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La Jolla Music Society partners with SD

Unified School to share their joy in Music

Photos Courtesy of The La Jolla Music Society

La Jolla Music Society recently Ukuleles will be provided to the
announced that it is entering into music students so that they can
a new partnership with the San learn a new instrument as they
Diego Unified School District learn the songs, and skirts will be
(SDUSD) to offer an enrichment provided for the dance students.
program that focuses on mari- LJMS will provide six part-time
achi music and ballet folklórico instructors for the program.
through SDUSD’s PrimeTime
Extended Day Program. “The PrimeTime program allows
us to reach a broader set of
The PrimeTime Extended Day students, providing quality music
Program provides elementary instruction and education in
and middle school students with these important cultural tradi-
a fun and engaging learning tions,” says Allison Boles, Direc-
environment after school during tor of Learning and Engagement
the hours most parents/guardians for La Jolla Music Society. “We’re
are working. excited to partner with the San
Diego Unified School District to
La Jolla Music Society has share the love of music and dance
become a PrimeTime Partner performance with students from
organization, and ten schools all walks of life.”
selected its enrichment program
for the spring 2025 semester: La Jolla Music Society’s
Boone Elementary School, Cen- award-winning educational
tral Elementary School, Franklin programs provide unmatched
Elementary School, Golden Hill access and learning opportunities
Elementary School, Grant TK–8 to more than 11,000 students and
School, John Muir Language community members through-
Academy, Juarez Elementary out San Diego County annually.
School, Kimbrough Elementary With learning and engagement
School (two programs), Marvin at the heart of our mission, LJMS
Elementary School, and Normal works closely with each visiting
Heights Elementary School. artist and ensemble to create
The program launched in late outreach activities that highlight
February. their unique talents and expertise
at both The Conrad and in the
LJMS’ enrichment program is community.
10 weeks long and two instruc-
tors will visit each school site La Jolla Music Society has
two times a week. Students will operated its afterschool music
choose to participate in either program, the Community Music
mariachi or ballet folklórico for Center (CMC), for over 25 years.
the full program. They will learn Based in Logan Heights at the
traditional songs and dances, Logan Memorial Educational
along with history, and the Campus, the CMC is designed to
program will culminate in a per- increase students’ self-confidence
formance alongside either a pro- and resilience, while providing a
fessional mariachi or Mariachi safe and equitable environment
Aguila, LJMS’ student mariachi for studying and creating music.
group from the organization’s
Community Music Center.
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