7 September 2021
How Group Music-making Boosts Social Skills
There’s a lot of research being done on the use of music for therapeutic purposes. Scientists have found that making music in a group environment can help people of all ages improve their social skills. Group music-making has been shown to increase the release of dopamine, serotonin, and oxytocin –chemicals [...]
25 August 2021
How to Get Kids Ready for Back-to-School in the New Covid Normal
The school year is starting again and parents are getting their kids ready for the new school year with many questions still lingering as we hope to exit Covid-19 and pandemic life. What will school and education look like? We wish we knew! This is a time of great flux [...]
15 March 2020
Director’s Note: How We’re Dealing with COVID
Hello Students and Families, Things have moved quickly on the public health front over the last 4 days. I would like to begin the official position statement about our approach to this by saying we will be calm, kind, well-informed, and clean. Your personal and family well-being is always our [...]
16 March 2016
Director’s Digest
Hello Everyone! I hope you are having a great March Break. Enjoy some more tidbits! Michelle Obama Campaigns for Girls' Education Through Music Michelle Obama's open letter to change attitudes towards girls Michelle Obama is calling on people to do more to change attitudes around girls and education in an open [...]
March Break Tidbits
Hello Everyone, Here are some items that you may find interesting to read over the March Break! El Sistema - Going Strong Worldwide Sistema youth orchestra gets £2.5m funding A youth orchestra programme in three of Scotland's disadvantaged communities is to get £2.5m in Scottish government funding over the next [...]
27 February 2016
Director’s Digest
Sprout Scout Being a new parent (or any kind of parent) can be a challenge, so here's a neat new-ish website that you might want to follow, which lists all the latest kids' products on the market, which are bumped to the top of a list based on community popularity. [...]