Enchanted Circle Theater

Enchanted Circle is an Arts Education organization dedicated to engaging, enhancing and inspiring Culturally Responsive learning through the arts.

Enchanted Circle is a 501(c)3 Arts Integration organization bridging the arts, education, and social-emotional wellbeing. Based in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Enchanted Circle was founded as Enchanted Circle Theater in 1976, and has been a regional leader in the field of arts integration, using the arts as a dynamic teaching tool in the classroom, on the stage, and in community. Culturally responsive arts integration offers all learners a holistic and creative approach to education, one that is accessible and equitable, which connects us to ourselves, to one another and to our world. These values guide our partnerships with schools, community organizations, human service agencies, and local leaders throughout Massachusetts.

PROGRAMS

Professional Development: For more than three decades, Enchanted Circle has trained PreK-12 educators and youth service professionals to integrate the arts across curricula. Our workshops offer both theoretical and practical applications to enhance academic learning, social emotional wellbeing, and collaborative teams.

Community Collaborations: Enchanted Circle partners with community organizations to co-create arts-integrated projects that respond to local needs and emphasize literacy, history, the environment, and/or social justice. These projects range from original performances, intergenerational art-making days, teen arts labs, and community murals.

School Partnerships: Teaching Artists work directly in the classroom with students and teachers, integrating the arts into content areas like math, science, social studies, literature and language arts. Classroom-based residencies range from short-term to year-long partnerships, and focus on promoting creative and critical thinking.

Creative Youth Development: Our creative youth development programs build artistic skills, leadership, trust, empathy, and community connection through culturally relevant programming.

Digital Resources: Our digital storytelling library hosts hands-on arts integration resources and the Social Justice Movers & Shakers Online free platform for teachers and students.