Friday Afterschool Program
On Fridays during the school year, we partner with Highland’s Tieton Intermediate School (grades 4–6) to offer a co-curricular, holistic learning experience, where kids learn through artmaking and creative play, inspired by alternative school models like Montessori, for 15–20 students.
After the Friday school bell rings, students walk (and jump and frolic) with program leads from the school to creARTe where they have time to eat a snack, catch up with one another, and finish their homework, and choose their own art activities and games. In the second half of each session starting around 4pm, we focus on a project. The curriculum is culturally responsive, responding to interests and inquiries, with the students, and holistically incorporates both STEM and ESL.