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Youth Opportunities at
SPARK Creative Wellness Studio
Experience the uplifting environment of SPARK while overcoming challenges and expanding creativity, self-expression, and confidence through expressive arts!   

Create a Customized Individual or Group Creative Wellness Series for Your Child (Ages 7-17):

1. Choose your Creative Wellness Goals:

 Experience positive affirmation and self-acceptance
 Discover own strengths, gifts, and unique identity
 Move beyond challenges and build self-confidence and self-expression
 Develop a positive sense of being a girl
 Expand creativity as a powerful catalyst for wellness

2. Clarify the areas of challenge for your child:

 Shyness, insecurity, fear, or anxiety
 Difficulty with emotional or creative self-expression, social conversation, or public speaking
 Trouble making friends, being bullied, feeling socially awkward and anxious
 Challenges related to being a girl -- cliques, relationship drama, body image, stereotypes
 Navigating a life transition—death of loved one, divorce, relocation, new school, etc.

3. Choose the Expressive Arts modalities that your child wishes to explore:
 Mask-Making
 Creative Movement
 Drama Improv and Playback Theatre
 Sand Play
 Collage
 Photography
 Drawing & Painting
 Interactive Games
 

4. Schedule your customized session at SPARK Creative Wellness Studio to learn how creativity can be a catalyst for your child’s unique Spark to confidently shine:

 General availability for customized sessions: Mon - Fri, 9 am – 7 pm; Sat 10 am - 6 pm; Sun 1 pm – 6 pm
 C
all Expressive Arts Therapist and Educator, Jessica Chilton, at 828-301-5172 to discuss details and schedule your session.

Examples of SPARK group experiences that you can customize for your child:


Experience the fun and positive environment of SPARK while expanding your creativity, self-expression, confidence, and friendships through expressive arts! Each group session focuses on a different expressive art form—no prior experience necessary, all are welcome. Call today and let your child's SPARK shine!

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Each session in the Series will focus on a different expressive art form:

Mask-Making

Creative Movement

Drama Games

Playback Improv Theatre

Sand Play

Collage

For Teens and Tweens, Ages 9-18:

YOU-nique Creative Lounge for Teens

Calling all teens seeking cool new ways to express who YOU are in the world: Grab your favorite music, magazines, and photos and discover a creative process that is fun, supportive, empowering and led by your imagination.

Sparkle Sisters:  An Expressive Arts Party for Tween Girls

 

If you are a 9-13 year old girl, you are invited for some positive, fun girl-time away from the cliques and drama of school. Come celebrate the fact that 'Girls Rock!' through expressive arts activities that bring laughter, new friendships, and a great feeling about being YOU!

All featured workshops and sessions take place at

SPARK Creative Wellness Studio:

70 woodfin place, suite 212, asheville, nc 28801

Downtown Asheville, off the Charlotte Street Exit of I-240 East

Click here to enroll your child in a SPARK Workshop today!

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SPARK offers youth:

·      Discovery and affirmation of their own inner resources and strengths

·      A non-judgmental adult who creates a positive environment that fosters healthy youth-development

·      Support and understanding during significant life transitions

·      A safe place to express emotions in a constructive way

·      Fun, interactive environment where youth build relationships with peers

·      Creative experiences with drama, poetry, journaling, storytelling, collage, movement, music, and sand play that build communication skills, and increase self-confidence

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Quotes from youth about what they loved most about their class . . .

“I love that I can really show who I am and do what I love to do.” 7th grader

“Getting to meet and have fun with new people.” 5th grader

“I got to act in front of people!” 5th grader

“I got to express myself and make new friends.” 6th grader

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Quotes from youth describing Jessica as a teacher. . .

“She’s creative and fun and lets us express our feelings.” 4th grader

“She is kid-friendly!” 3rd grader

“She makes me comfortable.” 3rd grader

“She acts with lots of energy.” 4th grader

“She is positive and exciting and creative and comes up with cool things for us to do.” 4th grader

“She is nice and very confident and smiley.” 3rd grader

“I don’t think she could become a better teacher! She’s so good at it” 4th grader

“She really expresses herself and it seems like she just can’t go too far with having us express ourselves. I like that she has fun along with us. To me she isn’t just the teacher.” 7th grader

 “I love that Jessica is so enthusiastic as a teacher! She is so fun to be with and to learn acting skills from!” 6th grader

“She lets everybody have a say in what we do.” 7th grader