• 2012 - December: 'Ukulele were donated to Ken Hutchinson at Livermore Valley Charter School to support a new 'ukulele program for 4 5th grade classes. Kenn says, "The main goal of our program is to encourage internal motivation of life long learning in the music making process both for individuals and build a sense of community in ensemble work."   Kenn has taught music in grades K-12 (general, vocal/choir and instrumental/band) since 1995 across the state of California, Montana and British Columbia, Canada in both public and private schools.

• 2012 - September: 'Ukulele were donated to Linda Rugg and Brook Knoll Elementary School in Santa Cruz to support 4th and 5th grade music programs and an after school 'ukulele club.  Linda has been teaching for 28 years, 20 of those in middle school drama and music.  Linda is a certified Orff-Schulwerk teacher, which is a method of teaching music to children that enables them to play instruments and integrate music into their lives in a meaningful way.  "I use music in my classroom every day to enrich the curriculum and bring subjects alive for the students.  I believe that the arts are essential to providing a rounded full education for all students and by playing the ‘ukulele my students would be exposed to another culture, a new skill and a lifetime of great music."

        A few weeks after the 'ukulele were donated to Brook Knoll Elementary School "Ukes for Kids" received 25 very cool
          letters from the students. Here are a few: [Letter 1]   [Letter 2]   [Letter 3]   [Letter 4]   [Letter 5]  

• 2012 - September: 'Ukulele were donated to Robin Smith and the Cupertino Union School district. Robin has been teaching music in one form or another for the past 25 years. The existing curriculum she teaches consists of an emphasis on the Orff approach which embraces exploring dance and movement, singing, and playing instruments through redesigned pieces as well as through student improvisation. The goal is to allow and encourage individual expression alongside learning. Robin has seen how adaptable the 'ukulele is as an instrument, especially for young children. She says, "Hawaiian music and its supporting culture and traditions provide a rich base for teaching music and is a type of music that, for the most part, is overlooked in music curriculums. I have already begun bringing Hawaiian music into my classrooms by teaching traditional Hawaiian songs accompanied by the ukulele. The students have shown great interest in singing the songs and even greater interest in wanting to learn how to play a ukulele." 

• 2012: In conjunction with the Boys and Girls Club of Santa Cruz, Kalae Miles offered a free 3 month 'Ukulele after school program.  The program ended with a recital for attendee freinds and family.  Ukes for Kids of SF Bay Area supported this program with 25 donated 'Ukulele.  'Ukulele were given to the kids that finished the 3 month program.

End of class performance:  Weekly class:

• 2011: "The Ukesperiment for KiDs" is a program in collaboration with No Ukes-Perience Necessary Ukulele Workshops. It is designed for kids 17 and under, and offers the opportunity to learn the Ukulele for free in a 3 month class. "The Ukesperiment" was designed to build relationships through the Ukulele. By offering these free lessons, we give kids a way to begin to break the walls of prejudice, non-acceptance, and seperation. In this community effort, I hope to add to the advocation of the Ukulele, and build lasting relationships through music.

	*Ukes for Kids of SF Bay Area supported this program with 15 donated 'Ukulele.  'Ukulele were given to the kids that finished the 3 month program at the program recital.
	Some of the workshop students:   Workshop recital:

• 2012: "The Ukesperiment for KiDs" is a program in collaboration with No Ukes-Perience Necessary Ukulele Workshops. It is designed for kids 17 and under, and offers the opportunity to learn the Ukulele for free in a 3 month class. "The Ukesperiment" was designed to build relationships through the Ukulele. By offering these free lessons, we give kids a way to begin to break the walls of prejudice, non-acceptance, and seperation. In this community effort, I hope to add to the advocation of the Ukulele, and build lasting relationships through music. "One Uke in Every House" - iZi Holokahi. The program ends with a recital for attendees freinds and family.

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