317 Main Partnership Program Impact Report 2017-18
Increasing access to music education is an integral part of 317 Main’s mission to help build a robust, inclusive, creative community. Through our Partnership Program, we collaborate with schools and nonprofits in greater Portland, Maine, to provide programs at no cost to students and families, specifically targeting underserved populations. 2017-18 was the program’s 8th year, made possible though generous donations from foundations and individual donors, as well as cost sharing with our partners.
2017-18 Partners: Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine: Riverton & Sagamore Village Clubhouses LearningWorks: Riverton Elementary School Portland Public Library
“Now that we launched this violin program, parents are inquiring about their children’s music education for the first time. That never really happened before.” —Dan Nogar, Dean of Students and Music Teacher, East End Community School
98% of 317 Main Partnership Sessions were Small Group Sessions
Portland Public Schools: Casco Bay High School, Deering High School, East End Community School, Portland High School Wayfinder Schools Yarmouth Public Schools: William H. Rowe Elementary
One of the elements that sets 317 Main apart is our focus on small group instruction,
Past Partners:
defined as a series of at least 5 hands-on interactive music-making sessions with
Baxter Academy for Technology and Science
groups of 5-15 students. For the last three years, we have increasingly emphasized this approach. In small groups, our Teaching Artists can build, over time, the trusting relationships and creative environment that enable students to:
Bay Square Senior Living The Cedars The Friends School
Practice healthy risk-taking Develop discipline and habits that lead to artistic development and acheivement
Long Creek Youth Development Center Maine Coast Waldorf School
Develop improvisation & communication skills
Maine Inside Out
Engage in social emotional learning
Muskie School of Public Service at USM
Create in collaboration with peers and professionals
New England Arab American Organization
Find artistic mentorship
# Students
# Students in Small Groups
Portland Ovations
School Year
Total Projects
Small Group Projects
2016-17
21
15
630
140
Seeds of Independence
2017-18
24
21
633
243
Spindleworks
2018-19 planned 30
29
1,045
445
The Telling Room
The REAL School