We have launched multiple new programs this year at CSSMA including: The Tribeca Jazz Institute Vocal Program, Chamber Music Programs for Teens and Adults, and The Space Between, our monthly adult poetry reading nights.  Enrollment in the Tribeca Jazz Institute has increased by 30% and both our adult choir and our Band Factory programs have more than doubled in size. We have also created a path for students with special needs to participate in Band Factory and adult chamber music programs, making ensembles a possibility for all our students.

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In the past year, Church Street School has increased our presence in the Downtown community by launching partnerships with Peck Slip Park, Washington Square Park Conservancy, SWAN Chinese American School, Pine Street School, and IS289 where we have just launched our first middle school orchestra program. Additionally, we continued our partnerships with PS 234, Battery Park City Authority, Imogen Foundation, City Hall Park, Bogardus Plaza, Duane Park, and the Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corporation in the South Bronx. 

We are excited to be growing in new directions, while still remaining a central artistic community resource for over 850 people in Lower Manhattan. It is through the care our teachers who work directly with our students and the vision of leadership that we are able to continue to provide scholarships of over $158,000, making art and music accessible to people from all walks of life. Together as a community, we create a safe space where everyone is an artist and expression thrives. 

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I am humbled to be leading Church Street School into the future and encourage you to keep reading to learn more about the past year at CSSMA, and our vision of what’s to come.  ​

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Sincerely,