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- EIN 20-1609731
- info@kidpanalley.org
- 540-322-3615
- Po Box 38 Washington VA 22747-0038 USA
- www.KidPanAlley.org
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Causes: Arts & Culture, Arts Education, Bands & Ensembles, Citizen Participation, Performing Arts
Mission: Kid Pan Alley uses the group songwriting process to teach children to express their creativity. Kid Pan Alley’s songwriting residencies and character development assemblies also: • Promote self-awareness and self-confidence by attaching value to the students’ creative impulses; • Help children experience creative expression as a means of embracing diversity, teamwork, and collaboration; • Support creativity as a prime skill to all critical thinking and problem-solving; • Help children learn and increase their ability to learn. Kid Pan Alley addresses national learning standards in the areas of creativity, music, English, performance, and connects to other areas of learning including History, Civics, Science, and Health. We think this is one of the most important outcomes of our program. • Promote community awareness of the arts as essential elements of instruction in children’s lives • Foster collaboration between students, teachers, administrators, artists, and the community. • Teach respect for intellectual property. Children who have written their own songs have a first-hand understanding of the negative effects of “pirating” on creators.
Geographic areas served: Virginia, Washington, DC, Texas, Hawaii, New York