Elements of heArt

This one-of-a-kind Creativity and Character program has been running in schools for ten years and served thousands of kids around the Bay Area. Inside Elements of heART, K-5 learners are invited to co-create a community invested in discovering new ideas, experimentation, and community stewardship. This occurs through hands-on art projects, team-building games, stories, and playful prompts that build SEL skills and growth mindset thinking incrementally.

This program is highly versatile! We have adapted it to fit both K-2 and 3-5th graders. We've also led this program successfully with middle and high school students in camp and residency formats. Even the adults in our workshops have resonated with a lot of the concepts and approaches pulled from our first signature program. After all, we're all just big kids at heart!

We believe that great artists do more than make great art; we lead from the heart....And in doing so we can access a wealth of learning that makes the process fun and just the right amount of challenging. As young artists get an introduction to foundational art skills, they also get to experience the power of growth mindset thinking compounded into strong character and valuable skills that will serve far beyond their creative practice in our classes.

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Our signature K-5 program, Elements of heART, provides an introduction to an "artist's basic tool kit" playfully facilitated within a blended framework of visual arts skill building and character development through our ARTISTS Character Code. This program improves growth mindset thinking, fosters curiosity, and builds community through creative exploration of foundational art skills integrated with mindful choice-making. Our model supports social-emotional learning that builds creative problem solving through an emphasis on visual literacy and expressive fluency. Young heARTISTS emerge with a deeper understanding of design thinking as a mode for meaningful innovation and connection. This development becomes synonymous with the values of a courageous and compassionate leader. Our content is visual, our context is character and together our framework is making a vital impact for thousands of K-5 kids in the Bay Area and beyond.

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1. Get THE Curriculum To DIY

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2. Build in training + Support

3. We'll Facilitate it for you

Heatful Facilitation

Looking to build community and provide content rich engagement for your littles, but lacking the time or bandwidth to facilitate it? Hire our heARTful team to teach it for you!

With over ten years of experience serving a wide variety of ages, cultural milieus, and developmental needs, we have the experience and the passion to bring our Elements of heART program to life for your learning community. We will work with you to understand your specific goals and needs to deliver an experience that's truly exceptional.

Share our values, but not sure this program is the one? Reach out. We love designing custom experiences ranging from single workshops to year-long programs.

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""I found the heARTful Kids programming to be extremely inspiring. Vita and her team covered essential concepts in the field of arts that helped pave the way for our students to blossom with their own creative expressions. "
-Tany B.
Director of ASEP SF

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TESTIMONIALs

✨My fellow creatives, meaning ALL humans... Whether you consider yourself an artist, or no

Fiona G. | Mom

"It is thanks to Vita that my daughter was able to achieve her goal of admission to a competitive arts middle school. Vita is a gem!"

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Brit H. | Teacher

"Vita has consistently presented professionalism, innovation and creative vision in her role as an educator. Every lesson that Vita teaches has clear intentions and learning goals for her students. Vita's ability to facilitate positive classroom management practices has been impressive to our team as she is able to meet the specific needs and learning styles of her students."

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Tany B. | Director of ASEP

"I found this programming to be extremely inspiring. It covered essential concepts in the field of art that helped pave the way for our students to blossom.... The program allowed for flexibility and adaptation as it was expanded to different age groups, schools and times of the day. "