School-based Creative Arts Certificate

Designed to amplify wellness and success for students and school – based teams, this program offers participants theoretical and experiential engagement in creative arts principles through the modalities of film, drama, mindfulness, movement, music, visual art, poetry, and sensory-based play. Our training includes 2 professional development days during school hours, online classes outside of work hours, 2 in-school consultation hours for each particular school participating, as well as a 5 day land-based summer immersion at Painted Sky Studio on the Eastern shore of Lake Manitoba at Laurentia Beach, St. Laurent, Manitoba.

The first term program is offered during the school day as professional development, and the second term provides an Advanced option offered primarily evenings and weekends, which allows those staff wishing to go deeper in the training to receive an Advanced School-based Creative Arts Certificate as well as the training hours (200) necessary to apply as an Expressive Arts Practitioner/Consultant/Educator.

Learning outcomes include:

• Understanding how arts-based interventions can be integrated into curricular outcomes to promote student success
• Experiencing the ways Expressive Arts foster student understanding and engagement in Indigenous ways of knowing and being
• Participating in Expressive Arts interventions that can address the universal, targeted and specialized needs of the school
• Learning to design developmentally appropriate arts-based applications for wellness at the early, middle, and senior years

Our training is 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. We provide 2 hours of consultation per participating school to allow specific conversations with team members in the school building to meet specific school needs and reviewing set-up, materials, supports, and their scheduling.

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.

For more information about our School Based Creative Arts training, contact WHEAT Institute at info@wheatinstitute.com or register here. A course of study schedule is available upon request.

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
• Divisional rates are available for teams

Application Process

Next entry date is November 2026.

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.

Divisional Rates (unlimited number of participants within the division)

$6,000.00 CAD per school division for the 12-hour School-based Creative Arts Interventions Certificate

Please be aware that accommodation and meal expenses would be additional for the on-site consultations and support provided within the 200-hour certificate.

Individual Rate with Divisional Support

$7,800.00 CAD per participant for the 200-hour School-Based Creative Arts Advanced Certificate (includes Arts Interventions Certificate)

Full Individual Rate without Divisional Support

$9,800.00 CAD per participant for the 200-hour School-Based Creative Arts Advanced Certificate (includes 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.