BeatBoard Education and Training
Leadership - Media – Arts
(250) 381-6453
http://beatboard.org
http://twitter.com/BeatBoard
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Mike Sheehan is a professional speaker and arts based facilitator specializing in experiential education, youth engagement, creativity, cross cultural and inter-generational communication. For the past 18 years he has been designing and delivering a variety of educational programs for both youth and adults. His work is sought out by Aboriginal communities, conferences, school districts, alternative education centres, youth detention centres, government, corporations and NGOs. Mike is known for creating meaningful and inclusive learning environments with a surprising level of engagement and energy.
Mike Sheehan owns and operates BeatBoard Education and Training. BeatBoard is a community development, new media and contemporary arts education social enterprise based in Victoria, BC, Canada. BeatBoard is committed to affecting positive change in communities through delivering leading-edge experiential education programs that value diversity, inclusion and solutions for healthy living. Mike has visited hundreds of thousands of youth in formal and non formal educational settings. He has represented Earth Charter International at the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, and has co-founded an international online digital media and sustainability leadership training called The Earth Charter Global Learning Opportunity (e-GLO) which has been selected as one of UNESCO's best practices in cultural diversity for education for sustainable development.
As a speaker Mike has shared the stage with Stephan Lewis, Stephan Rockefeller, Laura Piece Kelly and YES founder, Ocean Robbins to name a few.
As a facilitator Mike designs and delivers a wide range of programs which include theme specific interactive conference openings, keynotes, school wide intervention programs, leadership trainings, workshops, life skills development programs, adult staff development programs as well as multi-day community events.
In 2009 BeatBoard was featured on APTN showcasing the artistic expression of Inuvik youth. Have a look at one of the videos to come out of this project:
http://www.youtube.com/user/BeatBoard
Visit www.beatboard.org for more information.
What We Do:
- Comprehensive Leadership and Life Skills Programs for youth and adults
- Conference Openings and Large Group Presentations on a variety of topics
- Planning and Facilitation of Community Events
- New Media and Technology Consulting related to Creativity and Communications
- Staff Development and Facilitation Training
- Workshops in areas of Social Justice, Contemporary Arts and more
Our Programs are designed to:
- Enhance leadership skills and creative thinking abilities
- Explore and celebrate cultural identity, diversity and respect of others
- Promote reflection and self-expression through traditional and contemporary arts
- Tap in to global culture, new media and technology
- Encourage teamwork, co-operation and awareness of self and others
- Develop listening and communication skills
- Develop confidence and help build meaningful and lasting relationships based on community engagement
- Explore conflict resolution tools
- Encourage creative risk-taking and build self-esteem
- Develop youth-driven performance pieces that create awareness and explore healthy solutions to issues youth care about
- Have a great time while making a difference!
Our Packages:
- Flavour - Urban Arts, Leadership and Community Development 5-day and Weekend Programs
- Leadership Trainings and Intervention Programs for schools
- School Assemblies and Conference presentations on a variety of topics
- In-Class Workshops
- Hosting and Planning Community Events
- Custom Programs tailored to meet your agency's needs
Beatboard is committed to effecting positive change in communities through delivering leading-edge experiential education programs that value diversity, inclusion and solutions for healthy living. For more information, please contact: info@beatboard.org or Mike Sheehan (250) 381-6453
Leadership and Life Skills Programs
