ABOUT US
At LEARNING CENTER STAGE, every student deserves a platform to reach their full potential. We strive to empower educators to transform their classrooms into creative spaces that promote critical thinking, academic achievement, and high engagement. We offer customizable lesson plans, professional development, and explicit training to seamlessly integrate theatre, music, and movement into core academic subjects, elevating the teaching and learning in every classroom.
OUR FOUNDER
Donna Swift is a classroom performing arts educator and the founder and director of IMP for Kids, a groundbreaking youth theater company that fosters community connection through performance. Donna is a certified arts integration specialist who developed and led a successful arts integration program at a K–5 school, blending creative expression with academic learning to support student growth. Renowned for empowering student voices and making a lasting impact on local communities, Donna has dedicated her career to transforming education through inclusive, arts-integrated instruction.
With a Master’s in Curriculum and Teaching from Fitchburg State University and a Bachelor’s from Emerson College, Donna brings over two decades of expertise to designing innovative programs that seamlessly align academic and national arts standards. She excels in crafting engaging, standards-based curricula that merge theater, music, dance and core academic content, inspiring creativity, collaboration, and deeper learning in all types of classrooms.
Donna Offers:
Professional Development for Schools – Training educators in arts integration, collaborative teaching strategies, and creative classroom management.
Custom Arts-Integrated Lesson Plans – Designing standards based lessons that weave together the arts and academic content.
Private Teacher Coaching – Supporting individual educators in building creative, engaging, and arts-rich learning experiences for their students.
Whether she’s in the classroom, leading workshops, or coaching teachers one-on-one, Donna’s mission is to help both students and educators experience the transformative power of learning through the arts.