Bigger Sky Kids sponsors after-school, art-based instruction and provides a safe place for children to participate in program activity. By gathering teachers and artists representing a wide range of talent and ensuring they have essential resources, we enable kids in our community to
explore and express their creativity through visual arts, music, dance, drama, and more
experience domestic arts such as cooking, sewing, and gardening
acquire computer literacy and other life skills
Bigger Sky Kids’ program is about self-discovery, self-expression, skill building and confidence building.
What matters …
providing children with regular, reliable access to after-school activities that evoke their creativity and curiosity
ensuring a safe environment that is well-provisioned, well-supervised, warm and welcoming
building respectful and trusting relationships, no harm done verbally or physically
treating one another with care and kindness, patience and generosity
practicing listening and hearing
fostering a sense of community
honoring individual needs
“A substantial increase in arts educational experiences has remarkable impacts on students’ academic, social, and emotional outcomes.”
— The Brookings Institution, 2/12/2019
“Music reaches parts of the brain that other things can’t. It’s a strong cognitive stimulus that grows the brain in a way that nothing else does, and the evidence that musical training enhances things like working memory and language is very robust.”
— “The benefits of playing music help your brain more than any other activity,” Inc.com, 8/20/2017
