Disappointments have impacted each of us during this pandemic. For our students, it started in April when they realized that their polished program for SWAN’s Spring Soiree would need to be canceled. Abruptly, their lessons stopped as schools shut down … Read More
Let’s CELEBRATE Bryanna Still’s accomplishments! From SWAN student to SWAN teacher this 2020 Dayspring Christian Academy graduate has inspired us all! Like many seniors this year, she didn’t get the traditional graduation celebration. So, our team put a video together … Read More
Enjoy highlights and student interviews from this year’s summer camp. Thank you to all who made this possible.
The Farm at Eagles Ridge provided a picturesque setting for our “Summer Celebration”. Soon after our guests’ arrival, a school bus drove in delivering our campers to their performance area. Everyone was excited and some pre-performance jitters definitely made the … Read More
For 5 weeks over 30 children participated in our second annual summer camp. It was a fun but focused time of learning music, working as a team, and developing confidence and character. Each morning the children were instructed in choir, … Read More
When our SWAN staff first met Bryanna Still, she was a 10-year-old girl who loved to sing but had never had any voice training. Within months of her receiving lessons and learning proper vocal techniques, her beautiful soprano voice emerged. … Read More
Our students graced the steps of the Lancaster Courthouse for a community performance during May’s Music Friday. For many, it was their first time performing on the streets of Lancaster so they experienced the usual uncertainty and nervousness. Immediately after their … Read More
The loud, exuberant applause from the audience at this year’s Lancaster County Crime Prevention Summit left an amazing impression upon our students. The children who came from King and Carter MacRae Elementary Schools had learned and practiced the pieces as independent groups but joined together … Read More
Check it out! SWAN student, Bryanna Still, sang for Fig Lancaster’s Spring Launch Party. Deb Brandt, the Creative Director and Owner at Fig Industries used this event to announce SWAN as their Social Mission Partner for 2019. We are so grateful and excited about … Read More
Some of our SWAN students were able to celebrate Christmas by seeing the life and ministry Jesus unfold on the stage at Sight & Sound. The production was dramatic and poignant giving each of us a powerful encounter with Biblical truths … Read More