Beginning in January of 2022, Monroe Street Arts Center has worked to expand and enrich our offerings for the neurodivergent community through Inclusive Art and Music instruction in collaboration with Aspire Therapy & Development Services. This year we offered two monthly classes for neurodiverse children between the ages of two to five years old along with their caregivers and neurotypical siblings or peers: Aspiring Artists, and Aspiring Musicians.​

These programs are a collaborative effort between Monroe Street Arts Center Instructors as well as Occupational Therapists and Speech and Language Pathologists from Aspire Therapy. These classes focus on using Art and Music instruction to help students work towards and meet therapy goals while also providing a positive opportunity for social connection. Aspiring Artists and Aspiring Musicians classes are open to the public for registration, providing neurodivergent students the opportunity to interact with their peers of the same age in a guided environment with a maximum of 10 students per class. There is no registration fee.