Mission
STARTING ARTS WAS FOUNDED IN 2002 WITH THE MISSION TO MAKE ARTS EDUCATION ACCESSIBLE TO ALL STUDENTS IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA SCHOOLS. WE BELIEVE THAT IN ORDER TO STIMULATE AND EDUCATE STUDENTS TO REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL THE CREATIVE ARTS ARE A NECESSARY COMPONENT OF THE EDUCATION PROCESS. OUR PASSION IS TO PROVIDE HANDS-ON ARTS EDUCATION IN FOUR ARTS DISCIPLINES - DANCE, THEATER, MUSIC AND VISUAL ARTS - IN CLASSES TAUGHT BY SKILLED PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS. CLASSES ARE CALIFORNIA STATE STANDARDS-BASED AND ALIGN WITH COMMON CORE STANDARDS. STARTING ARTS IS CURRENTLY PROVIDING ARTS EDUCATION TO OVER 125 SCHOOLS AND SERVING OVER 45,000 STUDENTS WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON TITLE 1 SCHOOLS.