School-Based Creative Arts and The Manitoba Framework for Learning

Our training is designed for school-based teams including classroom teachers, educational assistants, student services teachers, administration, and clinicians.

We are very excited about this dynamic offering which intends to support school faculty in accessing the power of the arts to amplify student engagement, inclusion, and sense of belonging, while also supporting teacher well-being.

Creative Interventions Workshops

Three 3-hour Spring workshops

In this spring experiential workshop series, you will discover the benefits of the creative arts for school-aged learners and ways to bring the Manitoba Framework for Learning to life. Experience how creative self-expression and collaboration can be used to amplify hope, belonging, meaning and purpose, in and out of the classroom.

Weaving Western and Indigenous educational worldviews as in Two-Eyed Seeing, this training aligns with both Mamàhtawisiwin: The Wonder We Are Born With, and the Manitoba Global Competencies in Education: Creativity, Citizenship, Connection to Self, Critical Thinking, Collaboration, and Communication.

Bringing the arts into your classroom, resource, or counselling spaces offers students opportunities to:

Communicate and express themselves through diverse media
Enhance self-awareness and self-regulation skills
Amplify authentic engagement with curriculum
Increase capacity for leadership and
Collaborate creatively

In these three introductory workshops you will learn playful, mindful, practical creative interventions that can be applied across age levels and across the curriculum. These techniques will enhance students readiness and capacity to learn, while helping them feel safe and supported at school.

Each session includes a warm-up that leads into the main activity, followed by a group collaboration to practice, enhance and integrate your learning. These workshops are family friendly and offered online. Feel free to invite friends and family members to participate with you.

Exploring the Fundamentals of Wellness through the Arts

Three, 7-hour Fall professional development days

Advanced School-Based Creative Arts Interventions Certificate

200 hours, Winter once-weekly evening workshops and deeper-dive Saturday workshops

Details for the fall 2026 and winter 2027 offerings in WHEAT’s School-based Creative Arts Program can be requested from the WHEAT Institute.

Contact WHEAT Institute at info@wheatinstitute.com or register here.

Admission Requirements

The School Based Creative Arts offerings are designed for school-based teams including classroom teachers, educational assistants, student services teachers, administration, and clinicians.

• We are open to creating a schedule that meets the needs of your school
• Online or in-person as designated
• Individual and School Team rates are available

Application Process

Participate as an individual, school-based team, divisional team, or inter-divisional team. We will be accepting applications on an ongoing basis.

All participants will be asked to submit a written application statement, resume, and an art portfolio.

Current Fees

There is no GST on any of our fees or tuition. All fees are listed in Canadian (CAD) dollars. Training is tax deductible, see more information here.

School Team Rate (unlimited number of participants within the school)

$9,800.00 CAD per school for the 200-hour Advanced School-Based Creative Arts Interventions Certificate

Full Individual Rate

$4,900.00 CAD per participant for the 200-hour Advanced School-Based Creative Arts Interventions Certificate

Additional Fees for Individual Participants:

$100.00 CAD – Non-refundable Registration Fee
$100.00 CAD – Non-refundable Supply Fee

WHEAT Institute and Painted Sky Studio are located on Treaty Territories and Ancestral Lands of Anishinaabeg, Ininiwak, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate, Dene, and Inuit, and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis.

We acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past and respect the spirit and intent of the Treaties and Treaty Making. We dedicate ourselves to working in partnership with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people in the spirit of truth, reconciliation, and collaboration.