Our Programs
We work every day to empower all kids (even big kids at heart) with opportunities to develop mindful awareness, curiosity, and growth mindset thinking through creative development. Our creativity and character programs support TK-8 learners in cultivating artistic skillsets as a way to develop a greater connection to their unique learning process. Research shows that our basic human need for connection drives much of our behavior and influences our sense of identity. By infusing our lives with access to creative play and invitations for structured skill development within a caring container, we increase an individual's resilience, imagination, and ability to self-actualize their genius. We're on a mission to ensure that every human get this opportunity, ultimately increasing our collective well-being.
PRINTABLES
hand
illustrated
Our printable PDFs are ready to be colored, cut, torn, taped, glued, and explored by hands of all sizes.
These are hand illustrated works of art that our founder, Vita, has personally created to inspire and empower your little one to uncover their unique genius.
Find hours of learning and entertainment - or edutainement- in our heARTful Activity Center. One click and inspiration is yours for life to print and create however your intuition guides you.
BOOKS
self led
Developing our creative skills is also an opportunity to strengthen emotional intelligence and growth mindset thinking. These are massive predictors of success in every area of life.
Our activity books are a set of creative adventures that blend creativity and character development. This sequential series of activity books teach visual literacy one tool and one character skill at a time.
The first adventure, Unlock Your Inner Artist, is an introduction to a unique artist tool kit designed for K-8 kids (or big kids at heART) who wish to develop their creativity. This adventure emphasizes that the most important tool, your mindset, is one that you already have and can be developed in fun and simple ways. It's available as any E-Book or paperback on Amazon.
Little hearts
Transitional Kindergarten Program
Pre-K
Little heARTs is a creativity and character incubation program that empowers preschool aged kids to understand what it means to lead from the heART. Classes are playfully facilitated with a focus on relationship building through various experiences (like group games, books, short conversations, and engaging projects) that cultivate self-awareness, social dexterity, and growth mindset principles in a fun and accessible way.
This programming is dynamic and emergent to meet the interests, needs, and personalities of the little ones in our care. The art projects are designed with a focus on process rather than a specific outcome to help foster experimentation and to give students an opportunity to express themselves with a variety of artistic media.
The framework of this program follows the 5 principles of HEART. Little heARTs: have fun, explore new ideas, are kind + respectful, remember to help, and think with a growth mindset. This helps us establish a community with shared understandings of what matters most during class sessions. Ultimately, it creates flexibility with curating classes from our vast array of process-based projects, which makes each group as unique and special as every individual.
"I thought this was just a coloring book, but it wants you to cut things up and tear things out! How did you come up with this stuff Ms. Vita?!"
-Malcom
1st grade student
at School or
After-School
Elements of heART
K-5th Signature Program
We teach that great artists do more than make great art; we learn to lead from the heart.
As young ARTISTS get an introduction to important art basics, they also get to experience the power of growth mindset thinking and how developing the character traits of a great human can serve them beyond their creative practices.
Our signature Creativity and Character program has served thousands of kids in schools, non-profits, and families all over the Bay Area. In this program, K-5 learners are invited to co-create a community by cultivating mindful awareness of their experiences. Learning is deepened through hands-on art projects, games, stories and playful prompts that build SEL skills and growth mindset thinking. This program has even been successfully adapted to middle and high school kids.
""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
heARTFUL LEADERS
5-8th Grade Signature Program
heARtful Leaders is an innovative arts program designed to nurture creativity and leadership skills concurrently. It can be adapted to serve kids as young as 7 or as old as 16 with adjustment to the projects and discussion questions presented.
Through this unique framework, heARTful Leaders explore various principles of art and design while developing essential leadership qualities. This program is the level two compliment to our Elements of heART program. Both are blended creativity character frameworks that leverage creative exploration to cultivate social-emotional awareness.
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Each heARTful Leaders' adventure blends a focus on a specific dimension of leadership represented by the acronym LEADERS with a principle of art and design.
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
We regularly collaborate with organizations to bring a variety of trainings, workshops, and community events to life.
From personal growth workshops and professional development trainings to semester and full year programs, we have developed and facilitated a variety of programs that weave together our passion for creativity, deep learning, mindfulness and cultural development.
We partner with organizations that share our values and desire to make positive change in the lives of kids, families, and educators. Our founder, Vita, curates a variety services designed from the knowing that creative engagement in a community of like-hearted individuals who celebrate diverse backgrounds can spark incredible outcomes for all.
Small Team,
BIG Impact.
TESTIMONIALs
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!"
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."
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. "
Scenes of Joy
heArtful kids has served thousands of kids in meaningful ways.
Is your community next?
from our signature Creativity + Character programming.
“Look around! Everything is ART!”
Simon, Age 5
“When I grow up, I want to teach art because there is always something new to learn."
Hailin, Age 5
Universal art tools for making our ideas visual.
Our bridge class from FORMing Trust Unit to COLORful Imagination.
from Linear Attention unit
from FORMing Trustworthiness Unit
Original creation from FORMing Trustworthiness unit
Blending Form and Color
Showcase 2016
Intro to COLORful Imagination unit
from SHAPE of Responsibility unit
from VALUE of Solution Seeking Unit
Leaving our judgements behind...