For over 10 years, ArtsSmarts has monitored the impact of its work in schools and communities across Canada.  Our research is focussed on generating new knowledge on creativity, innovation and its impact on learning.

As a learning organization, ArtsSmarts practices collaborative action research.  Since 2006, we've worked with our 17 partners to develop research processes and tools to study how our model works.  

Today, ArtsSmarts' research studies the impact of ArtsSmarts projects on student engagement and 21^st century learning skills.

Working within a framework of social innovation, we continually test ideas to demonstrate that shifting the conventional approach to teaching and learning results in improved student engagement, more robust school-community relationships and a stronger society.