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Causes: Philanthropy, Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
Mission: To promote understanding and goodwill among people throughout the world through music, dance, performance, academic education, and cultural interaction among student members and their audiences.
Programs: Music outreach tours: college aged student members of the organization travel to "host schools" and work with young students (grades 4th through 12th) in a 3-day workshop setting teaching them song and dance numbers. At the conclusion of the 3-day workshop, the student members and the workshop participants perform together in a show for family, friends, and others in the local community.
college program: the organization operates a private, unaccredited college for its student members. Formed as a speciality performing arts college, the school blends the concepts of theoretical learning with practical application, concentrated in the performing arts. The two-year program of study culminates in the awarding of an associate of arts performance degree. The student members pay tuition, apartment rent, and utilities to the organization to participate in the college, based upon their level of course enrollment.