Matthew Quinones

Children's Arts Guild

The Children's Arts Guild ("the Guild") is a ten year old non-profit organization that provides adult SEL programming centered around authenticity (what we call authenticity-based SEL). We believe that in order to master the art of growing up, children need to have the freedom and support to be themselves. With this in mind, the Guild's mission is to help kids feel seen and supported by the adults in their lives. The Guild has partnered with dozens of schools in NYC, and is both a recognized NYS DOE CTLE Sponsor and an ASPDP NYC DOE Program Partner. In addition to its own conferences, the Guild has spoken about authenticity-based SEL at national conferences including South by Southwest (SXSW EDU), the National School Boards Association Conference, and the National Arts Education Association Conference.