Engaging Creative Minds
Powering On Imaginations

ECM is a nationally recognized award-winning South Carolina nonprofit committed to helping school-day educators and out-of-school-time programs succeed by leveraging the arts, cultural organizations, and STEM professionals working in partnerships with teachers, principals, and superintendents during the school day, summer, and after school.

Our evidence-based K-12 system is directly aligned with the new ARP education recovery funds and increases attendance, engagement, and school morale.

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Engaging Creative Minds provides support in the following ways:

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• Curriculum coaches assigned to each school we serve

• In Class Engaged Learning Experiences

• Professional development naturally embedded in each grade level experience

• K-12 pipeline of services

• 6-week Summer STEAM Institute

• Grants for teachers through our annual fundraiser, The Charleston Marathon

• Entrepreneurship Teacher Certification