CREATE COMMUNITY STUDIOS
CREATE COMMUNITY STUDIOS
CREATE Community Studios is grounded in the principles of mental health, art as therapy, and expressive arts. We collaborate with schools and community organizations to offer a variety of programs that blend expressive arts, mindfulness, and social emotional learning.
Our goal is to engage individuals of all ages in safe, interactive art activities focused on self-expression and empowerment while promoting mental well-being.
We have developed a unique Creative Mindfulness curriculum for students in grades K-5. These 45 minute lessons can be taught in isolation or organized into a weekly program that is tailored to meet the needs of your students and strengthen your class community. Each hands-on lesson incorporates breathwork, mindfulness strategies, movement, and an expressive art activity. Many lessons also have a literacy component and are paired with high-quality children’s literature. Participation in our Creative Mindfulness program equips students with the tools to help them be more resilient, improve self-regulation and communication skills, build positive self-esteem and self-confidence, and increase overall happiness.
We offer the opportunity to work on a collaborative project. Collaborative projects help to build self-confidence, establish social cohesion, improve communication skills, and strengthen communities. This is a great way to add meaningful art to your school or agency and turn plain walls into interesting, colorful, art-filled spaces that individuals are proud of. Collaborative art can be posted on walls, hung from ceilings, put in display cases, or painted right onto the walls (inside or outside). YES… we do murals, too!
We offer Professional Development for teachers and staff at all grade levels. Topics include:
In our workshops, we share the research that supports what we do and provide easy to implement practices that will enhance your school community, as well as teacher and student well-being. We teach practical ways to use art and mindfulness for coregulation, to increase feelings of safety and connection, reduce stress, and improve focus. All PD workshops can be customized to meet your school’s needs and available time.
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