Preparing Students for a Brighter Future Through Music
BLACK LIVES MATTER
George Floyd's life mattered. The lives of Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice, Breonna Taylor, Sandra Bland, Eric Garner, Philando Castile, mattered. The lives of the thousands of Black men, women and children whose names never hit mainstream media, unconscionably too many to name here, mattered.
This is a moment of widespread reckoning to the centuries of brutality that Black men, women and children have known their entire lives. Anti-Black racism is and always has been systemically, deeply embedded in our nation’s social fabric.
We are appalled at the continued abuses of power we are witnessing by police forces all around our nation. We stand with Black Lives Matter and join the chorus of enough is enough. We stand together with those who say we can—we must—do better.
Musica Franklin pledges to continue educating ourselves about White privilege, listening to the voices of those who experience racism every day, and working beside them until they are safe to walk the streets, drive their cars, and go to school.
We hope that unified voices will finally lead to meaningful change and reparations at a national level. As an organization, we are making a commitment to redoubling our efforts to bring social justice to the foreground of our programs.
Signed,
The Musica Franklin Staff and Board.
This is a moment of widespread reckoning to the centuries of brutality that Black men, women and children have known their entire lives. Anti-Black racism is and always has been systemically, deeply embedded in our nation’s social fabric.
We are appalled at the continued abuses of power we are witnessing by police forces all around our nation. We stand with Black Lives Matter and join the chorus of enough is enough. We stand together with those who say we can—we must—do better.
Musica Franklin pledges to continue educating ourselves about White privilege, listening to the voices of those who experience racism every day, and working beside them until they are safe to walk the streets, drive their cars, and go to school.
We hope that unified voices will finally lead to meaningful change and reparations at a national level. As an organization, we are making a commitment to redoubling our efforts to bring social justice to the foreground of our programs.
Signed,
The Musica Franklin Staff and Board.
Musica Franklin's COVID 19 Response
The Musica Franklin staff and board are doing what we can to help curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and support our community at the same time. We have canceled all programs and special events until further notice.
Our teachers have been very busy exploring and implementing all the creative ways we can support remote learning. From phone call check-ins with students to Zoom remote lessons to doorstep delivery of instruments and work packets, we aim to be socially connected while physically distant. We are mindful of equity and making sure all our students have access to remote options.
We are aware that many of our families will be impacted heavily by schools closing, loss of work, and other direct and indirect effects of the pandemic. We encourage our program participants to remain a community that supports each other while respecting social distancing guidelines.
We are also concerned for our staff, who rely on their teaching hours for their livelihoods. While the program is closed, all teaching staff will have the option to make up their full hours remotely through online lessons, extra administrative duties and curriculum development, direct volunteer work with our families in need of assistance, and volunteering with other local direct service organizations to help the larger community through this pandemic.
These are troubling and trying times, but together we will weather them. Let music, now more than ever, be an inspiration to us.
With love and hope for a brighter future,
Musica Franklin
Our teachers have been very busy exploring and implementing all the creative ways we can support remote learning. From phone call check-ins with students to Zoom remote lessons to doorstep delivery of instruments and work packets, we aim to be socially connected while physically distant. We are mindful of equity and making sure all our students have access to remote options.
We are aware that many of our families will be impacted heavily by schools closing, loss of work, and other direct and indirect effects of the pandemic. We encourage our program participants to remain a community that supports each other while respecting social distancing guidelines.
We are also concerned for our staff, who rely on their teaching hours for their livelihoods. While the program is closed, all teaching staff will have the option to make up their full hours remotely through online lessons, extra administrative duties and curriculum development, direct volunteer work with our families in need of assistance, and volunteering with other local direct service organizations to help the larger community through this pandemic.
These are troubling and trying times, but together we will weather them. Let music, now more than ever, be an inspiration to us.
With love and hope for a brighter future,
Musica Franklin
Our mission is Preparing students for a brighter future through music.
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Musica Franklin's intensive after-school music program is based on the belief that that the pursuit of musical excellence teaches students to strive for excellence in all areas of their lives. It is modeled on El Sistema, a hugely successful music and social change program that was started in Venezuela 40 years ago. El Sistema is now practiced all over the world, helping to lift up children and their families.
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Musica Franklin's Programs are free.
Your tax-deductible donations will allow us to continue this life changing project. |
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Musica Franklin students joining their peers from other Massachusetts El Sistema Inspired Programs at the El Sistema Showcase in Boston, 2016
