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Empowering Youth Through Deeper Learning

The new year has brought with it many changes at Nature Consortium’s Youth Art Program! Since our first class in 2000, we’ve striven to provide arts education as a vehicle for young people to realize their potential and empower themselves by learning about their environment and community. Our teachers are real-world artists who help youth…

Sweet Sixteen Auction Packages

This auction has ended. Bid on these items at Nature Consortium’s Sweet Sixteen benefit bash. Bumbershooter Four guest passes to Bumbershoot, Seattle’s biggest music and arts festival. Choreographer Two tickets to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre on Sunday, April 13Two tickets to Midsummer Night’s Dream by Pacific Northwest Ballet Jumpstarter Keurig coffee maker with fair…

Crush Of The Week: These Amazing Kids

Congrats Ms. Amaranta’s Eco Arts class, you’re our crush of the week. The atmosphere in the art room is always lively. Students are excited and eager to learn. The classes have proven to be popular. Registration at Rainier Vista is completely full, and students come back excited every week for each new lesson. Amaranta Ibarra-Sandys teaches…

We Have A Crush On… Ocean Spray!

Look at how cute you are! Our crush of the week is ocean spray (Holodiscus discolor), a Northwest native shrub. The plant gets its common name from its white cascading flowers which some say resemble waves in the ocean. Ocean spray can be found in the West Duwamish Greenbelt, as well as many other Pacific…

The Thrive Comes Alive!

Youngstown Cultural Arts Center is celebrating our eighth year of your local arts and culture hub, and we thought it would be a perfect opportunity to let the families and friends of West Seattle cut loose.  The Youngstown Thrive on March 1st will be the second major event held by Youngstown since I began working…

The Thrive Comes Alive!

Youngstown Cultural Arts Center is celebrating our eighth year of your local arts and culture hub, and we thought it would be a perfect opportunity to let the families and friends of West Seattle cut loose.  The Youngstown Thrive on March 1st will be the second major event held by Youngstown since I began working here last summer,…

Nature Consortium honors Dr. King with habitat cleanup

Volunteers looking to join in on MLK Day are invited to help restore important habitat in Seattle’s largest remaining forest. Seattle-based nonprofit Nature Consortium will host a Weekend of Service in the West Duwamish Greenbelt in West Seattle, with volunteer events on Saturday, January 18th and Monday, January 20th from 10am to 2pm. Though the…

Rock School to Begin Programming in 2014

January 15th will mark the beginning of the new Rock School programming at Youngstown!  Rock School is a non-profit corporation located in Seattle, Kirkland, and Redmond whose purpose is to provide a positive environment for creativity and artistic musical expression.  Rock School exposes aspiring young musicians to a rich musical curriculum designed to inform as well as…

Rock School to Begin Programming in 2014

January 15th will mark the beginning of the new Rock School programming at Youngstown!  Rock School is a non-profit corporation located in Seattle, Kirkland, and Redmond whose purpose is to provide a positive environment for creativity and artistic musical expression.  Rock School exposes aspiring young musicians to a rich musical curriculum designed to inform as well as inspire. …