Creativity Sparks Success

Research shows participation in the program sets up students for success by strengthening their executive functions.

We explore what creativity is, how it works, and how we can use it in unexpected ways.

Students at Kuumba Academy use puppets to explore storytelling and self-expression in an effort to boost learning through arts integration.

Parents of participants say afterschool program has helped their children connect to others like them and feel empowered in a creative atmosphere.

Hill-Freedman Records gives students a chance to be heard — and to collaborate with big names like John Legend, Jordan Mailata and HBO.

Evan Wang, a senior at Upper Merion High School, wants to see young people engage with poetry off the page and in everyday life.

Students from all over Philly worked together to create their own artistic home full of fantastical joy.

Founded in 1984, Mural Arts Philadelphia has created more than 4,000 murals. The nonprofit organization also helps kids hone their artistic and social skills after school.

The PASS program is funded by a foundation supporting the integration of arts and technology into education.

Researchers in Philadelphia discussed findings on arts education and how to improve access to it.

Anecdotal evidence has shown arts-related classes lead to better grades.

Overbrook students spend recess in a bare-bones concrete yard. Now, they’re working with Trust for Public Land to reimagine the space.

The idea for the new institute emerged from an 18-month study and conversations with community stakeholders. It will be funded through government and private funds.

Thanks to the renowned concert pianist's foundations Philly second- and third-graders are discovering the piano.

The Live and Learn pilot program is installing playful learning spaces and activities at two affordable housing sites in North Philadelphia.