City Hearts: Kids Say Yes to the Arts is dedicated to providing the highest quality Arts education and performance experiences to children in the most economically stressed neighborhoods of southern California, enhancing self-esteem, creativity, literacy, social and academic skills, while strengthening the health and vitality of the children and their community.
City Hearts culturally relevant, age-specific, hands-on activities inspires a love of the Arts, an appreciation of creative discipline and respect for the creative process, enabling students to be confident, imaginative and tolerant participants in their school and community.
Programs engage students who are at-greatest risk of school failure and violence and provide a safe, skills-based learning environment, allowing a child’s individual strengths and talents to surface and be recognized. Programs emphasizes lifelong learning, and encourage the creative and personal skills needed for success in college and the workplace.
City Hearts: Kids Say Yes to the Arts is dedicated to providing the highest quality Arts education and performance experiences to children in the most economically stressed neighborhoods of southern California, enhancing self-esteem, creativity, literacy, social and academic skills, while strengthening the health and vitality of the children and their community.
City Hearts culturally relevant, age-specific, hands-on activities inspires a love of the Arts, an appreciation of creative discipline and respect for the creative process, enabling students to be confident, imaginative and tolerant participants in their school and community.
Programs engage students who are at-greatest risk of school failure and violence and provide a safe, skills-based learning environment, allowing a child’s individual strengths and talents to surface and be recognized. Programs emphasizes lifelong learning, and encourage the creative and personal skills needed for success in college and the workplace.