Santa Monica-Malibu Arts Ed Advocacy Team

...music has charms to soothe the savage breast, to soften rocks or bend a knotted oak. With so much concern and valid concern at that about the vulnerable mental state of pupils, we need to be particularly vigilant in the current climate of austerity-first to shield music and art in our schools from cuts.

This is what arts education can do - to learn to achieve alone but together...a skill for all time

Help Santa Monica Music Center restore after devasting vandalism & looting. SM Music Center is our vendor for repairs of district musical instruments, materials & supplies. 50-year family-owned by parent / dedicated volunteer, Lana Negrete. Go Fund Me: https://bit.ly/SMmusicCtr

Build resilience through the arts during this unprecedented time through our new, free HOPE (Healing Online for People Everywhere) Series, featuring over 20 online sessions for our global community.

** Link to supply lists: https://www.mcharpermanor.com/blog ** FAQs HERE: https://www.facebook.com/McHarperManor/posts/852529695216819 The next few weeks are go...ing to be a challenge. It's going to be hard on kids being away from school. It's going to be a challenge and huge change for working parents, and even the caregivers home with these little ones during the day - unsure what's safe to participate in during the break. We have a heart for our community, our kids, and our families. We want to help! Here's what we're going to do: Beginning next week, our studio will be going live daily with free art & craft tutorials to create at home with your kids! We'll have shopping lists (with links to the supplies you can order from Amazon) to have on-hand to complete the projects with us! We hope this helps the parents, grandparents, nannies, and in home providers to still have something fun to do with these little guys, and something exciting to look forward to during a time that can be quite overwhelming for kids. Art is therapy, friends! And if there was ever a time for it, it's now! Stay tuned and be sure to go to our website and hop on our email list - as more info will be available as soon as we can compile it! We can't wait to make some fun stuff with you guys over the next few weeks!