Introduces
William Thomas Sly
Founder
William Thomas Sly. William Thomas Sly (Founding
Director, Creative Educational Systems) is a
poet-philosopher and educator. With a background as an
actor and musician, he was invited to join the
Performing Arts Foundation in 1972 and established the
first year-round theatre for young people in the area.
In 1976, he founded Creative Educational Systems (CES)
an arts-in-education consultation firm through which he
became a consultant to schools, colleges, churches,
businesses, not-for profit organizations and government
agencies, including the U.S. Departments of Education
and Labor. During this time, he continued to write,
direct, design, speak and teach, while developing his
philosophy of education.