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Designing literacy-rich, creatively led learning environments that last.
Cultivated Connections Design & Consulting partners with educators, schools, and organizations to design learning experiences where literacy, creativity, and care work together, intentionally.
Who We Are
Cultivated Connections Design & Consulting (CCDC) is an education consulting firm reimagining what’s possible when creativity and literacy are treated as essential, not optional.
We help educators, school leaders, and organizations move from scattered efforts to intentional practice by designing learning environments that are culturally responsive, literacy-centered, and sustainable over time.
Our work lives at the intersection of the arts, instructional strategy, and professional learning, supporting both students and the educators who serve them.
What Makes Our
Approach Different
We don’t believe in one-size-fits-all solutions or surface-level inspiration.
At CCDC, we believe:
Creativity is essential—not extra
Literacy is a foundation for access, expression, and opportunity
Educators thrive when systems are built with care, clarity, and intention
Our approach blends vision with implementation—so ideas don’t just sound good, they work in real classrooms and school communities.
Who We Support:
We partner with:
Educators
who are reimagining curriculum, classroom culture, and creative confidence.
Schools & Districts
who are reimagining curriculum, classroom culture, and creative confidence.
Organizations
who are reimagining curriculum, classroom culture, and creative confidence.
How We Can Support You
Our services are designed to meet you where you are and help you build toward where you’re going.
We offer:
Arts-integrated, literacy-centered professional development
Curriculum and instructional design support
Strategic planning and systems alignment
Coaching and consultation for educators, schools, and organizations
Every partnership begins with clarity and is shaped by care.
Meet the Founder
Tanjarae Porter
CCDC was founded by Tanjarae Porter, a reading specialist, dance educator, and education consultant committed to building learning environments where literacy, creativity, and culture work together, not compete.
Her work is grounded in classroom experience, systems leadership, and a deep belief that educators deserve support that honors both the heart and the structure of this work.
Ready to build with clarity, creativity, and care?
Whether you’re an educator, school leader, or organization, we’re here to support your next step.
WHAT CUSTOMERS SAY ABOUT US
Testimonials
“The Read, Move, Create™ session was an informative and engaging professional development experience that connected reading standards through the power of movement and dance. The strategies were clear, practical, and easy to envision in real classrooms, making literacy feel joyful and accessible. This work redefines what literacy instruction can look like—and every school should have access to learning experiences like this.”
Maria Daniel
Elementary Residential Teaching Artist, New Jersey
Our session about Culturally Responsive Arts Integration was phenomenal. From the brain research that came out of it to the movement that was incorporated to gaining a better understanding of how we can use the arts to drive learning, it was so insightful.This session was powerful and energetic.
I look forward to using what I learned during this professional development session as my daily teaching practice.
Qiana Davis
Elementary Teacher, North Carolina
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