El Sistema USA® partners with The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University to award up to two full scholarships for music study to students of El Sistema-inspired organizations each year. We asked two of our alumni and recipients of…
We want to congratulate Katie Wyatt, President, and CEO of El Sistema USA®; she has accepted a new position as Executive Director of the Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities in her hometown of Southern Pines, NC. She has…
El Sistema USA®’s core values include equity, empowerment, excellence, impact, sustainability, joy, and community – which we hold central to all of our work. We strive for our member organizations to build supportive and safe communities for children. We currently do this…
The Canales Project to Receive $15,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts NEW YORK, NY. – The Canales Project (TCP), a nonprofit organization guided by a vision to give voice to issues of identity and culture through music,…
El Sistema USA and its Board of Directors unequivocally stand with the Asian, Asian-American, and Pacific Islander community in condemnation of the most recent acts of violence and hate inflicted in Atlanta, Georgia. We also recognize that these hateful and…
UPDATED COVID-19 RESOURCES El Sistema USA encourages our members to be responsive to the needs of their communities, students, and families regarding events surrounding the coronavirus or COVID-19. We encourage following the lead of your local schools, governments and communities,…
This session is the first in a two-part series on building structures of belonging and equity within our El Sistema-inspired programs. In this session we will share our framework for a healthy program culture as a cycle with multiple access…
What are public school partners considering as they prepare to fund and prioritize in this coming year? We’ll hear from a Baltimore City Public School principal and have an open discussion on their approach to planning through an examination of…
An open discussion and exploration of the Tocando Music Project as a case study for El Sistema programs and public school partnerships during COVID-19.
