HONK NYC! EDUCATION
What child doesn’t love a moment to dance, sing, play music and express themselves? HONK NYC believes all children should have the opportunity to enjoy the wonder and magic of live music, which is why we launched our School Program and Educational Initiative.
Honk bands present interactive performances & conduct workshops for school children in our New York boroughs, as well as museums in the city.
The universal appeal of the HONK! spectacle speaks to NYC kids, true citizens of the world, who come from around the globe. Our goal for all - students and performers alike - is to inspire, teach, and have fun.
SCHOOL PARTNERS
““Playing in the NYC school system is a terrific opportunity that affords many challenges. Some schools have not had live music programming in over twenty years. These children identify with [Honk bands]. These bands are role models for the kids as they envision the future of what their world can be. Words cannot describe the impact the HONK NYC! bands have on these kids’ lives.” ”
2019
Our Lady of Good Counsel, Staten Island
Ebbets Field Middle School, Brooklyn
2018
Our Lady of Good Counsel – Staten Island
Staten Island Children’s Museum
PS 153 – Bronx
Ebbets Field Middle School, Brooklyn
2017
Our Lady of Good Counsel – Staten Island
PS 16 – Staten Island
Staten Island Children’s Museum
PS 153 – Bronx
Central Park East 11 – Manhattan
2016 Schools
Staten Island Museum
Staten Island Children’s Museum
Maple Street School – Brooklyn
MS 839 – Brooklyn
PS 10 – Brooklyn
PS 153 The Helen Keller School – Bronx
Central Park East 2 – Manhattan
The Lower Eastside Girls Club
2015
INTERACTIVE PERFORMANCES
Environmental Encroachment from Chicago Illinois performed at Maple Street School, Brooklyn
Les Vilains Chicot from Paris, France played for students at PS 10, Brooklyn
Environmental Encroachment from Chicago Illinois visited Staten Island Community Charter School
New Creations Brass Band from New Orleans went to meet kids at Central Park East II
2014
NEW CONNECTIONS
In 2014, HONK NYC! visiting artists Radio Kaizman and Les Muses Tanguent met NYC kids for the first time ever at partner institutions P.S. 10 and Maple Street School.
Environmental Encroachment returned to Staten Island Community Charter School and Minor Mishap Marching Band from Austin, TX performed at Maple Street School.
2013
Honk worked with over 2,000 children in Brooklyn and Staten Island schools and in places like the Children’s Museum of the Arts in Manhattan, P.S. 10 and P.S. 130 in Brooklyn and the Staten Island Community Charter School.
2012: Our First School Visit Ever!
HONK NYC Festival Director Sara Valentine, in partnership with cultural curator and innovator Lorna Harris, brought Chicago’s Environmental Encroachment to the Staten Island Community Charter School.
