Extensions Magazine — Issue Archive

Issue 3

Foreword from the Editors of Extensions Magazine

Gil Noam, Kylie Brannelly & Linda Khanyi · Editors

The editors introduce Issue 3 — the first double issue and first under a guest editor.

Tending the Soil for Creative Youth Development

By Zorana Ivcevic Pringle · Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence

The conditions that allow creativity to take root and flourish in young people.

Wonder at Work: The Professional Skills of Teaching Artistry

By Marit Ulvund · Director, Seanse Art Center

What it means to be a professional artist with the competence to work in and through the arts in community settings.

The Secret Sauce of Successful STEM Programs: Creativity

By Savita Raj · CEO, Techbridge Girls

Why creativity is the essential, often-overlooked ingredient in effective STEM learning for young people.

Thriving in Practice: Rangatahi Voice in Creative Māori Spaces

By Huia O'Sullivan · Executive Director, Ngā Rangatahi Toa

Centering rangatahi (youth) voice and culture in Aotearoa New Zealand's creative spaces.

Forest of Imagination: How Children and Young People Are Cultivating Their Creativity Through Hands-on Arts and Nature-Based Learning

By Penny Hay · Founding Director, House of Imagination

How children and young people cultivate creativity through hands-on arts and nature-based learning.

The World Is Not Finished: Creative Youth Development & A Culture of Possibility

By Vlad Glăveanu · Dublin City University

CYD as preparation for citizens capable of imagining alternatives — and realising them.

Haja Center and the Role of Creative Youth Development: Supporting Connection and Future Pathways

By Chunghan Lee · Planning Director, Haja Center · Seoul Career Center for Youth and Future

Coming closer to the reference points that shape young people's lives in the age of AI transformation.

Building Global Community with DreamYard’s International Poetry Exchange Program

By Ellen Hagan · DreamYard, Bronx, NY

How a poetry exchange connects young writers across borders to know one another and build alongside each other.

Arts-Based Strategies for Youth Mental Health: The Role of Creative Youth Development

By Tasha L. Golden, PhD · University of Florida Center for Arts in Medicine

Cultural assets are mental health assets — and youth-serving organizations are uniquely positioned to activate them.

Four High-Impact Moves

Practical, evidence-aligned moves for youth-serving organizations.

Social Drivers of Health & Creative Youth Development

By Denise Montgomery · Guest Editor

Connecting the social drivers of health to the work of creative youth development.

Artistic Activism: A Conversation with Ezenwa Okoro of Street Project Foundation

Interviewed by Denise Montgomery, Global Centre for Creative Youth Development™

Using creative arts to reach a million youths by 2030 — particularly those facing challenges.

3C Data Alliance: Building Data Equity in the Field of Creative Youth Development

By Evelyn Francis · for the 3C Data Alliance Steering Committee

The future of CYD depends on our ability to generate evidence that reflects our values and honors youth expertise.

Youth Don’t Wait: Building Sustainable Futures Across the Americas

By Juan Felipe Pinto Castelblanco · Youth Congress Manager, Biennial of the Americas

Every space where youth are absent is a space where decisions are made without them.

Growing Together: Building Creative Confidence and Leadership with Girl Scouts Japan

By Kaho Takayama · Troop 9, Aomori Council · Girl Scouts of Japan · Youth Author

A young leader reflects on her journey within a creativity-focused program.

Beyond Youth Voice: Rethinking Partnership in Policy

By Pia Saunders Campbell · International Youth Foundation

CYD as upstream civic infrastructure that prepares young people to engage institutions.

Create, Connect, Catalyze: A Rationale for Advancing Creative Youth Development and Prioritising Creativity Throughout extended Education

By Kylie Brannelly, Linda Khanyi, Denise Montgomery & Gil Noam · Editors

The editors' closing case for creative youth development across extended education.

Create, Connect, Catalyse: An Introduction to Creative Youth Development

Denise Montgomery · Guest Editor

A global cross-section of expertise — researchers, practitioners, leaders, and young people themselves.

Resources for Creative Youth Development

Extensions Magazine

A curated set of publications, global organisations, and ongoing resources for everyone working in Creative Youth Development. To learn more about all of GELYDA’s available resources, visit gelyda.org.…