In a ceremony on Wednesday, September 23, students at Victor Hugo school proudly represented the ten schools in Garges-lès-Gonesse that joined A violin can change the world as the new academic year began. In all, 35 new schools in Val d’Oise—a French département northwest of Paris—have joined our program this…...Read more
School year 2020-21: Making music on a whole new scale
We are delighted to announce that A violin can change the world will scale up dramatically in September 2020, as we launch the project in 35 new schools in the French département of Val d’Oise, northwest of Paris. Some 2,000 Moyenne-level students (four- and five-year-olds) in Sarcelles, Garges-lès-Gonesse, Gonesse…...Read more
Introductory seminar for new teachers in Val d’Oise
On September 12-13, some 50 teachers and administrators from schools in our A violin can change the world project gathered at the Maison de l’Education in Val d’Oise, near Paris, for a two-day training program organized by the local office of the French Education Ministry. The basic principles and goals of…...Read more
Garges and Cergy end the year on a high note
On June 25, family members gathered at Espace Lino Ventura in Garges for a year-end concert by the students at Jean Jaurès school. Against a stunning graphic backdrop, the children performed music inspired by the four elements, with guidance from their violin teachers and classroom instructors. Their listeners were charmed…...Read more
CNRS researcher chosen to evaluate violin project
The French Education Ministry, with its Evaluation, Forward Planning and Performance unit (DEPP), has chosen researcher Philippe Coulangeon to assess our “A violin can change the world” project. After becoming a professor (agrégé) of social sciences in 1992, Philippe Coulangeon served as a Research Fellow at France’s National Center for Scientific…...Read more
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