TORONTO (CelebrityAccess) – Canadian music education charity MusiCounts has announced that 74 schools across Canada will receive $1 million worth of instruments, equipment and equipment through its school funding program.
These programs—MusiCounts Band-Aid Program and MusiCounts Slaight Family Foundation Innovation Fund—are designed to provide grants to under-resourced schools to keep school music programs viable.
Additionally, for the first time this year, the MusiCounts Slaight Family Innovation Fund will support this effort, providing schools with up to $20,000 for projects that are culturally relevant or technologically cutting-edge.
“MusiCounts is excited to welcome students back to school and back into the music world by investing $1 million worth of much-needed instruments and equipment,” said Kristy Fletcher, President of MusiCounts. “When students return to the music classroom, they will not only find guitars, drums , French horn and turntable, they will also find a safe space in school where they can connect with their peers, build confidence, and find their own interests. Congratulations to all the MusiCounts School Music Program winners!
The programs have helped schools like Gilbert Patterson Secondary School in Lethbridge, Alta., which can only accommodate a third of its students in music classes due to low inventory and damaged instruments. With the support of MusiCounts, the school is able to expand its existing rock band program and ensure that all interested students can participate.
To learn more about MusiCounts, or to donate to support the charity’s school funding programs, visit https://musicounts.ca.
MusiCounts 2024 school grant recipients
MusiCounts Band-Aid Project
AB
C. Ian McLaren School – Diamond Valley, Alberta
Cold Lake Junior High School – Cold Lake, Alberta
Joy Moss School – Edmonton, Alberta
Robina Baker Elementary School – Devon, Alberta
BC
Chief Dan George Secondary School – Abbotsford, British Columbia
Eagleview Elementary School – Port Hardy, British Columbia
HD Stafford Secondary School – Langley, BC
Nakasp Elementary School – Nakasp, British Columbia
Port Hardy Secondary School – Port Hardy, BC
Tatra Lakes Elementary and Junior High School – Tatra Lakes, British Columbia
MB
Riverview School – Brandon, MB
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Ernest Long Community School – St. Francois de Madawaska, NB
École Étoile de l’Acadie – Rogersville, New Brunswick
Bishop Mazerole School – Rivière-Verte, NB
Terre des Jeunes School – Paquetville, NB
Fundy Shores School – Port Dieper, New Brunswick
Havelock School – Havelock, NB
Netherlands
Bay d’Espoir Academy – St. Louis, Missouri. Albans, Netherlands
NS
Cusack Elementary School – Sydney, Nova Scotia
John Martin Junior High School – Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Sherwood Park Education Center – Sydney, Nova Scotia
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Diamond Jennis Secondary School – High River, Northern Territory
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Alexander Mackenzie Secondary School – Sarnia, Ontario
Assumption College – Brantford, Ontario
Ford City Public Schools – Windsor, Ontario
George Peck Public School – Toronto, Ontario
Hodgson Secondary School – Toronto, Ontario
John MacRae Public School – Scarborough, Ontario
Kilbride Public Schools – Burlington, Ontario
Mount Hope Elementary School – Mount Hope, Ontario
Pape Avenue Junior Public School – Toronto, Ontario
St. Marcellus Catholic School – Etobicoke, Ontario
St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School – Hamilton, Ontario
Thousand Islands Secondary School – Brockville, Ontario
Westgate College and Career Institute – Thunder Bay, Ontario
W. Ross Macdonald School for the Blind – Brantford, Ontario*CBC Music Curriculum Challenge Enthusiasm Award
York Street Public School – Ottawa, Ontario
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Dorset Primary School – Baie d’Urfe, QC
Good Shepherd School – Cap-Santé, QC
Paul-De Maricourt School – Longueuil, Quebec
SK
Dr. George Ferguson Elementary, Glen Elm Community School, Henry Braun School, Judge Bryant Elementary (Johnson Area Band Program) – Regina, SK
Sturgis Comprehensive School – Sturgis, SK
MusiCounts Slaight Family Foundation Innovation Fund
AB
Chief Big Belly Middle School – Tsuut’ina Nation, AB
Gilbert Patterson Secondary School – Lethbridge, Alberta
Nakoda Elementary School – Morley, Alberta
BC
KB Woodward Elementary – Surrey, British Columbia
École Glenmore Elementary – Kelowna, BC
Kenneth Gordon Maplewood School – North Vancouver, British Columbia
MB
Jack River School – Norway House, MB
Kisemattawa Kiskinwahamakewikamik – Shamattawa, MB
Thunderbird School – South Indian Lake, MB
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Chief Harold Sapir Memorial Elementary School – Fredericton, NB
AS Dr. Losier Middle School – Miramichi, NB
Netherlands
Gander Academy – Gander, Netherlands
St. Michael’s Primary School – Stephenville Crossing, NL
NS
Auburn Avenue High School – Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia
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Chief Albert Wright School – Tulita, Northern Territory
St. Joseph’s School – Yellowknife, Northern Territory
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Alexander Stirling Public School – Scarborough, Ontario
Jarvis College – Toronto, Ontario
Kenner Career College – Peterborough, Ontario
Lincoln M. Alexander Secondary School – Mississauga, Ontario
Moosonee Public Schools – Moosonee, Ontario
Norman Johnston Secondary School Alternative Program – Ottawa, Ontario
Sir Ernest Macmillan Public School – Burlington, Ontario
Stephen Lewis Secondary School – Vaughan, Ontario
Winchester Junior High School and High School – Toronto, Ontario
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Chelsea Elementary School – Chelsea, QC
Horizon-Soleil School – Saint-Jérôme, QC
Mikizicec School – Kitcisakik, QC
Yeshiva Gedola Montreal – Montreal, QC
SK
Burt Fox Community High School – Fort Kuapel, SK
Maverick School – Swift Current, SK
Seven Stones Community School – Regina, SK
