Guitars in the Classroom

	URBAN PROGRAMS About 78% of teachers who train with GITC are working in schools dubbed "Title I" meaning that more than half of the students qualify for free lunches and are considered "underserved" and "at risk." Help GITC fund a program in Brooklyn, Boston, Oakland, Tucson, Los Angeles, San Diego, or Chicago with your gift for the Title 1 GITC programs in our big cities.
	THE AMIGO PROJECT Nothing helps students learning English faster than singing! AMIGO training prepares teachers of ELL students to lead, teach, and write new songs to help these students gain vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and writing skills. Help what is by far the fastest growing student population in America love and succeed at learning
	EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Young children learn almost everything basic through songs but few of their teachers can accompany the singing with guitar. Most are bound to CDs or singing without support. Your gift can make day care centers, preschools and kindergartens into much more musical environments that help little ones develop musically while getting ready for school and life!
	MIRSE: MUSIC INTEGRATION FOR RESOURCE AND SPECIAL EDUCATORS Students in Special Education and Resource programs often miss out on music. Yet music is an area where many can benefit and excel! MIRSE helps their teachers and therapists facilitate music for these children as part of their regular school day.
	MUSIC AND MEDICINE Music and Medicine Music and Medicine is a collaborative model GITC is developing to train hospital staff working with kids to bring music into medical environments where sharing music can humanize the environment, decrease anxiety, and promote healing! Music & Medicine includes training intake staff, docs, nurses, counselors, social workers, tutors, laboratory staff, volunteers- anyone who can help kids relax and participate in the healing process for themselves.
	STRUM & SING No one knows kids like teachers do, they work everyday to help them realize their potential. And teachers spend more waking time with kids than anyone else- about thirty hours a week. Teachers want learning to be fun, and very much want to keep creativity alive. And consider this. Who knows better how to get ideas and information across to young people? Giving teachers the training and musical instruments they need to infuse lessons with musical learning is the most natural thing in the world!
	GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES GITC is a 501(c)3 organization that creates its work based on charitable contributions from generous individuals, foundation grants, and special fundraising projects such as auctions and events. You can help keep our office, and therefore our programs, running strong by helping with GITC's general operating expenses. This helps us pay our employees, keep our office supplied, and keep us looking forward to newer and bigger things!