Whistler Children's Festival Presents

Working Your Emotion Muscles

• Date: Saturday, May 20 & Sunday, May 21, 2023
• Time: 2:00pm | Please arrive 5-10 minutes before the start time of this workshop.
• Venue: Maury Young Arts Centre
• Age recommendation: 6-8 years, May 20 | 8-12 years, May 21
• Price: $15 per workshop

 Join Ryan Avola for this interactive workshop of theatre games and fun activities as you learn how to strengthen your emotional awareness, communicate your boundaries, and manage conflict with others. You will explore understanding emotions, the importance of expressing your feelings, what boundaries are and how to assert them, and talk about what makes a good apology. 

About Ryan Avola: 

Ryan Sword Avola (he/they) is a descendant of Anglo-Celt and Sicilian settlers living on the unceded Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) territories. Ry is an artist, facilitator and organizer that has been developing and supporting social justice, emotional literacy, and healthy relationship education for the past ten years. Ry brings with him a BA in Social Justice and Peace Studies, an MA in Globalization and the Human Condition, and the invaluable lessons learned from his dear friends and family.