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...
Start ReadingDuring 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...
Start ReadingMusician 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...
Start ReadingOur 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,...
Start ReadingYesterday 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...
Start ReadingWhat 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...
Start ReadingThe 2023 summer camp students’ first performance was for the Evergreen Estates residents in Lancaster, PA. As the children came off the bus full of nervous...
Start ReadingThe lyrics of “Brave” by Sara Bareilles echo into the hallway. A private teacher quietly enters the classroom. As the door shuts and students register that...
Start ReadingOn May fourteenth, I had the privilege of driving two musically gifted brothers to the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra’s Mother’s Day concert. This wasn’t the first time I’d...
Start ReadingMany of us at Stony Brook Elementary School have had the privilege of working with Mike Miller for all/some of the 20 years he taught here....
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