- learn about the Idea Network here

START With The Arts is built upon three basic ideas:

• Promoting the Arts as a foundational building block for personal growth.

• Fostering children to develop their natural talent for idea making.

• Creating a better balance between cognitive and creative thinking in early education.

Learn all about the START program on the following pages:

1. Where It All Began  2. Think Big...START Small  3. New Ideas  4. The Next Step...

Be sure to check out the Kid's Corner to see the handwritten letters from students that have participated in our program!

We now have video testimonial to share with everyone from 2003 featuring educators and kids that have participated in the program. You'll need Quicktime 6 to watch these movies, so click the button below, or here if you have trouble seeing or hearing the videos.

Program Highlights #1	Program Highlights #2	Drum Duet	Brainstorm Grooves
Inspiration Demo	Teacher's Testimonials	City Councilman	Kid's Interviews

Original music has been composed for the next phase of START. The lyrics communicate the message of idea-making while the children are invited to join in, interacting with the musicians. A CD will be produced containing all the START music, lyrics, and drum duets performed at each day of START. Here are the lyrics from a few of the tunes.

"Why Not?"
"Turning Point"
"Stand Alone"
"Sea of Ideas"

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