TORONTO (CelebrityAccess) — Canadian music schooling charity, MusiCounts, introduced that 74 colleges throughout Canada will obtain a share of $1 million value of musical devices, tools, and kit by its college funding packages.
The packages – the MusiCounts Band Assist Program and the MusiCounts Slaight Household Basis Innovation Fund – are designed to offer under-resourced colleges with grants to maintain college music packages alive.
Moreover, the MusiCounts Slaight Household Innovation Fund, may even present assist to the hassle for the primary time this 12 months, offering colleges with as much as $20,000 for culturally-relevant or technology-forward programming.
“MusiCounts is thrilled to welcome college students again to high school and again to music with the funding of $1 million value of much-needed devices and kit,” mentioned Kristy Fletcher, President of MusiCounts. “As college students return to the music classroom, they’ll not solely discover guitars, drums, horns, and turntables, they’ll additionally discover a protected area of their college the place they’ll join with their friends, construct their confidence, and discover their voice. Congratulations to all the MusiCounts Faculty Music Program Recipients!”
The packages have helped colleges such because the Gilbert Paterson Center Faculty in Lethbridge in Alberta, which was capable of accommodate only a third of scholars of their music packages on account of inadequate stock and damaged devices. With assist from MusiCounts, the varsity is ready to broaden an current rock band program and guarantee all college students have entry.
To study extra about MusiCounts, or to donate in assist of the charity’s college funding packages, please go to https://musicounts.ca.
MusiCounts Faculty Funding Recipients For 2024
MusiCounts Band Assist Program
AB
C. Ian McLaren Faculty – Diamond Valley, AB
Chilly Lake Junior Excessive Faculty – Chilly Lake, AB
Joey Moss Faculty – Edmonton, AB
Robina Baker Elementary Faculty – Devon, AB
BC
Chief Dan George Center Faculty – Abbotsford, BC
Eagleview Elementary Faculty – Port Hardy, BC
H.D. Stafford Center Faculty – Langley, BC
Nakusp Elementary Faculty – Nakusp, BC
Port Hardy Secondary Faculty – Port Hardy, BC
Tatla Lake Elementary Jr. Secondary Faculty – Tatla Lake, BC
MB
Riverview Faculty – Brandon, MB
NB
École Communautaire Ernest-Lang – Saint-François de Madawaska, NB
École Étoile de l’Acadie – Rogersville, NB
École Mgr-Matthieu-Mazerolle – Rivière-Verte, NB
École Terre des Jeunes – Paquetville, NB
Fundy Shores Faculty – Dipper Harbour, NB
Havelock Faculty – Havelock, NB
NL
Bay d’Espoir Academy – St. Alban’s, NL
NS
Cusack Elementary – Sydney, NS
John Martin Junior Excessive Faculty – Dartmouth, NS
Sherwood Park Schooling Centre – Sydney, NS
NT
Diamond Jenness Secondary Faculty – Hay River, NT
ON
Alexander Mackenzie Secondary Faculty – Sarnia, ON
Assumption Faculty Faculty – Brantford, ON
Ford Metropolis Public Faculty – Windsor, ON
George Peck Public Faculty – Toronto, ON
Hodgson Center Faculty – Toronto, ON
John McCrae Public Faculty – Scarborough, ON
Kilbride Public Faculty – Burlington, ON
Mount Hope Elementary Faculty – Mount Hope, ON
Pape Avenue Junior Public Faculty – Toronto, ON
St. Marcellus Catholic Faculty – Etobicoke, ON
St. Thomas Extra Catholic Secondary Faculty – Hamilton, ON
Thousand Islands Secondary Faculty – Brockville, ON
Westgate Collegiate and Vocational Institute – Thunder Bay, ON
W. Ross Macdonald Faculty for the Blind – Brantford, ON *CBC Music Class Problem Ardour Prize
York Road Public Faculty – Ottawa, ON
QC
Dorset Elementary Faculty – Baie d’Urfe, QC
École du Bon-Pasteur – Cap-Santé, QC
École Paul-De Maricourt – Longueuil, QC
SK
Dr. George Ferguson Elementary Faculty, Glen Elm Neighborhood Faculty, Henry Braun Faculty, Choose Bryant Elementary Faculty, (Johnson Space Band Program) – Regina, SK
Sturgis Composite Faculty – Sturgis, SK
MusiCounts Slaight Household Basis Innovation Fund
AB
Chief Massive Stomach Center Faculty – Tsuut’ina Nation, AB
Gilbert Paterson Center Faculty – Lethbridge, AB
Nakoda Elementary Faculty – Morley, AB
BC
École Elementaire Okay.B. Woodward – Surrey, BC
École Glenmore Elementary Faculty – Kelowna, BC
Kenneth Gordon Maplewood Faculty – North Vancouver, BC
MB
Jack River Faculty – Norway Home, MB
Kisemattawa Kiskinwahamakewikamik – Shamattawa, MB
Thunderbird Faculty – South Indian Lake, MB
NB
Chief Harold Sappier Memorial Elementary Faculty – Fredericton, NB
Dr. Losier Center Faculty – Miramichi, NB
NL
Gander Collegiate – Gander, NL
St. Michael’s Elementary Faculty – Stephenville Crossing, NL
NS
Auburn Drive Excessive Faculty – Cole Harbour, NS
NT
Chief Albert Wright Faculty – Tulita, NT
École St. Joseph Faculty – Yellowknife, NT
ON
Alexander Stirling Public Faculty – Scarborough, ON
Jarvis Collegiate Institute – Toronto, ON
Kenner Collegiate Vocational Institute – Peterborough, ON
Lincoln M. Alexander Secondary Faculty – Mississauga, ON
Moosonee Public Faculty – Moosonee, ON
Norman Johnston Secondary Alternate Program – Ottawa, ON
Sir Ernest MacMillan Public Faculty – Burlington, ON
Stephen Lewis Secondary Faculty – Vaughan, ON
Winchester Junior and Senior Public Faculty – Toronto, ON
QC
Chelsea Elementary Faculty – Chelsea, QC
École Horizon-Soleil – Saint-Jérôme, QC
École Mikizicec – Kitcisakik, QC
Yeshiva Gedola Montreal – Montreal, QC
SK
Bert Fox Neighborhood Excessive Faculty – Fort Qu’Appelle, SK
Maverick Faculty – Swift Present, SK
Seven Stones Neighborhood Faculty – Regina, SK