stARTem: Arts Integration in Arizona Schools
- Mon, Nov 26 2018 •
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- Spotlight

stARTem was developed by our Founder, Megan Epley. Megan is an educator passionate about helping students discover their identity through creative learning methods. As an artist with nearly a decade of teaching experience in low-income communities as an Art Teacher and Reading & Math Intervention Teacher, Megan began recognizing that the schools were missing a crucial developmental element to success, creativity. She began integrating art with her intervention groups and her students' test scores began increasing dramatically. Thus the idea for stARTem was born. Megan began researching, developing and finding support to advance her dream. She is a SEED SPOT ( a social entrepreneurial accelerator program) alum where stARTem received an award for their innovation and creativity. In 2016, stARTem launched their program at Western School of Science of Technology who continues to be a champion and partner. After three years, Megan has been able to grow her dream as well as team. stARTem has five teachers, a community development manager as well as a curriculum specialist. stARTem has partnered with eight schools as well as with partnerships with ASU and GCU.