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)

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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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Volunteers (Click Here) for Volunteer Information

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