House of Knowledge & Make-Believe

12/19/2023

"You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving."~Amy Carmichael

12/14/2023

Thinking about everyone who has lost someone.

The holidays can be extremely difficult when you are dealing with grief.

I know. I miss my Mother terribly. I don’t think the the feeling of loss ever goes away.

December 7th was her heavenly birthday.

She left us June 13, 2020 and heaven gained another Angel. 💔

She was love, pure love.

Time passes, but the ache is ever present.

“Healing is in layers. Healing is time. Healing is excruciating. Once you think it’s done, it’s not. It takes time. Trust the process. You’re healing.”~Unknown

04/27/2022

“To shine your brightest light is to be who you truly are.”~ Roy T. Bennett

🔸Do you have a strong sense of who you are as a person?

🔸Is it easy for you to direct your energy towards yourself, focusing on what you want to pursue?

🔸Are you confident in how you show up in the world?

The way we carry ourselves and present ourselves to the external world creates the image that people view us in.

Therefore it is crucial that you always ask yourself if the image you are projecting out into the world is the impression that you want to be creating.

In order to lead a fulfilling life, it is necessary for you to be centered within your being, otherwise, you risk losing touch with who you are and can't recognize which direction you want to move in.

There is a healthy kind of selfishness that we all need to have, the one that allows us to go after what we seek in life and fulfill what it is that we are meant to do.

🔸So ask yourself, what are the ways in which you can contain your energy and learn how to focus on you more?

It's important that you are centered in your being and confident in yourself, otherwise, you won't be able to achieve all the things you set out to in your career.

“When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everyone will respect you.”~Lao Tzu

02/11/2022

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House of Knowledge & Make-Believe was a template …….come grow with us ❣️

“Imagination and creativity can change the world!”~Unknown

AiDa is mission-driven Arts education for all ages: Acting, Public Speaking, Life/Confidence Coaching, Workshops, After-school Drama Tuesdays, Saturday Drama classes, Drama, Nature, Art March Break & award-winning Summer Camp, Youth Initiative Mentor Leaders, all inspiring confidence, communication, community and social change.

Thank you to our AiDa Community and beyond for your patience, continued support and love❣️

In celebration of our 7th Anniversary of Academy of Imagination & Dramatic Arts (AiDa) we are proud to announce all our Winter-Spring KIDS ACTING classes are resuming!

⭐️After-school Drama Workshop Tuesdays! (Winter Session Full!)💫Booking Spring Session!

For kids ages 6-13 exploring creative expression through theatre games, activities and improvisation.

⭐️NEW PURE DRAMA SATURDAYS; Acting and Skill Building!

For kids ages 7-13, SHiNE and build confidence with an introduction to basic acting and acting styles, improvisation, monologues, scene study, speech, diction, movement and creative expression!

Register now! Small classes! Limited space! ACT NOW!

MARCH BREAK FUN is back! After two long Covid years……we present Marvellous March Break Drama, Nature, Art Camp for ages 6-12! Register NOW! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🏆Our award-winning Drama, Nature, Art SUMMER DAY CAMP for ages 6-12 is open for registration! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Encouraging imagination through whole mind body living learning.

⭐️AiDa’s Youth Initiative; Mentor Leaders ages 14+ (In Training age 13) provides an opportunity for secondary students to volunteer and earn community service credit while gaining life skills.

APPLY NOW to join our TEAM! Summer CO-OP opportunities available! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

AiDa follows the Ministry of Health and Public Health COVID guidelines as well as Provincial and The City of Hamilton to keep our students and volunteers safe.

All forms are on our website! Learn more: www.aidahamont.com
Email: [email protected]

🔸Voted 2020 Gold Award Best Summer Camp~The Hamilton Spectator Readers Choice Awards🏆

Voted TOP TEN Best of Best 2016-2021
🔸Art School/Instructor
🔸Children’s Entertainment
🔸Summer Camp
🔸Kids Activities
🔸Life Coach
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04/23/2020

12/07/2019

The Art of Giving! It’s’ the Season for helping others. Sharing a memory here of when we helped out The Christmas Run, an initiative that gives to palliative care patients special care packages to make life a bit easier. Reach out and give to a charity or initiative of your choice in your community ✨

06/21/2019

Wise words from Philip Pullman, who received the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2005: Children need art and stories and poems and music as much as they need love and food and fresh air and play.…