Community Corner
Registration for Cultural Arts & Rites of Passage Programs
Ifetayo (e-fay-tie-yo) Cultural Arts Academy continues to offer enriching
arts and cultural programming for youth ages 2-21.
On-Site Registration
When: Saturday, September 7th and
14th
Time: 12:00pm -5:00pm
Where: Ifetayo's Main Office
629 East 35th Street
(Between Victor Road & New Kirk Ave)
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By train from Manhattan: Take the 2 or 5
(Flatbush Ave. line) to Newkirk Ave. Walk across Newkirk (approx. 10 min.) and
turn right on East 35th. Street. Walk one block to Victor Rd. Our entrance is
on Victor Rd.
FREE PROGRAMS
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Rites
of Passage Programs (SIS, IAMB & FEI) - Serving ages 8-21
Sisters in Sisterhood (SIS) - (8-21 years old)
I am My Brother (IAMB) -Teen (18-21 years old)
Financial Education Institute (FEI) (FEI is only open to Rites participants)
Marcus Garvey Cultural
Heritage Program (MGCHP) - Serving ages 6-18 & Adults
Free Cultural History classes for youth
International cultural studies trips abroad to Africa, Brazil & the
Caribbean
Annual Scholar Presentation
TUITION - BASED PROGRAMS -The CAP program
charges a low tuition fee. The rates apply based on the number of classes you
are attending and the number of children enrolling from one household.
Cultural Arts Program (CAP)
- Serving ages 2-21
Dance: African, Modern, Ballet, Hip
Hop
Traditional Instruments: African
Drumming (Djembe, Kutiro, and Sabar) & Conga
Contemporary Instruments: Guitar,
Trap Drumming, & Voice
Drama: Acting & Toddler Creative
Poetry Expressions
Visual Arts: Costume/Fashion Design,
Painting, Sketching & Drawing, Jewelry (Beading) & Sculpture
Martial Arts: Capoiera (Brazilian
Martial Art), Tae Kwon Do
Health & Well Being: Pilates,
Yoga, Stretch & Tone Movement, Self Defense for Women
Classes begin October 5, 2013 and are offered all day on Saturdays and run to June
2014. They range
from beginner to pre-professional level. Classes are held at St. Marks Day School, 1346
President Street, Brooklyn New York.