26 Years of Education
Through Imagination

At KID smART we’re on a mission to engage children and educators in dynamic, creative, and relevant learning through the arts!

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OUR WORK

Students with access to arts education are 5x less likely to drop out of school

Access to arts education has a deep impact on nearly every aspect of a student’s educational experience and professional future. KID smART exists to ensure an arts-rich education is non-negotiable for every child.

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Our Programs

Creative Schools

Our flagship program utilizes arts integration based instruction to supports the growth and achievement of K-8 students—particularly those at risk of academic failure.
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Professional Development

Available both virtually and in-person, our P.D.s are offered in a variety of art forms and support all areas of curriculum
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Arts Literacy

Learn strategies that link literacy and the arts to create engaging classrooms and support student learning and outcomes
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With Feeling Curriculum

With Feeling is a FREE arts integrated Emotional Literacy Curriculum through which students can learn to deal with emotions in ways that increase their personal power and enhance safety, health and happiness for them and those around them.
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The Joy Journal

Dedicated to providing educational resources, event happenings, and latest updates

The Joy Journal

SEL, Academics, Life Skills & Visual Art, AXIS, professional development, Arts Integration, Visual Arts & Accessibility, ReNEW Laurel, The NET Central City, ISL Uptown, Hynes Lakeview, Be Loud Studios

Let Them Cook II

SEL, Academics, Life Skills & Visual Art, AXIS, professional development, Arts Integration, Visual Arts & Accessibility, ReNEW Laurel, The NET Central City, ISL Uptown, Hynes Lakeview, Be Loud Studios

When teaching artists Kitty O’Connor and Mia Rotondo sat down to reflect on and share about their collaborative practice, they quickly realized that there were SO many stories of joyful collaboration woven throughout their semesters at school residencies, professional development, and planning with SO many other colleagues and community organizations- that just one story wouldn’t do! So please enjoy this ongoing reflection series on Collaboration and Arts Integration.

SEL, Academics, Life Skills & Visual Art, AXIS, professional development, Arts Integration, Visual Arts & Accessibility, ReNEW Laurel, The NET Central City, ISL Uptown, Hynes Lakeview, Be Loud Studios

Arts Integration, ISL Uptown, Joyful Learning, Example Content

Experimenting Alongside Students: Exploring art forms outside of your skill set in the classroom

Arts Integration, ISL Uptown, Joyful Learning, Example Content

I felt a tug of anxiety in my chest and thought silently to myself, “How can I steer them towards drawing artifacts instead?” I have years of experience creating and teaching young people drawing, painting, collaging, and photography, but despite some sculptural experience both personally and instructionally, I have never felt very comfortable making three-dimensional art, especially with clay.

Arts Integration, ISL Uptown, Joyful Learning, Example Content

Arts Integration, Joyful Learning, Hynes Lakeview

Bringing Imagination Making to Study Skills Improves Information Retention

Arts Integration, Joyful Learning, Hynes Lakeview

This semester, Teaching Artist LaVonna Varnado-Brown worked with a study skills class that had teachers that were both committed and excited about their KID smART creative arts residency. We used a combination of creative dramatic exercises and social emotional learning techniques in each co teaching session.

Arts Integration, Joyful Learning, Hynes Lakeview

Arts Integration, SEL, Academics, Life Skills & Visual Art, STEAM, AXIS, professional development, Workshops

Let Them Cook

Arts Integration, SEL, Academics, Life Skills & Visual Art, STEAM, AXIS, professional development, Workshops

When teaching artists Kitty O’Connor and Mia Rotondo sat down to reflect on and share about their collaborative practice, they quickly realized that there were SO many stories of joyful collaboration woven throughout their semesters at school residencies, professional development, and planning with SO many other colleagues and community organizations- that just one story wouldn’t do! So please enjoy this ongoing reflection series on Collaboration and Arts Integration.

Arts Integration, SEL, Academics, Life Skills & Visual Art, STEAM, AXIS, professional development, Workshops

Arts Integration, professional development, SEL, Academics, Life Skills & Visual Art, AXIS

Being Better Together in the 25-26 School Year

Arts Integration, professional development, SEL, Academics, Life Skills & Visual Art, AXIS

Summer is a special time for those who work in and with schools. The break gives us a little breathing room to rest, reflect on the year that just ended, and make plans for the year ahead. The KID smART programming team took this time to retreat and ask ourselves, “What are we doing well? And what could we be doing better?”

Arts Integration, professional development, SEL, Academics, Life Skills & Visual Art, AXIS

Arts Integration, SEL, Academics, Life Skills & Visual Art, AXIS, ISL St. Roch

A Summer of STEAM smART

Arts Integration, SEL, Academics, Life Skills & Visual Art, AXIS, ISL St. Roch

This summer, my engagement with STEAM smART centered on three key objectives: student benefit, organizational growth, and personal professional development.

Arts Integration, SEL, Academics, Life Skills & Visual Art, AXIS, ISL St. Roch

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