Education
Empowering youth and communities
Sing for Hope's Education program provides dynamic arts classes, workshops, and standards-based initiatives that inspire positive action and uplift youth, educators, and communities. The program is centered on our signature Global Goals Arts Curriculum, our creative-service-learning initiative that uses the arts to drive awareness and action for the United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development, 17 interlinked objectives adopted by the UN in 2020 to serve as "a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet." Our education initiatives include The Sing for Hope HandaHarmony Youth Chorus and The Sing for Hope Lab, which provides daily in-school and after-school arts classes for youth in the Bronx and Southern Westchester.
With the United Nations Global Goals as our guide, Sing for Hope Education comprises:
Sing for Hope HandaHarmony Youth Chorus
The Sing for Hope HandaHarmony Youth Chorus is Sing for Hope's musical ensemble for children and youth ages 6-18 from the New York metropolitan area. This program is made possible by a transformational 10-year grant to Sing for Hope by The International Foundation for Arts and Culture (Dr. Haruhisa Handa, Sing for Hope Global Patron). HandaHarmony's flagship annual event is The United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, a destination event for our students and an international symbol of youth arts empowerment.
Sing for Hope Lab
Sing for Hope's in-school classes, after-school classes, and summer camp are designed to inspire, educate, and transform students, teachers, and communities through our dynamic creative-service-learning approach. Classes are offered in a variety of disciplines and levels, reflecting the cultures and needs of our partner communities.
Sing for Hope Global Goals Arts Curriculum
The Sing for Hope Global Goals Arts Curriculum is a first-of-its-kind digital educational platform that empowers young people to explore urgent global issues—and to pilot solutions—through music, visual art, creative writing, dance, and drama. Designed for educators of students in grades 5-12 and offered free worldwide, the curriculum is aligned with the US National Core Arts Standards (NCAS) and grounded in the 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development, the United Nations' "shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet." The curriculum fosters informed advocacy for a more just and resilient world, deepening students' understanding and providing educators with powerful tools to cultivate compassion, critical thinking, and creative problem-solving in the classroom.
"Sing for Hope has given me a safe place to go every day where I am free to express myself emotionally, mentally and physically. Without it, I wouldn't be who I am today: a leader in my community with my eyes set on college."
Sing for Hope is an approved NYC DOE vendor