Creative Care Partnership
Community Music School of Springfield's Creative Care Partnership
Support your employees working remotely by providing educational opportunities for their children.
At this moment, organizations are faced with unique challenges that they must address innovatively and effectively, while their employees are simultaneously juggling more responsibilities than ever during their work day. Corporations who have devoted myriad resources to recruiting a diverse and capable team are now forced to consider the serious consequences should those employees need to leave the workforce to care for their children.
We invite you to partner with CMSS so that you can support your employees as they contribute to your organization during this extraordinary time.
CMSS’ Creative Care Partnership allows organizations to provide high quality, arts-centered educational opportunities as an HR benefit for employees who are currently working from home.
CMSS’ Creative Care Partnership Benefits Employers
- Retain and attract talented working parents
- Achieve a deeper connection with employees and their families
- Strive for social and gender equality by directly addressing a disruption in workforce capacity
CMSS’ Creative Care Partnership Benefits Employees and their Families
- Flexibility and tools to care for children while they are “safer at home”
- Family-wide cognitive and creative development through engagements with the arts
- Feeling valued and supported in their role at your organization
Here’s how it works:
Organizations choose a level of participation, based on the number of employees who will benefit from CMSS’ remote learning opportunities for their children.
Employees with children ages 2-6 receive arts-integrated remote preschool programming, and employees with school-age children receive a weekly (virtual) private music lesson.
Organizations pay a discounted rate for these services (based on the level of participation they choose), so that they can then offer these services as a benefit to their employees.
Learning that inspires Joy, Creativity, and Connection
Remote Preschool Program
Prelude Preschool’s remote programming is designed for parents who are working remotely while also keeping their little ones “safer at home” during these unprecedented times. Providing just enough structure to keep 2- to 6-year-olds engaged and curious, while also building in flexibility for parents who are juggling work and care responsibilities, we offer weekly thematic arts integrated learning – featuring music, visual arts, theater, yoga, dance, Community Circle Time, virtual field trips, and more!
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Employees who take advantage of Prelude’s remote preschool program receive pre-recorded videos from professional teaching artists and easy-to-implement learning activities for their child to explore, play, and engage in the arts throughout the week.
Bravo! Program Detailsopens PDF file
opens PDF file Technology as a Tool
Our remote preschool program intentionally utilizes user-friendly technology as a tool for creativity and connection while also promoting non-virtual learning engagement.
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Employees can take advantage of add-on supplemental learning opportunities at very affordable rates. Virtual field trips, family nights, and creative arts toolkits provide an invitation for their child to deepen their engagement with Prelude Preschool’s learning community.
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Virtual Music Lessons
Community Music School of Springfield offers private music lessons for children, teens and adults across a wide range of instruments and genres. Students are carefully matched with a teacher who will best meet their needs, and on a weekly basis the student and teacher connect on our VirtuLessons platform for 30 minutes to learn and play music together. Whether you are beginning your musical journey or advancing your skills, we welcome you to Community Music School of Springfield and look forward to being a special part of your musical experience!
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Employees who take advantage of virtual music lessons will utilize our VirtuLessons platform, which provides a state-of-the-art experience for remote lessons. Students are carefully matched with a teacher who best meets their needs, and they meet virtually on a weekly basis to learn, play, and connect.
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Faculty and Instruments Offered
Our talented music faculty teach a wide range of instruments and genres. Whether your employee’s child is just starting out, or advancing their skills, CMSS students are sure to find a teacher who meets their unique needs.
Explore Faculty and InstrumentsLevels of Participation in CMSS' Creative Care Partnership
For organizations that wish to have more than 30 employee participants, please contact CMSS for specialized pricing.