About Us
The Young Artist (YA) is a Social Emotional and Trauma-Informed Performing Arts Education. The Young Artist is composed of a group of professional performers and teaching artists of different backgrounds with 20 years of teaching and childcare experience. We are consistently collaborating with educators and therapists to bring comprehensive, effective, developmentally appropriate and fun activities to your school or childcare center! Our teachers can speak the following languages: English, Spanish, Russian, Mandarin, Japanese, Filipino (Tagalog), French and German.We are passionate about performing arts education and we want to share our love for music, movement and theatre in New York.
The Young Artist (formerly known as Ally Artists Enrichment) was established in 2015.
The Young Artist is a comprehensive, fun, creative, and age-appropriate arts education program that employs Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and Trauma-Informed principles. It is designed to empower young people by providing them with the tools and support they need to develop their artistic talents, build self-confidence, and cultivate social-emotional skills.
The program offers a wide range of classes, workshops, and performances that are tailored to the specific needs and interests of children and adolescents. The classes are led by experienced arts educators who are passionate about providing a safe and supportive learning environment for all students.
In addition to providing students with a strong arts education, The Young Artist program also places a strong emphasis on social-emotional learning and trauma-informed practices. The program's staff is trained in trauma-informed care and is committed to creating a safe and supportive learning environment for all students.
ABOUT THE FOUNDER:
Joyce has been an arts educator, specialist and program director for over 20 years. Her experience in arts education across the performing arts disciplines in Asia and the United States made her realize that there is a need for QUALITY arts education. The value of arts education has already been proven beneficial for children’s academic success, increase their social emotional quotient and it is an effective avenue that brings awareness to social issues. Joyce’s curriculum and style of teaching have been introduced in classrooms and community centers with success. She worked as a program director and a consultant in different schools and non-profit organizations, and she decided that it’s time for her to do it independently.
Joyce helps schools and centers develop professional workshops and strategic plans that cater to the specific needs of each organization that she works with. Whether there is a need to raise the teachers’ morale, improve team teaching strategies or help develop an effective program to flourish arts learning in a school, she does her best to guide her clients to the right direction. She has a background in trauma-informed practices and uses arts education to bring social awareness in order to deliver a holistic approach in teaching and learning. She believes that arts education is a basic human right.
Aside from teaching, Joyce is also available for arts education consultations.
Member: ARTS Education Roundtable, SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors’ Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists), AEA (Actors’ Equity Association), BMI (Broadcast Music Inc.)
Contact: admin@theyoungartistnyc.com