![]() It provides education, culture, visual and performing arts. The DEAF CULTURE CENTRE is contemporary, a fun gathering place that is open to the public and rooted in the Deaf community. It is a public forum both historical and forward-looking. The DEAF CULTURE CENTRE is a symbol of the Deaf community celebrating Deaf life. East End Arts’ mandate is to unite, inspire and enhance the communities of east Toronto with the transformative power of the arts. This program and its curriculum are based off of the national initiative and Trillium Foundation funded project “ASL Parent-Child Mother Goose Program: American Sign Language Rhymes, Rhythms, and Stories for Parents and Their Children”.Įly Rosenblum, Email: ely(dot)rosenblum(at)Įast End Arts (EEA) is the city’s sixth Local Arts Service Organization (LASO), a group of organizations funded by the City of Toronto to serve a specific geographic area whose role is to encourage artistic growth in both emerging and established artists, contribute to the economy and local tourism, promote inclusion and equity, support healthy social change and help create audiences for the future. Children age 3 months and up to 2 years are welcome to participate. Intermediate and advanced classes may continue in the fall of 2016. For those interested in baby sign, ASL rhymes teach your child basic communication skills, as well as introduce Deaf Arts to the family in a friendly and fun way. ASL storytelling is fully accessible to hearing and Deaf families alike. This 6 week program is a beginner course, with no experience required. ![]() These classes are open to hearing, hard of hearing and Deaf families, interpreted by sociolinguist and educator Dr Anita Small. Each week, Mario will teach basic ASL signs for parent and child, encouraging early adoption of literacy and language acquisition. Join nationally renowned ASL storyteller and language instructor Mario Pizzacalla for a 6 week program teaching basic communication skills for children to sign with their parents, along with rhythms, rhymes and stories. Total cost of the program: $100.00 (each parent-child pair) Spaces are limited, with room for up to 15 parent-child pairs. Riverdale Hub, 1326 Gerrard Street East, 3rd Floor Gallery, Toronto Thursdays at 2pm, 1 hour skill-building classes ![]() This summer, American Sign Language (ASL) for families is coming to Toronto’s East End! This unique pilot program offers ASL Sign Language, Rhythm, Rhyming, and Storytelling for Parent & Child. In partnership with The DEAF CULTURE CENTRE, Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf Presented by East End Arts, an initiative of the Toronto Arts Foundation ![]() ASL Sign Language, Rhythm, Rhyming, and Storytelling for Parent and Child ![]()
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