Mission
To provide cultural experiences that educate and create a sense of identity, belonging, and joy in youth, individuals, and communities.
S.O.U.L. Creations provides expertise and value through keynotes, interactive presentations, school residencies, after-school and community programs, performances, and facilitating drum peace circles, ceremonies, and rituals - all of which equip people with a stronger identity, sense of belonging, and joy in their studies, work, and in their lives.
S.O.U.L. Creations can help because we have spent decades helping thousands of communities, schools, faith-based institutions, organizations, students, teachers, teams, employees, parents, and principals develop positive identity and a sense of community.
At the heart of it all is this: We help people build the body, develop the mind, nurture the heart, and feed the soul.
Our Story
S.O.U.L. Creations Inc. is a community-based educational agency. The mission of S.O.U.L. Creations is to provide cultural experiences that educate and create a sense of identity, belonging, and joy in youth, individuals, and communities.
SOUL Creations provides expertise and value through keynotes, interactive presentations, school residencies, after-school and community programs, performances, and facilitating drum peace circles, ceremonies, and rituals - all of which equip people with a stronger identity, sense of belonging, and joy in their studies, work, and in their lives.
SOUL Creations can help because we have spent decades helping thousands of communities, schools, faith-based institutions, organizations, students, teachers, teams, employees, parents, and principals develop positive identity and a sense of community.
At the heart of it all is this: We help people build the body, develop the mind, nurture the heart, and feed the soul.
S.O.U.L. is an acronym for Spirit Of Universal Love It was born out of more than 5 years of traveling that (at that time) one man took across 4 continents and into more than 20 countries throughout North America, the South Pacific, Southeast Asia, India, and West Africa. It was a journey undertaken by S.O.U.L. Creations' Founder former Executive Director, Dr. Gilo Kwesi Logan. The purpose of this journey was for Logan to explore himself through exploring the world and its variety of cultures, lifestyles, and unique perspectives on life and the world in which we live.
In 1994, Logan embarked on a 3-1/2-year journey, which was a continuation of an earlier 18-month journey. On this voyage, Logan traveled to the Fiji Islands, New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, India, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, and Cote d'Ivoire where he lived anywhere from one month to one year in each country. Logan entered each new country with no itinerary, contacts, or plan other than to open himself up to experience the human condition in a multitude of ways and experience the value of different cultures. This experience furnished him with a critical look at himself and the world. Says Logan, “I traveled all the way around the world, yet the greatest journey was the journey within.” As a result, many lessons were learned and experiences had which gave him countless opportunities to rebuild cultural paradigms, which many Americans have lost. These restored paradigms are based on indigenous and contemporary models of education and socialization, models that are multi-cultural and inclusive by nature. These lessons became the basis of S.O.U.L. Creations' educational, social, and cultural programs
In our educational programming, our staff engages children and educators in creative activities that:
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Enrich English Language Arts Skills
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Provoke Critical Thinking
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Foster Teamwork, Problem-Solving, and Decision Making
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Facilitate Cultural Fluency
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Develop Leadership and Character
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Build Interpersonal Communication Skills
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Encourage Artistic and Creative Expression
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Build Physical Development and Health​
​The S.O.U.L. model prepares students for world citizenship, providing a safe and structured learning environment for students of varying ability levels. It creates shared and lasting experiences that connect our participants to each other, to their own cultures, as well as to their own creative potential. Our staff engages teachers and students in experiential learning activities that address various styles of learning. The result is life-shaping experiences and positive self-identities. Most of all, students' imaginations are ignited, instilling in them a love of learning and a discovery of their own personal power and potential to be agents of positive change in the world.
Unparalleled Story
Dr. Gilo Kwesi Logan, proud father of three sons, is a native of Evanston, Illinois. He is a graduate of Evanston Township High School (ETHS), where he played basketball and football. After graduating from ETHS, Logan attended Southern Illinois University where he earned a Bachelor's of Science degree in Business and Administration, with an emphasis in Marketing.
Upon graduation, Dr. Logan set out on an 18-month solo journey (through the South Pacific and Southeast Asia) to the Fiji Islands, New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand. Returning to the USA he enrolled in graduate school at National-Louis University, where he earned a Master's of Arts Degree in Teaching. with an emphasis in Elementary Education and Cultural Studies.
During his graduate program, Dr. Logan worked in a variety of teaching capacities in different multi-cultural schools. This included being a teacher's aide in a Special Education classroom; a counselor and teacher of social skills; and a substitute teacher for kindergarten through eighth grades.
Eventually he became a fifth and sixth grade Social Studies/Language Arts teacher at the George B. Armstrong School of International Studies with students from over 30 different countries. Logan has also served as co-director of both a recreational summer camp as well as a youth leadership camp where he oversaw 130 first through tenth graders.
During this same period, Dr. Logan was a member of Kappa Delta Pi (an International Honor Society in Education), a recipient of the World of Poetry's Golden Poet Award, served as a volunteer at Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History (working with the Maori Meeting House). From September of 1994 to November of 1997 Logan traveled abroad with Chaaze' Roberts, Soul Creation's General Manager, revisiting countries from his previous trip adding Laos, India, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Papua New Guinea, Mali, Guinea, and the Ivory Coast. In addition, he has traveled to Canada, Mexico, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and throughout more than 35 states in the USA.
"Traveling the world, I have come to see that many people want to change the world, but I often ask myself, how many of us are willing to change ourselves?" - Gilo Logan
Upon returning from his overseas journey, Logan served seven years as an instructor at the International Academy of Design and Technology where he taught courses in College Math, Critical Thinking, Interpersonal Communications/Human Relations, and oversaw the African Studies Program that he himself designed. He was also a History and Science teacher at ETHS's evening school Special Education program. Logan went on to become a program specialist and adjunct professor at Northeastern Illinois University in the Justice Studies Department and the African and African American Department.
Currently, Dr. Logan serves as President and lead Consultant with Dr. Logan Consulting, an equity and inclusion consulting firm specializing in helping leaders, teams, individuals, and organizations develop cultural competencies needed to succeed in a complexed and global society.