Eliza has been fortunate enough to have a wealth of experience working and volunteering with children and youth. Eliza has worked in overnight camps, day camps, childcare centres, tutoring programs and drama programs, experiences which she uses to inform her present work as an Artist Educator. Eliza began working with children through UCC Theatre Arts Camps and through the YMCA. Eliza has lead and facilitated leadership courses, camp programming and outdoor education experiences. She has also led an after school care and tutoring program with a local school through the KWYMCA. Additionally, Eliza worked at KWYMCA Camp Belwood, going on to perform a supervisory role as the Program Director and Head Counsellor for two of her four years at the camp. In 2014, Eliza began to work for the YMCA in Toronto, as an ECA within the Childcare Centre of a TDSB Elementary School. Eliza worked as an instructor for Children's Arts Theatre School and attended Young Peoples Theatre's Artist Educators Training in September 2017. At present, Eliza continues to work in Early Childhood Education for the Y as well as teaches for Purple Carrots Drama Studio , as a guest artist in classrooms, and for her own initiative: Queen Bees Arts Education. The program was launched in 2017 and runs runs extra-curricular and co-curricular programming throughout the year, as well as an inclusive and feminist-focused reading list for children: Honey in the Hive.
As of September 2020 Eliza will be beginning her Master of Arts in Child and Youth Care at Ryerson University.
As of September 2020 Eliza will be beginning her Master of Arts in Child and Youth Care at Ryerson University.
She looks forward to growing as a practitioner and learning more about clinical child and youth care practice as well as exploring arts-based therapeutic support.
Learn more about Eliza's work in arts education below.
Learn more about Eliza's work in arts education below.
Eliza teaches and offers Drama workshops to interested schools and childcare programs. Are you interested in bringing an arts educator into your classroom? Learn more about the programming Eliza could offer as a freelance arts educator:
Queen Bees Arts Education
Queen Bees Arts Education is a new arts education initiative created by Eliza Martin and co-founded by Cornelia Audrey and Olivia Orton. The goal of the program is fostering personal growth, creativity and self confidence in children, through dramatic art and storytelling. Queen Bees welcomes all, however focuses particularly on, and is designed for girls!
Eliza is thrilled to have brought Queen Bees to life, knowing how impactful and transformative the performing arts can be. Please visit the Queen Bees Arts Education website for more information.
Eliza is thrilled to have brought Queen Bees to life, knowing how impactful and transformative the performing arts can be. Please visit the Queen Bees Arts Education website for more information.
Purple Carrots Drama Studio
Purple Carrots Drama Studio offers inclusive drama classes specializing in varying abilities. Purple Carrots is a space for growth in connection and communication with self and other through drama. Combining elements of drama art, play therapy, speech therapy, improvisation, singing, dancing and music into theme-based workshops, Purple Carrots helps students with all abilities explore their full potential in a safe, supportive, and fun environment! Visit their website to learn more about programs offered here.