Our emphasis for the children is on their enjoyment of musical expression rather than on a particular outcome. The emphasis in music, as in all other areas of learning, is on process, not product. Our goal is to introduce music to children so that their lives will be richer. Music gives them a medium through which they can express their thoughts and feelings. Children are natural musicians.
Field trips are an important part of our program.
We believe that a child learns by experiencing, so if we can enhance a concept by taking a field trip we do so. The types of field trips vary and can possibly best be understood by some examples. Talking about animals could lead us to a farm, while train week would find us at a train station. We believe that follow up activities are an important part of the field trip experience. We try to spend time discussing what we saw on our trip or making something that represents what we have seen.