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An innovative youth-driven program for schools and community organisations
with an app that propels art and digital media to educate youth on
how to build healthy relationships online and off.
Why portraitX?
In Canada, youth dating violence is a public health problem, with one in three youth reporting an experience of relational violence.
More than 7 in 10 young people have been exposed to online hate and violence.
Statistics show that youth today are experiencing violence at alarming rates both online and in person and the impacts are real and long-lasting.
In response, portraitX:
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Educates youth about various aspects of dating, relationships and sexual violence. portraitX curriculum addresses the essential themes of sexuality, gender, and relationships in up to six workshops that support the requirements for sexual education in high schools.
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Equips youth with the skills to be critical of discrimination and gender stereotypes in their lives. portraitX is an innovative youth-driven classroom program with an app that propels art and digital media to educate students on how to build healthy relationships online and off. Designed and built by youth for youth, portraitX reaches students in a manner that will resonate with them and reflect their diverse experiences and identities.
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Effects positive change through collaborative art and media-making. Our unique program is arts-based and digitally fuelled. We use art and digital media to disrupt gender-based stereotypes and attitudes that can lead to violence, while teaching adolescents how to navigate the emotions that arise within relationships.
What is portraitX?
portraitX is an EdTech program with an app that propels art & digital media to educate students on how to build healthy relationships
Our team delivers up to 6 workshops through our custom app and iPads with inclusive educational content and digital media to disrupt stereotypes and discriminatory attitudes that can lead to violence.
Our program supports youth in grades 6-12 to guide them through activities, group discussions, and collaborative media making. We teach students the essential social emotional skills and digital competencies necessary to navigate relationships online and off.
What will students learn?
The portraitX curriculum supports the competencies in the Arts, Culture and Citizenship, as well as Sexuality Education.
Take a closer look at our learning objectives by clicking on the Workshop Covers below or download our Program Brief
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Turnkey portraitX workshop packages
We can come to you! Our team travels to local schools and beyond
Our turnkey program is classroom based and comes with two trained moderators to deliver our workshops directly in your school. We also offer a training option that can be integrated remotely.
Our leave behind is a youth sourced artwork in large print and/or digital format.
*If you are outside of Montreal, please contact us
Here are a few of our portraitX Workshop Package Options:
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Package A - pX Full Package
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Package B - pX Healthy Relationships & Consent Package
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Package C - pX Identity, Gender and Social Norms Package
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Package D - pX Healthy Relationships 101 Package (adapted for grade 6 on)
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Package E - pX Training Package (recommended for faculty & staff)
Contact us to discuss!
