Creating Creators

“Prompting,” is just writing with intention. Writing forces you to: define your goal, structure your ideas, and clarify your intent. Learning to write well isn’t becoming less important in the age of AI—it’s becoming more powerful and more strategic. For an AI user, writing is no longer just about expression… it’s about thinking, directing, refining, and building outcomes. These film students at the Pomona Unified School District ‘s TLC Film Academies programs will be well prepared to not just use AI, but to direct it.

A partnership with Creating Creators provides:
A standards-aligned, project-based filmmaking system that develops
literacy, communication, collaboration, technical fluency, and real-world readiness— while increasing engagement, attendance, and student voice.
Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture NewFilmmakers Los Angeles San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership (SGVEP) Goethe-Institut Los Angeles Shine Global Inc. Asian Pacific Islander School Board Members Association Orange County Department of Education Los Angeles County Office of Education Orange County Register California Teachers Association

Our work is focused, "Create Creators." Our guiding motto, "Learning to Learn Together," is designed to create an environment of inclusiveness, responsibility, rigor, connection, and community. We are deeply grateful and humbled to be recognized for our collaboration at Centralia Elementary School District as Partners in Educational Excellence by the Association of California School Administrators Region 17. The focus of Creating Creators has always been to support the literacy development of students through the opportunities that filmmaking provides as a tool for active literacy. As we continue our journey to be a true partner in education, this recognition is deeply felt by all of the teaching artists who continue to grow and expand their skillsets to best provide guidance and develop competence and confidence in the students and educators we are lucky to collaborate and partner with. We are deeply grateful for the support and guidance from our partners at Centralia Elementary School District, and the Association of California School Administrators Region 17 Superintendent of the Year, Norma E. Martinez.

We’re proud to celebrate Creating Creators for receiving the ACSA Region 17 Partners in Educational Excellence Award!

Through our Expanded Learning Opportunities Program, students step into roles as writers, directors, editors and producers — building creativity, confidence and real-world skills.

We’re not just teaching students. We’re creating creators.

Workforce development helps students discover who they are, build real skills, and leave high school ready for work, college, and life. This commercial promo production for Duarte Unified School District is a real workplace, not a simulation—and apprentices learn fastest when the stakes, standards, and collaboration are real.
San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership (SGVEP) Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture NewFilmmakers Los Angeles Duarte Chamber of Commerce

Our monthly virtual conferences for the Creating Creators Foundation “Emerging Storytellers Working Group”continues. This month we are grateful for Mr. Arthur Fishel taking time to chat with these developing professionals about professionalism, leadership, communication and perspective in a field that requires strategic thinking, commitment and grit.