YEAR TWO
2022 – 2023
The second full year of the CTO Pathway to Literacy for Kids program launched in October 2022 and took place in Kindergarten classes at Dougall Ave. Public School and Prince Edward Public School in Windsor’s core. These schools had a large number of students new to Canada and/or new to English and who lived in high-priority neighbourhoods.
THE PROGRAM
Arts Can Teach is responsible for designing, delivering, supervising, and monitoring the CTO program at the schools. Their team of artist-educators is trained and experienced in Dance, Drama and Puppetry. They deliver the arts-based English Language Learning lessons in collaboration with Kindergarten teachers and language specialists.
RESEARCH
The GECDSB will conduct 3 Language Diagnostic Tests throughout the year to measure the effectiveness of the artist visits on language learning acquisition among the Kindergartners at Dougall Ave. Public School and Prince Edward Public School.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The Artist-Educators from Arts Can Teach will deliver 3 Teacher Professional Development workshops for 20 GECDSB Kindergarten teachers and 20 Early Childhood Educators.
