This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
Our students are some of the best kids we have ever met! They are so eager to learn new things about music and even in their own classrooms they are excited and ready to learn and interact. Our school is a big Title I school with almost 100% free/reduced lunch yet they do not let that affect them. Our school is so big that we have 2 music teachers on campus and we each service over 300 children twice a week.
Recently, our school became a Leader in Me school which teaches the students leadership and ownership skills to use in the classroom as well as outside of school.
We teach to be independent yet cooperative.
My Project
Our 3-5 graders would be using it the most but our younger grades would also benefit from the spacial reasoning skills playing chimes teaches, in addition to all the wonderful musical abilities that come along with it. I would like to start an after school group that teaches kids to play the chimes in a smaller group setting. Playing in an instrumental group teaches cooperation and teamwork that our students will need in their other classes as well as outside of school. It teaches them that everyone has an important part and if one falls short, the song is incomplete.
Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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