## What is Storyteaching? Stories are magical tools for teaching. We take enchanting stories and fuse them with curriculum-based learning to meet kids where they are and inspire a life-long love of learning. _That's_ storyteaching. ## What is Storyteaching? We believe children learn best when they want to, and what kid doesn’t love a great story? Storyteaching takes the best of entertainment and fuses it with the best of education to meet kids where they are, as individuals, and make learning something they love. ## The New Fundamentals The world our children inherit will be fundamentally changed. They’ll need new skills to be their best—not just reading, writing, and arithmetic, but _new_ fundamentals. Like the ability to think critically, adapt to change, and care for the people and planet around them. Encantos helps kids learn these new fundamentals to prepare them for a fundamentally changed world. ## Learning Skills: ### prepare kids to think—and enjoy learning—in changing situations ### Communication → ### Collaboration → ### Creativity → ### Critical-Thinking → ### Compassion → ### Empathy → ### Adaptability → ### Social Awareness → ### Ethics → ## Life Skills: ### help kids build character, because character is a teachable skill ### Compassion → ### Empathy → ### Adaptability → ### Social Awareness → ### Ethics → ## Literacy Skills: ### Because in a fundamentally changed world, we need to know fundamentally different things ### Numeracy → ### Multilingualism → ### Financial Literacy → ### Environmental Awareness → ### Civics → ## Our Educational Approach At Encantos, Educators shape everything we do. ### Storytelling as a Tool Before we can read or write, we learn through stories. Encantos taps into the power of stories to enchant and engage, while adding educational value by infusing them with educator-designed curriculums. ### Meeting Kids Where They Are Each child is unique and so is the way they learn best. Encantos meets kids where they are with personalized content across multiple formats so kids can learn in the ways they love most. ### Enrichment Extends Beyond the Classroom With Encantos, you can bring learning everywhere, from the living room to the back seat of the car. Because when learning is this fun, kids learn to love it. ## Meet Some of our Storyteachers ### Tyrus Goshay _Tyrus's Kids_ Tyrus Goshay is an award-winning digital Illustrator and 3D artist. He serves as a college professor, teaching both game design and illustration in his off time. Tyrus has a bachelor’s in Computer Animation and Multimedia, and a master’s degree in Teaching With Technology (MALT). He has contributed to several award-winning projects in the world of toy design, and has been recognized for his achievements in academia as well. ### Aransas Savas _Wally the Worried Walrus_ Aransas is a professional Wellbeing and Mindset Coach and the mom of two daughters whose worries sometimes get in the way of them being their best selves. Aransas created Wally the Worried Walrus to help her kids and others get in touch with their worries and learn important life skills for managing them, so they can play and learn more, and worry less. ### Justin Bullard _Alpha Squad_ Justin is a director, animator, producer, and dad. Watching his daughters grow, Justin realized kid’s entertainment lacked an emphasis on teaching empathy. Combining his love of aliens, humor, and storytelling to bring Alpha Squad to life, Justin seeks to teach empathy through storytelling and give kids awesome, inclusive, unforgettable characters to learn from. ### Melissa Victor _Stoopkid Stories_ Melissa "Melly" Victor is the creator of Stoopkid Stories podcast. Melly used her background in music and theatre, love for writing, creativity, and experiences growing up in Baltimore, to create this storybook podcast featuring 7 young Black characters. It was featured on the NY Times "A Big List of Podcasts for Bigger Kids", in Podcast Magazine, and by Bello Collective, and was nominated for 2 Black Podcasting Awards. ### Naibe Reynoso _Courageous Camila_ An award-winning journalist and mom, Naibe realized there was a lack of children’s books that celebrated Latino culture and leaders. She used her 30+ years of journalism experience to create books that positively reflect her community so new generations can feel cultural pride and learn about their heritage in a fun, engaging way.