Dramatic Results

Write On Arts is a scalable, arts-integrated literacy program that empowers historically excluded youth to build self-expression, confidence, and writing skills through creative storytelling and portraiture. This grant will support Dramatic Results’ expansion in Title I Long Beach Unified schools, leveraging proven models from our STEAM+ Theater program and Miller-funded artist development initiative to reach an additional 400+ students by Spring 2026.

Dramatic Results transforms STEAM education in Los Angeles County by integrating arts with academics, directly enhancing learning engagement and accessibility for students from under-resourced communities. Our proven approach not only boosts academic skills but also develops essential social-emotional competencies such as resilience and empathy. With LA2050's support, we're scaling up to deliver even more impactful experiences, preparing a generation of students to thrive in the 21st-century workforce and close the opportunity gap.

Dramatic Results is investing in arts-integrated educational pathways to cultivate a more creative and diverse workforce. The Title I school, Craig Williams Elementary, will receive the agency's legacy program Math in a Basket, a 12-week STEAM series that integrates art and design with CA content standards to increase student’s problem-solving skills, wonderment, and self-efficacy. Our team will provide school staff with paid training opportunities in social emotional learning and work collaboratively to iterate, test, and improve curriculum.