workshop of this series "I am: Poetry". This workshop will be a spoken word writing workshop exploring elements of written and performance poetry as a creative practice. Participants will learn different writing techniques for self-reflection; the art of storytelling; and performance-based poetry as tools for building self-confidence and self-efficacy.
Over the last 10 years as a spoken word poet and 5 years as a facilitator, Igho has mastered the art of storytelling and community building. Join us for this creative wellness workshop as Igho walks us through self and community care using the art of poetry, and the written word.
Materials required for this workshop are:
This is a free event.
Meet our instructior Igho Diana
Igho Diana is a writer, spoken word poet, arts educator, and wellness consultant. In her twenty-plus years of lived experiences she has come to believe that being Black and Woman is a life-long lesson on resilience and grace. Thus, she dedicates her time documenting and sharing stories as testimony, through her writing, workshops, performances, and other speaking engagements. Her chief aim is to equip people (particularly Black, Indigenous, & Latino communities) with everyday strategies to prioritize their wellness.
To register by phone, call 416.675.6622 x3801 and leave a message with your name and phone number.
If you have any questions, please email info@lakeshoregrounds.ca.
Let's come together with the writer, spoken word poet, arts educator, and wellness consultant Igho Diana in the second workshop of this series, I am: Poetry. This workshop will be a spoken word writing workshop exploring elements of written and performance poetry as a creative practice. Participants will learn different writing techniques for self-reflection; the art of storytelling; and performance-based poetry as tools for building self-confidence and self-efficacy.
Over the last ten years as a spoken word poet and five years as a facilitator, Igho has mastered the art of storytelling and community building. Join us for this creative wellness workshop as Igho walks us through self & community care using the art of poetry and the written word.
About our Instructor Igho Diana
Igho Diana is a writer, spoken word poet, arts educator, and wellness consultant. In her twenty-plus years of lived experiences, she has come to believe that being Black and Woman is a life-long lesson on resilience and grace. Thus, she dedicates her time documenting and sharing stories as a testimony through her writing, workshops, performances, and other speaking engagements. Her chief aim is to equip people (particularly Black, Indigenous, & Latino communities) with everyday strategies to prioritize their wellness.
Materials required for this workshop are:
A writing utensil (pen/pencil), paper, and yourself.
To register by phone, call 416.675.6622 x3801 and leave a message with your name and phone number.
If you have any questions, please email info@lakeshoregrounds.ca.
This is a free event.
Aimed at kids ages 6 to 11, Virtual Summer Nature Camp with the Humber Arboretum offers mornings full of fun and engaging online programming promoting curiosity and nature connection. Through games, challenges, and activities campers will learn about the natural world and discover new ways to explore outdoors.
Every week of camp will include get-to-know-you and icebreaker games, nature journaling activities, nature mysteries to solve, fun games and activities that help develop observation skills and a deeper awareness of nature, and time for campers to share their own nature discoveries. Other activities will explore the weekly theme:
Wilderness Survival Skills
Monday, August 9 to Friday, August 13, 2021
Water, food, shelter, fire, and rescue are all keys to surviving in the wild. We'll hone our observation skills with scavenger hunts, practice making miniature shelters and tools, and test our instincts with challenging games. Can you cut it in the (virtual) wilderness?
Details
Optional camp t-shirts are available for an additional fee.
More information and online registration: Virtual Nature Camp at the Humber Arboretum
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Microsoft Virtual Coaching
Join us for virtual coaching with Microsoft by saving the date and link in your calendar. No registration needed! Just connect on the time and day. Can’t attend? We will put the recording with the other MS Virtual Coaching on our ITS website – Video page.
| August 3, 2021 OneNote 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. EDT Link to join on Aug. 3 |
August 6, 2021 Planner 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. EDT Link to join on Aug. 6 |
Remember, ITS also offers 45 minutes of 1:1 virtual coaching for the following:
| Teams Live Events | Forms | Planner |
| Teams Suite | Microsoft 365 | OneNote |
| Teams Meetings | WebEx Meetings | OneDrive |
Let one of our friendly coaches give you a high level overview of one or some or all of these apps.
Learn the basics of a variety of Microsoft 365 apps and WebEx by signing up for 1:1 Virtual Coaching at its.humber.ca/coaching.
This August, the Interpretive Centre is hosting a series of virtual workshops called the ‘I am:’ Series. This workshop series is designed to introduce participants to artistic and natural elements that support personal growth and development through hands-on arts-based activities. Workshops will focus on topics such as identity as it relates to personal learning, developing connections with environments, and building a relationship with oneself. Our goal is to activate the Interpretive Centre’s 4-guiding pillars: Environmental Sustainability, Education, Mental Health and Indigenous Heritage through this series with guest presenters to help us engage our communities. Registration for our first workshop is open now!
Week 1: Wednesday, August 4, 2021
I am: Mindful
Let's begin the month with a fresh start. Join us, with Art-Therapist Lisa Rusland, in a mindfulness meditation and art-based directive. This workshop will provide you with the opportunity to practice meditation and learn about mindfulness in practice. You will also receive some resources to begin your own daily meditation habits and to start living more peacefully.
Through the workshop, you will create “gratitude cards.” A simple, yet meaningful, creative project, these decorative cards are ideal for beginning daily gratitude practice or simply for those times when you want to remind yourself of all the things that you are.
Materials required for this workshop are:
A pencil/drawing tool, a black fine line pen/marker, a sketchbook/paper/surface to draw on, and colouring utensils (this could include pencil crayons, markers, pastels, paint... whatever is your preferred medium of choice!)
If you'd like to use your own materials, please select 'General Admission' at registration.
A limited number of art kits are available for this event. Please select "General Admission + Art Kit" at registration.
*Please note: Art kits are only available to be shipped to those living in Ontario.
This is a free event.
To register by phone, call 416.675.6622 x3801 and leave a message with your name and phone number.
If you have any questions, please email info@lakeshoregrounds.ca.
Join Arboretum staff online for a discussion of growing food and other nature topics.
The Nature Exchange is a casual virtual conversation about all things nature. Drop in to hear members of the Arboretum's Nature Interpretation team share stories and answer your questions about the wild plants and animals of the GTA. You are welcome to join the conversation or just listen in.
The theme for this Nature Exchange is:
Getting to the Root of Food
Most of the fruits and veggies we're used to seeing in the grocery store have been cultivated to look and taste the way they do. But where did those plants get their start? Where do they come from when they're out of season? And what happens to the bounty from fruit trees growing in parks and yards around the city? Join us for a chat about the history and mysteries of growing food.
This is a free, drop-in event open to all.
No registration is required. You can learn more about the Nature Exchange on the Arboretum website, or simply join the event on August 4 at 2 p.m.
Please note that this event will be recorded and may be shared online after the fact.
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