TORONTO (CelebrityAccess) — Canadian music education charity, MusiCounts, announced that 74 schools across Canada will receive a share of $1 million worth of musical instruments, equipment, and gear through its school funding programs.
The programs – the MusiCounts Band Aid Program and the MusiCounts Slaight Family Foundation Innovation Fund – are designed to provide under-resourced schools with grants to keep school music programs alive.
Additionally, the MusiCounts Slaight Family Innovation Fund, will also provide support to the effort for the first time this year, providing schools with up to $20,000 for culturally-relevant or technology-forward programming.
“MusiCounts is thrilled to welcome students back to school and back to music with the investment of $1 million worth of much-needed instruments and gear,” said Kristy Fletcher, President of MusiCounts. “As students return to the music classroom, they’ll not only find guitars, drums, horns, and turntables, they’ll also find a safe space in their school where they can connect with their peers, build their confidence, and find their voice. Congratulations to all of the MusiCounts School Music Program Recipients!”
The programs have helped schools such as the Gilbert Paterson Middle School in Lethbridge in Alberta, which was able to accommodate just a third of students in their music programs due to insufficient inventory and broken instruments. With support from MusiCounts, the school is able to expand an existing rock band program and ensure all interested students have access.
To learn more about MusiCounts, or to donate in support of the charity’s school funding programs, please visit https://musicounts.ca.
MusiCounts School Funding Recipients For 2024
MusiCounts Band Aid Program
AB
C. Ian McLaren School – Diamond Valley, AB
Cold Lake Junior High School – Cold Lake, AB
Joey Moss School – Edmonton, AB
Robina Baker Elementary School – Devon, AB
BC
Chief Dan George Middle School – Abbotsford, BC
Eagleview Elementary School – Port Hardy, BC
H.D. Stafford Middle School – Langley, BC
Nakusp Elementary School – Nakusp, BC
Port Hardy Secondary School – Port Hardy, BC
Tatla Lake Elementary Jr. Secondary School – Tatla Lake, BC
MB
Riverview School – Brandon, MB
NB
École Communautaire Ernest-Lang – Saint-François de Madawaska, NB
École Étoile de l’Acadie – Rogersville, NB
École Mgr-Matthieu-Mazerolle – Rivière-Verte, NB
École Terre des Jeunes – Paquetville, NB
Fundy Shores School – Dipper Harbour, NB
Havelock School – Havelock, NB
NL
Bay d’Espoir Academy – St. Alban’s, NL
NS
Cusack Elementary – Sydney, NS
John Martin Junior High School – Dartmouth, NS
Sherwood Park Education Centre – Sydney, NS
NT
Diamond Jenness Secondary School – Hay River, NT
ON
Alexander Mackenzie Secondary School – Sarnia, ON
Assumption College School – Brantford, ON
Ford City Public School – Windsor, ON
George Peck Public School – Toronto, ON
Hodgson Middle School – Toronto, ON
John McCrae Public School – Scarborough, ON
Kilbride Public School – Burlington, ON
Mount Hope Elementary School – Mount Hope, ON
Pape Avenue Junior Public School – Toronto, ON
St. Marcellus Catholic School – Etobicoke, ON
St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School – Hamilton, ON
Thousand Islands Secondary School – Brockville, ON
Westgate Collegiate and Vocational Institute – Thunder Bay, ON
W. Ross Macdonald School for the Blind – Brantford, ON *CBC Music Class Challenge Passion Prize
York Street Public School – Ottawa, ON
QC
Dorset Elementary School – Baie d’Urfe, QC
École du Bon-Pasteur – Cap-Santé, QC
École Paul-De Maricourt – Longueuil, QC
SK
Dr. George Ferguson Elementary School, Glen Elm Community School, Henry Braun School, Judge Bryant Elementary School, (Johnson Area Band Program) – Regina, SK
Sturgis Composite School – Sturgis, SK
MusiCounts Slaight Family Foundation Innovation Fund
AB
Chief Big Belly Middle School – Tsuut’ina Nation, AB
Gilbert Paterson Middle School – Lethbridge, AB
Nakoda Elementary School – Morley, AB
BC
École Elementaire K.B. Woodward – Surrey, BC
École Glenmore Elementary School – Kelowna, BC
Kenneth Gordon Maplewood School – North Vancouver, BC
MB
Jack River School – Norway House, MB
Kisemattawa Kiskinwahamakewikamik – Shamattawa, MB
Thunderbird School – South Indian Lake, MB
NB
Chief Harold Sappier Memorial Elementary School – Fredericton, NB
Dr. Losier Middle School – Miramichi, NB
NL
Gander Collegiate – Gander, NL
St. Michael’s Elementary School – Stephenville Crossing, NL
NS
Auburn Drive High School – Cole Harbour, NS
NT
Chief Albert Wright School – Tulita, NT
École St. Joseph School – Yellowknife, NT
ON
Alexander Stirling Public School – Scarborough, ON
Jarvis Collegiate Institute – Toronto, ON
Kenner Collegiate Vocational Institute – Peterborough, ON
Lincoln M. Alexander Secondary School – Mississauga, ON
Moosonee Public School – Moosonee, ON
Norman Johnston Secondary Alternate Program – Ottawa, ON
Sir Ernest MacMillan Public School – Burlington, ON
Stephen Lewis Secondary School – Vaughan, ON
Winchester Junior and Senior Public School – Toronto, ON
QC
Chelsea Elementary School – Chelsea, QC
École Horizon-Soleil – Saint-Jérôme, QC
École Mikizicec – Kitcisakik, QC
Yeshiva Gedola Montreal – Montreal, QC
SK
Bert Fox Community High School – Fort Qu’Appelle, SK
Maverick School – Swift Current, SK
Seven Stones Community School – Regina, SK
