Schools: Arts in Residence & Teacher Workshops

Empowering Learning Through the Expressive Arts

Enspire Arts offers a dynamic series of expressive arts programs designed for schools. Rooted in research, our programs emphasize the science behind the benefits of arts experiences for both learning and student well-being. We provide practical tools and strategies for integrating music and the arts into everyday classroom experiences—helping to create inclusive, engaging, and supportive learning environments.

We believe the arts are a powerful catalyst for student engagement, wellness, and connection. Through meaningful and authentic creative experiences, our programs inspire students to thrive—academically, emotionally, and socially.

Support Our Work in the Schools

The Enspire Arts Education Fund subsidizes the cost of programming to ensure quality artists are secured at affordable pricing for schools. Every dollar donated to the Education Fund helps to bring vital arts programming to our local schools!

Click below and choose “Education Fund” to donate to our school arts fund!

Enspire Arts is a 501c3 non profit organization.
We appreciate your support!

Our Programs

Arts In Residence

Enspire Arts offers a unique blend of expressive arts programs designed to support emotional wellness and personal growth in students. Our sessions incorporate music, movement, theater, rhythm, visual art, and more—engaging students in creative experiences that nurture both heart and mind.

Each program is thoughtfully designed in partnership with school administrators to ensure it aligns with your school’s specific needs, including age groups, themes, schedule, budget, and overall goals. Whether you’re seeking a one-time visit or a multi-week series, Enspire Arts creates meaningful, flexible programming that enriches your school community.

Teacher Workshops

Creativity and imagination are powerful tools to support student well-being and engagement. Enspire Arts teacher workshops equip educators with easy-to-use arts integration strategies that can be seamlessly applied in any classroom.

Through hands-on, experiential learning, teachers gain confidence in using music, movement, visual arts, and theater to create meaningful connections, foster a sense of community, and enhance student learning. Whether you’re new to arts integration or looking to expand your toolkit, our workshops offer practical, inspiring ways to bring the arts into your teaching practice.

Testimonials

Thank you to Enspire Arts for the awesome work you have done with our school over the past two years. In conjunction with making a beautiful mural, students were learning about creativity, music, movement, feelings, emotions, and self-empowerment. Our teachers all say these are some of the best lessons, and our kids all love them!

Emily Humphrey

Principal, Orchards Elementary

Enspire Arts is a fantastic program that immerses students in a rich, multifaceted exploration of the arts – not just through creating visual art, but by engaging them in music, dance, self-expression, and emotional exploration. All of our students loved their experience and were fully engaged during their 50 minute lesson. They took great pride in their work, and it was wonderful to see their creativity and confidence flourish through this hands-on, expressive program.

Jessica Graham

Principal, Hough Elementary

Enspire Arts gave me practical and exciting new strategies to connect with my students, build community in my classroom, engage all learners, and energize my teaching. I was reminded why I love to teach. I was inspired to have fun with my students. I was newly able to ensure my students with exceptional needs would be supported with dignity in my classroom. All of this was made possible after a day long workshop with Enspire. Thank you for bringing back a love for learning and each other.

Jennifer Clary

1st Grade Lacamas Lake NBCT

The workshop stuck in my mind as I went back into the classroom. We now do a lot of rhythm exercises to regulate the class when the students get a little out of sorts. I simply start doing a rhythm with my knees and hands and they start following along. We also integrate this rhythm in our morning circle to say what “color” we are on (emotions) for the day. It helps sharing ideas go quicker.

Danielle Wegener

Teacher, Helen Baller Elementary

I had the pleasure of attending a recent Enspire Arts workshop at a district training and was thrilled with the variety of practical and easy to implement strategies we were provided for immediate use in our classrooms. The workshop atmosphere was warm and welcoming and the instructor was extremely knowledgeable and struck a perfect balance of hands on activities and instruction. Since the workshop I have implemented more music into my daily classroom routines as well as percussive clapping and stomping during transitions and have noticed that students are more engaged and smiling, and I am too!