Springboard to Learning

With a history of nearly 60 years, Springboard to Learning has positively impacted millions of students and teachers throughout the St. Louis metro area. Through innovative, arts-integrated educational programs, Springboard ignites a love of learning in students by bringing experience, as well as the expertise of teaching artists, into the classroom to expose children to new ways of learning and generate excitement.


During the 2022-2023 school year, Springboard served over 30,000 students and teachers in early childhood, elementary, and middle schools, as well as community venues, during 102,286 contact hours. Over 150 distinct programs, taught by knowledgeable teaching artists and content specialists, are available throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area, the eastern half of Missouri, and the Metro East area of Illinois. In all, Springboard delivered 744 programs to students in 127 schools and community venues last school year. Springboard has a strong commitment to serving children who might not otherwise have cultural enrichment opportunities: overall, 88% of children served by our programs are under-resourced as defined by state guidelines.