My students need violins to found a new performing ensemble-orchestra. As student interest in music grows, we hope to keep increasing the number of options students have to participate!
$2,145 goal
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Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
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.
The East Side area of San Jose, CA is a very diverse neighborhood. Many students are first-generation American Citizens, English Language Learners, and have parents that are struggling to meet the cost of living expenses in Silicon Valley. Most of my students' home lives are challenging; parents work just to have a roof overhead and food on the table. Almost all my students receive reduced or free lunches. 6 years ago The Music Department was almost nonexistent at WCO High School. The Band consisted of only 20 students, and the award-winning Choirs and Jazz Band classes had vanished from campus. Over the last few years, a rejuvenated student interest in music has allowed the program to grow to nearly 90 students. We now offer 2 levels of Wind Band and a class dedicated to percussion techniques.
This blossoming of the school's music department has presented a new challenge: ensuring that every student has an instrument to play!
Our school simply does not have the number of instruments needed to accommodate the growth of the music department that we have been experiencing, and many of the instruments we do own are antiquated and worn out.
My Project
As the music department grows at our High School, we are able to offer more options for students interested in participating. For the 2018-2019 school year, we expect to expand from 90 students to at least 120, as we add a "String Orchestra" option to the list of performance-based classes.
Students will finally have the opportunity to learn how to play string instruments, but this requires a full set of violins, violas, cellos, and string basses for every student.
These 6 violins are the first step toward making this dream a reality and expanding the opportunities for students to excel in music.
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