Smart Start was created by Madeleine Kando, M.Ed. Madeleine, who is a registered Movement Therapist and former dancer discovered very early on that intelligence is not only in the mind, but also in the body (as in sports and dance), in the eyes (as in art), in the ears (as in music) and in the hands (as in building things). Smart Start is a culmination of her teaching experience and is attempting to fill a growing need for a more successful approach to learning than the traditional approach.