The High Foundation awarded SWAN $15,000 to support the “Rising Stars” Music/Mental Health Program! This extended after-school session began in January 2024 and runs once weekly from 3:15 to 6:00...
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We are glad to share our 2023 highlights and the impact your support has had on our students. Within the year, 2,163 Music Lessons were given...
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The D’Addario Foundation has generously granted SWAN $1,500. The grant will be used to bring the power, joy, and beauty of music-making combined with immediate access to...
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Combining the power, joy, and beauty of music-making with immediate access to mental health counseling and mentoring is what SWAN’s new “Rising Stars” Program is all...
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Our 2023 summer camp included a social-emotional learning class that benefited our students’ mental health. Ms. Amanda Fontaine, a Student Family Resource Specialist at SDoL, taught students how to...
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During the first week of our summer music camp, SWAN teacher Lisa Fairman gave the older students the assignment of creating a camp theme song. The...
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Musician or not, music has an impact on our mental health. Simply listening to music can change our state of mind and improve our well-being. It certainly does for the...
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Our 2023 six-week summer music camp serving 30 children was a tremendous success. The students received 165 hours of instruction, including choir, garage band, movement, solfege,...
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Yesterday evening, staff member Sarah Ziegler took a joy-filled drive around downtown Lancaster. Her mission was to deliver 11 backpacks filled with school supplies to our...
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What is a day at SWAN's music camp like? All the students start with our morning meeting. Here we talk about our goals and expectations for...
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