Fall Enrollment for Educator Professional Development Courses Opens on August 23!
Virtual GITC Ukulele Clubs for Students Open in September
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Our Mission
Guitars in the Classroom (GITC) supports highly-engaged student learning in public schools by training, equipping and inspiring teachers and school staff to sing, play folk instruments, lead, compose and integrate music with academic instruction and social-emotional learning for all. Our professional development courses and classroom teaching artist residencies restore music to its rightful place in childhood and society while supporting every teacher and student to approach learning more creatively through the joy of music and the power of song. Our Vision We envision the time when all students have free access to learning through music as a vital part of their academic education and social emotional development. San Diego County is our hub. We've trained over 15,000 educators in 38 states and Canada in this approach. Our goal is to make GITC available to teachers wherever they serve through online instruction and resources. Please join us for a GITC class or sign up online to learn! How We Serve GITC's ongoing after-school courses and or school-day teaching artist residencies infuse and boost student engagement and learning with the power of song! By training, equipping and empowering educators and specialists to become capable and confident musicians and song leaders for learning, GITC is reaching over a quarter of a million students with free integrated music in 39 states every year. When teachers become comfortable enough to begin leading songs for learning, they report that student enthusiasm, engagement, literacy and academic skills, and social-emotional awareness improve. Eventually most also begin teaching ukulele or guitar as a part of daily learning. We help them procure instruments thanks to our awesome sponsors! Students begin strumming, singing and songwriting together and this joyful approach to learning together often inspires an upbeat and artistic shift in school culture. Our motto is “Better Learning through Music.” Our Core Values
Creativity, Integrity, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Cross-Curricular Learning, Caring & Respect Well-Being for All Students & Educators |
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OFFERING MUSICAL TRAINING ALSO REQUIRES SUPPLIES!
With help from contributors and sponsors, GITC places instruments in their hands along with resources to acquire more so that each student can learn to strum and sing at school. Teachers are not asked to pay this, ever. We help them find resources and give everything we can. Your donations make this possible! Through GITC's free, inclusive approach, every student in participating classrooms learns to make music with their teacher. |
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Music Education with Music Integration - An Interdependent Vision
GITC believes that every student deserves a well-rounded education including weekly music integration for cross-curricular learning and also instruction in music taught by a credentialed music educator. We invite you to read up on the multitude of benefits in our blogs and also visit the NAMM Foundation website for music advocacy.
GITC stands with districts dedicated to strengthening their music education programs. We offer music faculties free training in our approach and select from among the participating music specialists, compassionate and patient instructors to teach music integration with GITC to their colleagues. When music specialists and classroom teachers team up, they can build a culture of music together where hearts, minds, hands and hallways are filled with song.
GITC stands with districts dedicated to strengthening their music education programs. We offer music faculties free training in our approach and select from among the participating music specialists, compassionate and patient instructors to teach music integration with GITC to their colleagues. When music specialists and classroom teachers team up, they can build a culture of music together where hearts, minds, hands and hallways are filled with song.
Contact Us
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Guitars and Ukes in the Classroom
National Headquarters 1286 University Ave, #389 San Diego, CA 92103 Office Line: (619) 578-2326 Cell: (619-840-1010) Email: info@guitarsintheclassroom.org |
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