School Partnerships
Arts education is essential to growing minds and creativity. Specifically, music instruction improves language comprehension and builds confidence. We partner with like-minded organizations that support our mission of bridging the gap between the need for music education with top quality instruction.
In an effort to provide #MusicForAll, NEMPAC brings high-quality music and arts education to schools and organizations where it is otherwise unavailable. With the constant threat of budget cuts to art programs and already underfunded communities, we strive to enrich programming at all of our partner sites.
Our School Partners Include:
Eliot Innovation School, K – 8 Boston Public School
Good Shepherd School, Early Childhood
Harvard Kent School, K – 6 Boston Public School
The Hurley School, K-8 Spanish/English Immersion
Warren Prescott School, K – 8 Boston Public School
St John’s School
The Croft School
Eliot K-8 Innovation School
In 2010 NEMPAC and the Eliot K-8 Innovation School began a partnership to provide Eliot students with in-school music education to Grades K – 8, as well as after-school Eliot Band, Eliot Music Ensemble, and Eliot Choir.
Currently, we offer in-school music education to grades K-2, an in-school Strings Ensemble, and an in-school Band Program. Additionally, we offer after-school pick-up options and private music instruction on-site.
Our in-school general music program is taught by instructor Laura Raty. Our Strings Program instructors are Harriet Hung, Rafael Natan, and Asa Simpson Cole. The Band Program instructors are instrument specialists Woon Qing, Sen Yoshimura, Valerio Apuzzo, and Krissy Terranova.
Private Lessons at the Eliot School are taught by Laura Raty, and Xiaolan Ruan (starting September 2025)
The NEMPAC/Eliot School Music Programs are, in part, funded by the BPS Arts Expansion Fund at EdVestors and the Liberty Mutual Foundation.
Good Shepherd School
In 2016 NEMPAC partnered with Good Shepherd Nursery School located in Charlestown to cultivate the skills and introduce music education to children 2 to 5 years of age. Currently, we provide a once-per-week Music & Movement class for each age group. This commitment to music has enriched the learning development of these young students.
Classes at Good Shepherd School are taught by NEMPAC instructor Kristi Scaccia.
Warren-Prescott Boston Public School
NEMPAC began to expand its reach into Charlestown in 2015 by piloting Private and Group Instruction at Warren-Prescott K-8 School.
Currently, we offer in-school music technology / songwriting and group guitar for grades 6 – 8. Music technology and songwriting is taught by instructor Rafael Moreno and our group guitar class is taught by Steve Allen.
These programs are funded, in part, by the BPS Arts Expansion Fund at EdVestors.
Starting in September 2025, we will be offering school pick up to Warren Prescott students for our Group Guitar (gr 3 – 5) class at the Charlestown Working Theater.
Harvard-Kent Boston Public Elementary School
Through our Charlestown expansion, NEMPAC is proud to have developed a partnership with the Harvard-Kent Elementary School. We now offer after-school Private Music Instruction in piano two days per week.
In Spring 2020, we started the Harvard Kent Dance Troupe virtually which we now offer in person to the school, for students in grades 3 – 6, either at a discounted rate or free for students who need it. .
The dance troupe is taught by instructor Lilly David and is funded, in part, by the Liberty Mutual Foundation.
St. John School
In 2013, NEMPAC began partnering with the St John School to provide students with general music education and choral programming for students in grades K – 8.
We currently offer after-school Private Music Instruction in piano and violin two days per week, taught by instructor Harriet Hung.
In September 2025, we will be offering an after-school chorus program for grades 3 – 6, and an after-school music & movement program for ages 3 – 5.
The Croft School – South End
In January 2025, NEMPAC began partnering with the Croft School in the South End to provide students with after-school musical theatre classes.
In September 2025, we will begin offering an after-school Strings Program to students in 1st and 2nd grade, modeled after our successful program at the Eliot School. This program will be directed by Jason Wang with assistance from instrument specialist Nicholas Tsang and Thompson Wang. We will also provide a group ukulele class to students in Kindergarten.
The Hurley K-8 School
In September 2024, NEMPAC began partnering with the Hurley K-8 School to provide students with after-school musical theatre classes. Starting September 2025, we will offer these classes to grades 4 – 6, led by instructor Michael Semanic.
