Harmony is healthy for everyone. Music teaches us what harmony sounds and feels like. We have been using music in Creative Arts Programs and Jam Dance for over two decades. The evidence is irrefutable. Music heals. Harmony is the result. Physical harmony where our bodies and minds feel well as well as social harmony [...]
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The Alexander Society for Inclusive Arts was inspired by the Camphill Movement for Social Renewal. We have learned over two decades of delivering arts based programs in our community that it is good to include the land in our experiences. Artfully and Gently Including all kinds of people in our programs has also included engaging [...]
The Advent Candlelight Ceremony on December 10th served as a wonderful culmination to 2023. The evergreen spiral gradually filled with light as each person walked to the centre to light their candle and place it along the path of the spiral on the way out. The journey was accompanied by the gentle music of guitarist [...]
Dear Bill Gates, I did an experiment today. I asked Chat GPT to emulate you making a pitch to invest in building a model accessible mixed residential, commercial, agricultural neighbourhood/village that can produce more food and energy than it consumes. This is what it generated: I’m here to present to you a visionary opportunity that [...]
The Alexander Society For Inclusive Arts has been helping people with developmental challenges grow and learn in healthy ways for over twenty years. We have learned there are two important ways to focus our attention in providing developmental support: One is on helping the individual grow capacities for living successfully in community, the other is [...]
NOTE! Saturday, July 10 Jam Dance has been moved to Saturday, July 17 at Oakdene Park Stage, Kentville. Follow us on Facebook to stay up to date. Our monthly Jam Dances are starting up again! As we emerge from another lockdown, the Town of Kentville, along with the Alexander Society for Inclusive Arts and Music [...]
Music in Communities Co-op is partnering with us to make Jam Dance available to the whole community. We are grateful for the leadership from Kim Barlow and Sarah McInnis.
Join us for our first public event since March! Wednesday morning, Oct. 14th. We are partnering with Music in Communities to present a fun, creative activity of music and movement. Since the number of people we can accommodate is restricted, please contact the email on the poster or to sign up. Note the new [...]
Two sets of video “lessons” are now available on the website. The first set of five lessons will take you through a process of skill development using bean bags. As explained in the previous post, these skills help build capacity for academic learning. Parents and teachers are free to use the videos however they like: [...]