Building spaces to learn, create, and connect.
We partner with neighborships, organizations, schools, churches, educators, and artists to create spaces where children and families can learn, grow, and connect through creativity, culture, and community.
What We Do
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Coach and support music or arts teachers?
Develop children’s ministry volunteers or launch a children’s ministry?
Design a new arts integrated curriculum for your school or program?
Launch a new music, arts, or enrichment program?
Create meaningful community or family programming?
Bring creative learning experiences into your school, church, or neighborhood?
ShineBright Collaborative partners with schools, churches, organizations, artists, and communities to build meaningful spaces for children and families through creativity, culture, and connection.
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Workshops, cohorts, coaching, and professional development experiences that support educators in building creative, student-centered, and culturally sustaining classrooms.
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Development of culturally sustaining and community-centered curriculum, instructional resources, assessments, and interdisciplinary learning experiences for schools, churches and organizations.
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Pop-up events, family workshops, youth programs, cultural experiences, and creative learning opportunities designed to bring people together through creativity, culture, and community.
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Design programs and experiences that support creativity, confidence, leadership, belonging, collaboration, and personal growth through the arts and community engagement.
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Creative and community-centered support for churches through children’s programming, volunteer development, family engagement, worship support, and faith-based learning experiences.
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Support for schools, churches, organizations, and community initiatives in designing, strengthening, implementing, and sustaining meaningful learning programs, creative initiatives, and community-centered experiences.
Our Approach
We believe children, families, and communities deserve spaces where they feel creative, connected, supported, and seen.
ShineBright Collaborative exists to help build the learning experiences, creative opportunities, and community-centered programs people need to learn, grow, and thrive together.
Through schools, churches, community programs, and creative partnerships, we design experiences that reflect the strengths, identities, cultures, and lived experiences of the communities we serve.
Our work is rooted in creativity, culture, community, and care, and in the belief that meaningful and joyful spaces can transform how people learn, connect, and grow together.
About
ShineBright Collaborative was founded by Maria Del Valle Brin, a New York City–based educator, school leader, children’s ministry director, and community arts leader.
Through her work in schools, churches, and community spaces, Maria has led music programs, children’s ministry initiatives, supported educators, developed curriculum, created resources, and designed creative learning experiences for children and families throughout New York City and beyond.
Current Programming
ShineBright Inwood
Shine On Kids Music & Movement
A pop-up music and movement experience for children ages 1–5 and their caregivers rooted in creativity, play, connection, and joyful learning.
Through songs, movement, storytelling, instruments, and creative exploration, Shine On Kids creates welcoming experience where children and families can learn, create, and connect together.
Classes are drop-in based and designed to make creative learning accessible and flexible for families.
$30 per class • Ages 1–5
Have an idea or program in mind?
Are you a parent or caregiver looking for a class or creative program for your child? Do you have a vision for your community you'd love to bring to life? Are you a teaching artist looking for support, collaboration, or space to start a class? We’d love to hear from you.
ShineBright Collaborative grows in response to the needs of our community. Let’s build together.