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 – 5 Boston Public School
Umana School, Boston Public School
Warren Prescott School, K – 5 Boston Public School
St John’s 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. Additionally, we offer after-school pick-up options.
The NEMPAC/Eliot School Music Programs are, in part, funded by the BPS Arts Expansion Fund at EdVestors and the Liberty Mutual Foundation. In March 2020, the Eliot school celebrated the first free NEMPAC/Eliot Music Ensembles Concert with the performance of all ensembles for the Eliot community of family and friends.
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.
Warren-Prescott Boston Public School
NEMPAC began to expand its reach into Charlestown in 2015 by piloting Private Group Instruction at Warren-Prescott K-8 School. As a result, the program has grown into PMI in piano, and guitar for Grades K2 and above. In addition, we will be offering Group Ukulele to grades K2 – 1 in Winter 2024.
In Fall 2021, we began an in-school music technology and songwriting program for middle schoolers in grades 6 – 8. This program is funded in part by the BPS Arts Expansion Fund at EdVestors, and taught by NEMPAC Teaching Artist Emiel De Jaegher.
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, voice, and violin three days per week.
In Spring 2020, we started the Harvard Kent Dance Troupe virtually and in Fall 2021, we brought it in person to the school, free for students in grades 3 – 6.
Lessons at Harvard-Kent are taught by NEMPAC instructor Brooks Berg.
