VIEW from the Inside is an award-winning program with the three-fold goal to empower youth, help to reduce the stigma of mental health issues, and build a sense of community in life’s challenges.

Within the carefully curated safety of the group, led by our accredited art therapists and teachers, mainstream, BIPOC, special needs and/or LGBTQ2S+ students benefit from creative arts therapies. Research shows these kinds of experiences can help to reduce anxiety and increase self-esteem and quality of life.

The innovative 8-week course has participants make a self- portrait- based puppet and present a performative reflection that together become a nuanced artifact resulting in an amazing legacy project!

Course duration is approximately 8 hours presentation + 5 hours skill development sessions + additional homework.

8 weeks: Thursdays October 21 – December 16 (excluding November 11)

4:30 – 5:45 pm

$120 per person OR 2 people for $200

Note: if course fees are a barrier to participation - please contact us directly.