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Proceeds will be donated to
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All About Us
The J.H. Walker String Ensemble is the outreach component of Guiding Success - a kindergarten to college pathway initiative. This is the only Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK) orchestra program in the State of Florida guiding children along a pathway of success from early childhood to adulthood, from kindergarten to college.
Our Vision
To provide a high-quality early childhood music education to every 4-year old in Duval County while in preschool thereby exposing them to a broader culture and placing them on a pathway that will guide their success from kindergarten to college.
To provide a high-quality early childhood music education to every 4-year old in Duval County while in preschool thereby exposing them to a broader culture and placing them on a pathway that will guide their success from kindergarten to college.
A Unique Approach
Guiding Success recognizes that the parent is a child’s first teacher and their greatest mentor.
This parent/mentor relationship is the foundation for Guiding Success to begin working with children as early as three years old. We then develop an educational road map by providing community-based resources in the pre-kindergarten early childhood education environment that will help the parent guide the child through a lifetime of success. Guiding Success is truly a kindergarten to college pathway initiative.
This parent/mentor relationship is the foundation for Guiding Success to begin working with children as early as three years old. We then develop an educational road map by providing community-based resources in the pre-kindergarten early childhood education environment that will help the parent guide the child through a lifetime of success. Guiding Success is truly a kindergarten to college pathway initiative.
Our Program
Guiding Success is a program developed by League of Florida Orchestras, Inc. in partnership with All About Kids Preschool to create the All About Kids VPK Music Academy which was introduced to the community during a special summer music camp in 2010. The first group of graduates was named The J.H. Walker String Ensemble in recognition of the kind contribution of Ms. Joann Walker, owner of All About Kids Childcare Center.
Reaching our goal of raising $150,000 means that we will be able to present 185 children with scholarship vouchers to cover the cost of participating in our program. These vouchers provide music lessons and mentorship to students - beginning with the violin, while still in preschool. This will also enable students to participate in the J.H. Walker String Ensemble.
The Future
A college savings account is established for each student and financial literacy training is provided to the parents in order to help them guide the child's financial decisions from kindergarten through college.
It has been said that music gives wings to the mind and flight to the imagination. Research has shown that children, through music in the early childhood environment and by opening a college savings account in their name, are seven times more likely to go to college. Most of the students in this ensemble enrolled at four years old and are now excelling in their first few years of public school.
Guiding Success is a program developed by League of Florida Orchestras, Inc. in partnership with All About Kids Preschool to create the All About Kids VPK Music Academy which was introduced to the community during a special summer music camp in 2010. The first group of graduates was named The J.H. Walker String Ensemble in recognition of the kind contribution of Ms. Joann Walker, owner of All About Kids Childcare Center.
Reaching our goal of raising $150,000 means that we will be able to present 185 children with scholarship vouchers to cover the cost of participating in our program. These vouchers provide music lessons and mentorship to students - beginning with the violin, while still in preschool. This will also enable students to participate in the J.H. Walker String Ensemble.
The Future
A college savings account is established for each student and financial literacy training is provided to the parents in order to help them guide the child's financial decisions from kindergarten through college.
It has been said that music gives wings to the mind and flight to the imagination. Research has shown that children, through music in the early childhood environment and by opening a college savings account in their name, are seven times more likely to go to college. Most of the students in this ensemble enrolled at four years old and are now excelling in their first few years of public school.
