Creative Start is a statewide arts integration and early learning program. The program includes grants for schools and regional leaders, community-based professional learning opportunities, and a studio of resources to support students, teachers, and families.
Creative Start program goals:
- Support creative, academic, and social emotional learning to close the opportunity gap for Washington’s youngest learners.
- Foster statewide teacher-leadership in culturally responsive arts integration.
- Develop statewide capacity to offer high-quality professional learning in arts education.
Special thanks to the Laird Norton Family Foundation for their support of the Creative Start program and dedication to increasing the growth of arts integration in public education.