Orientation for teachers — to bring teachers together as active and supportive participants beginning with an arts experience and an orientation explaining how the program works.

Orientation for parents/guardians  — to learn what children will experience in Secrets of the Heart™ TV and about the opportunities for family involvement during the workshops. Parents/guardians are encouraged to participate in a family art project—creating a vision-board collage that reflects the family’s future hopes and dreams. It’s a good reminder for everyone to acknowledge that we all have gifts to share, and when we use our gifts, we make the world a better place.

Six – twenty-four weekly programs (depending on program length selected) — to blend the arts and academics and engage teachers and students in all of the activities. The curriculum guide and weekly lesson plans (available in English and Spanish) link the arts experience to critical thinking skills in Language Arts, Listening/Speaking, History, Social Studies, and the development of interpersonal skills. Each lesson introduces American Sign Language and includes an enduring understanding, i.e. Being Thankful, Kindness, Courage and Imagination, among others.

Final culmination — a culminating event for students, families, teachers and all participating classrooms as everyone joins together to share their dreams and celebrate what children have learned.

Materials — Curriculum guide, downloadable worksheets each week for students and parents in English and Spanish, and six award-winning Young Master Little Wisdom®audio e-books with MP3s for each student. Teachers will also receive individual Visual Arts supply kits, one for each student per classroom. When in classrooms, teachers need a laptop or desktop computer, WiFi, and external speaker to enhance audio. A large monitor or smartboard will enhance the visual experience.