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Donation to Allow FFSD 5th & 6th Graders To Learn Classical Guitar
Fifth and sixth graders from Central and Johnson-Wabash Elementary Schools in the Ferguson-Florissant School District will soon be strumming melodious sounds thanks to the Saint Louis Classical Guitar Society.
The Augustine Foundation of New York City is donating $20,000 to the Guitar Society to launch Phase One of its Ferguson Guitar Initiative. Funding will provide for high quality classical guitars, additional compensation for participating classroom teachers, and educational specialists in the classrooms compliments of the Guitar Society. The students will meet twice weekly, in groups of up to 15, to learn to play the classical guitar and perform beautiful music with their peers.
“We know that music motivates and prepares students for higher achievement,” said Lawrence W. Larrew, acting superintendent of the Ferguson-Florissant School District. “This is a wonderful opportunity for our students.”
Phase One of the initiative is scheduled to begin in January and continue through the fall. A new on-line curriculum developed by Austin Classical Guitar will be utilized in the classes, and professional development sessions on the curriculum will be offered to interested teachers in the district for future expansion of the initiative. Additional funding is being sought to continue the program into spring 2016 and to expand the reach of the program into six additional Ferguson-Florissant schools.
