JACKSON MS HAS A POPULATION OF 160,000 PEOPLE AND IS 82% BLACK.
OUR KIDS DESERVE A STRING PROGRAM!
As outlined by the Yale Declaration, all students deserves access to an active music life. This includes out of school music making. That is not currently possible for many students in Jackson MS.
SEL AND EQUITY IN THE CLASSROOOM
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Every lesson will have an SEL check-in. Each lesson will include an SEL based skill for focused learning as well as to integrate into the learning activities
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culturally responsive teaching
Forte Strings has a commitment to research based, equitable pedagogy. Traditionally classical music education and classical music itself have been largely based on euro-centric ideals, until now. We seek to empower our students to address injustice in any part of their lives by building on skill based competencies (self awareness, empathy, social awareness,...). Our teachers, staff and community will do this in every lesson by modeling these competencies as well as giving students opportunities to develop competencies through real world experience (performances, community outreach, and games.)
