Welcome!

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pronounced Ah-shay from the Yoruba word meaning "shall it be so"

Welcome to our ADEFUA Cultural Education Workshop Non-profit organization. We have been serving the Pacific Northwest community for over two decades. Our community outreach programs and youth initiatives are designed to help those in need.

Currently, ADEFUA has just begun a Building Capacity Campaign towards community support, dialogue and fundraising activities. We're rooted in Southeast Seattle.

We celebrate 25 years of being. We ask that you get involved by ways of supporting our urgent endeavors.


We are always looking for volunteers.
You will find that becoming a part of the ADEFUA family you will find happiness and strength.

Our doors are always open.
Please join us for all of our activities.
Call (206) 722-6602 for more information.

ADEFUA
6716 Rainier Avenue South
Seattle, Washington 98118-3631
(206) 722-6602
info@ADEFUA.org

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Bookings

NOW BOOKING SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES AND RESIDENCIES!

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Adefua Cultural Education Workshop Season

Open House
A gathering of potential sponsors, current and potential board members, volunteers, local artists, and our cultural community.

African Arts for All To See
This youth project provides hours of classroom-based student learning. Curriculum includes mathematics, language arts, history, geography, science, critical thinking, and communication skills.

• School Residencies
• Rites of Passage Projects
• All City African Drumming & Dance Youth Ensemble
• Seniors in A Cultural Groove (On location interactive)
  

Spring Recital
Our Spring Recitals culminates the year long school and community class projects of African Arts for all to see and showcases what all of the students from throughout the year have learned.

Summer Sundays

Cultural Camp I
This 3-7 day overnight intensive camp provides a viable resource to entire families. We develop partnerships and share strategies that help underachieving/at risk students tools in becoming successful productive citizens.

Cultural Camp II
This annual 3-10 week day camp is designed for school aged children that includes a solid curriculum dedicated to the Essential Academic Learning Requirements. The Cultural Camp is a great opportunity for potential instructing artists.

Silent Auction

Odunde Festival
Our African Harvest Celebration happens Thanksgiving weekend and is a major community exhibition of cultural arts in Seattle. This celebration raises funds to assist with ongoing ACEW projects throughout the year.

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Mission / Vision / Purpose

ADEFUA MISSION

To create, expand, and offer options, for youth, to enhance growth, personal development, and academic success through the study of African culture, music, and dance.

ADEFUA VISION
The "Adefua Model" is one of the national standards for K-12 youth education. For African cultural centers to be developed in all major cities worldwide that utilize the "Adefua Model" in which education, economic development, youth employment, and human services will be the areas of focus.

ADEFUA COMPONENTS

• Education
• Community
• Cultural Development
• Human Services

COMMUNITY

ACEW will continue to participate actively in engaging the public in appreciating and understanding cultural differences.
ACEW will maintain its commitment to developing and maintaining relationships with the community.

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2010 Building Campaign

Columbia Center for Education and Arts (CCEA)

DONATE
Donations made to Adefua Cultural Education Workshop are excepted on behalf of our building fund as well as our annual workshops and programs.

The Columbia Center for Education and Arts will be a Youth Education Center serving residents of Southeast Seattle and surrounding communities. it is a collaborative of community-based organizations that have united to create synergy, bridge differences, and provide a continuum of educational and cultural opportunities.

CCEA Goals Include:

• Serving as an educational, cultural, and economic resource and gathering place for the community
• A "Hub" of stabilization and empowerment through provision of social service, education, and acculturation for immigrant families
• Providing prevention programs for youth that promote pro-social engagement like after hours arts programs that facilitate self-expression, mentor-ship, role-modeling, etc.
• Strengthen families through opportunities for engagement, multi-generational programming, and services

CCEA Core Consortium

• Adefua Cultural Education Workshop
• Somali Community Services of Seattle
• Black Star Line
• PRAXIS
• Pearl Legacy
• Inter African Konnection
• One World Arts Exchange
• Mosheh Institute of Learning

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Talent Pool Network

Adefua Cultural Education Workshop Presents...

Talent Pool Network

"A Cultural & Educational Opportunity"Are you an Artist?
Looking for Work?
Here's a great opportunity to gain exposure and advance your craft!

During your 2 year membership, you'll receive the following:

• Presenting Partner meetings and discounts
• Unlimited web site advertisement listing
• Unlimited Networking within ADEFUA
• Your "Talent" (Business) is pooled next to book with us

Click here to download our Talent Pool Application JOIN TODAY!!

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Rites of Passage

Rites of Passage
Celebrating Our Young Girls!

ENROLLING NOW!

Our Mission is to have 25 chapter locations world-wide administering the Rites of Passage Vision to young girls in need of mentor-ship.

As we are based in Seattle, we are inviting prospective chapters to be a part of this experience! Each gathered day activity will include: Meditation, Stimulation, Motivation, History, Setting goals, Guest Speaker(s), Validation, Cultural Arts and Review!
Each week a 3 hour program will be offered

A 15 WEEK PROGRAM

• Mind - Health
• Body - Cultural Arts
• Spirit - Education

NOW SEEKING:

• Homes
• Classes
• Community Centers
• Churches

Are you interested in a Female Rites of Passage Experience for Adolescent Young-Adults transitioning to a well balanced life?

Contact us for more information!

Call: (206)722-6602, email us at info@adefua.org

Submit an enrollment inquiry

Requirements: Each chapter is required to mentor a minimum of 4 girls that meet a minimum of 3 hours a week. Our trainings will be held via tele-seminar and webcam so internet access must be in place as well as a facilitator who will supervise the girls of age 13 to 21. All projects culminate December 2010.

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Contact Us

ADEFUA CULTURAL EDUCATION WORKSHOPS

• Event Bookings
• Calendar
• Donations
• Talent Pool
• Volunteer

If you are interested in becoming a board member, please contact us at (206)722-6602.

6716 Rainier Avenue South
Seattle, Washington 98118-3631
(206) 722-6602
info@ADEFUA.org

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Support Adefua

Volunteer

Support Adefua Cultural Education Workshop (ACEW) through volunteering at our organization or upcoming events!

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Community Classes

All classes are being held at

The Rainier Community Center

CALL TO SIGN UP!
$45 for one adult per month

$25 for one child per month

Private choreography is available upon request. Call (206)722-6602 for more information!

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Cultural Education Workshops

These residency projects are inter-active hands on, in classroom activities. All activity choices are suitable for all benchmarks (I, II & III) for all grade levels that are referenced with the essential learning requirements.

Introduction

A call and response of singing and greetings with each other in another language. Understand arts concepts and vocabulary.

Dance

The student make connections within and across the arts to other disciplines, life, cultures, and work. The dance tells a story of a tradition. To understand and demonstrate their interpretation of dance within a cultural arts concept.

Drumming

Simplistic drum patterns in orchestration will be introduced. To apply to a responding and creative process in the arts. To Understand an apply arts styles from various artists, cultures and times.

Various Percussion Hand Instruments

The student communicates through the arts. To refine and extend arts skills and techniques.

African Games, Histories (Stories) and Song

The student demonstrates thinking skills using artistic processes. To apply a creative process in the arts; conceptualize the context or purpose, gather information from diverse sources, develop ideas and principles for the purpose of elaboration and refine work based on call and response feedback.

Costume / Prop Making

Choices of making costumes, Jewelry. To compare and contrast specific attributes of artworks that reflects culture and history and the world of work.

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Odunde Festival 2010

Join us for The 2010 Odunde Festival

The Odunde Festival is our annual African Harvest Festival where you'll hear real African drumming, take a dance workshop, experience an African marketplace, and music

galore!

Purchase Tickets
(ADVANCE TICKETS $15, IF PURCHASED BY OCTOBER 16TH)

Performances
Individual Admission: $22


Family (up to 4): $75
(savings $13 per seat)


Workshops
Individual: $18 per class


Family/Group of 4: $58
(savings of $14 per session)


Weekend Pass $120.00
Includes All Workshops and Both Performances


Vendor Information
You are invited to participate in the Adefua Cultural Education Workshop's African Market Place. This is the 25th year of the Odunde Festival.

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