Sounds of Music at The Mann

Where can you find a ukulele, boom whackers, a guitar and a bunch of kids having a great time?  Music therapy at Horace Mann, that's where!











Through district and grant dollars, as well as matching funds from the Beck Center, all students in the CHAMPS classrooms for Lakewood students with moderate-intensive disabilities enjoy weekly music therapy sessions.  Last week, the sessions culminated with individual class performances, with invitations going out to families, school district administrators and Beck Center staff.

The students showed their love of music--and their Music Therapist, Mr. Anthony Seward--by playing, keeping a beat and singing.  I saw plenty of smiles on the faces of all the adults who were able to visit, too!

We are grateful to be part of a community that values enriching experiences for all children.  Many thanks to the Beck Center, the Center for Therapeutic Arts, Lakewood City Schools, the teachers and educational assistants in the CHAMPS classes, families and, of course, our amazing students :-)