Selected work
Programs we're proud of.
A snapshot of recent partnerships across our four departments — from elementary arts residencies to executive strategy sprints. Want a closer look at something specific? Reach out.
- 38
- partner districts & organizations
- 12,400+
- caregivers & students reached
- 94%
- partner renewal rate
- 4
- departments, one team
Featured
Culinary · Cheyenne, Wyoming
Cheyenne Family Cook Nights
12 community evenings, 600+ parent-child pairs, recipes that traveled home.
Read the full story →12
cook nights across the year
600+
parent-child pairs
82%
of families returned for a second night
22
parents trained as station leads
Case studies
6 studies across 4 departments
Culinary
Cheyenne Family Cook Nights
12 community evenings, 600+ parent-child pairs, recipes that traveled home.
Cheyenne, Wyoming · 600+ parent-child pairs · 12 evenings
Read case study →Parental
Harbor District Parent Academy
A bilingual six-week cohort that lifted family-event attendance by 3x.
Mid-Atlantic region · 84 caregivers · 6 elementary schools
Read case study →Consulting
Northstar Leadership Sprint
Two-week strategy sprint with a nonprofit ED team — clarified a 3-year plan.
Pacific Northwest · 9-person executive team · 32-person organization
Read case study →Enrichment
Summit Charter Saturday Academy
A Saturday STEM + arts academy serving 280 middle schoolers across 24 weeks.
Atlanta, Georgia · 280 students · 6 partner schools
Read case study →Culinary
Westridge Culinary Curriculum
A K–8 food-literacy curriculum adopted across 11 schools in one district.
Denver metro, Colorado · 11 schools · 4,800 students
Read case study →Consulting
Civic Trust Board Development
A 12-month board development engagement that doubled meeting effectiveness scores.
Chicago, Illinois · 17-member board · 60-person staff
Read case study →How we work
A consistent method across every department.
Whether we're running a Saturday academy or coaching a CEO, the shape of the work is the same.
01
Listen
Every engagement starts with interviews, observation, and a written diagnostic — not a pitch deck.
02
Co-design
We build the program with the people who will run it. Nothing is delivered over the wall.
03
Deliver
Our team is in the building, on the call, in the room — for the full duration of the engagement.
04
Hand off
We leave behind playbooks, trained leads, and the data so the work continues without us.
Partners
Districts, schools, and organizations we've worked alongside.
In the press
What others have said.
"A national model for embedding the arts back into the school week."
"Family programming that actually shows up for families."
"Strategy work that respects the people doing the work."
FAQ
Common questions about our work.
- Do you work outside your case-study regions?
- Yes. We've delivered work in 38 states and design every engagement for travel and remote delivery from day one.
- What does a typical engagement cost?
- Engagements range from a $25K two-week sprint to multi-year district partnerships. We scope and price after a discovery call.
- Do you publish results from every partnership?
- Only with partner consent. Many partners share results publicly; others prefer we keep work private. We respect both.
- Can you partner with our existing staff and vendors?
- Yes — most of our work augments in-house teams rather than replacing them. We're comfortable as a co-lead.
Have a program in mind?
Every partnership starts with a 30-minute call. Tell us what you're working on and we'll tell you whether we're the right team for it.
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