Dedham Savings Supports

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Julie’s Family Learning Center

benefit the center’s nutrition education and meals programs. Grant funds will help finance equipment purchases like new, specialized cribs for the center’s Children’s Services Program; smart board and digital white boards to support remote learning in the Adult Basic Education Student Program; and Family Development classrooms.

The Dedham Savings Community Foundation has donated $9,500 to Julie’s Family Learning Center in South Boston. The grant funds will be used to purchase appliances and technology equipment crucial to the center’s operations, educational and developmental programs.

Major kitchen appliance upgrades for the teaching kitchen and food service programs will

Julie’s Family Learning Program is a welcoming, inclusive organization that provides free supportive programs, resources, and educational services to help develop strong, successful families. Their programs include family literacy and life skills education, child development services, counseling, career and college readiness, in addition to advocacy and emergency assistance for at-risk adults and families in the community.

Music consists of several elements such as melody, rhythm, pitch, and harmony. While these are commonly known, the best way to learn music is by experiencing it. As you can see from the photos the students at South Boston Catholic Academy and at the Early Childhood Center are enthusiastic about Music Class as their Music Teacher, Mr. Carlo Bunyi, shares his love and knowledge of music with them. In music class, the students learn

SBCA Highlights from Music Class

music through body movement, song study, basic theory, history, language, and instrument playing. To supplement music class, students who are in the SBCA Choir learn about vocal technique and expand their song repertoire. Regular singing engagements include the students’ Mass and the Christmas and Spring Concerts. It is wonderful to see many of our students who are enjoying being in the SBCA Children’s Choir. In Music Class they have been incorporating movement into the music piece entitled “Syncopated Clock”. In this activity, the use of scarves parallel the beat and melodic contour of the piece. Students also immerse in music literacy by learning the rudiments which include note reading.

To apply music literacy, the students get to play on different instruments either individually or as a group. This gives them the opportunity to be a performer/ collaborator and build their confidence on stage. In celebration of MLK Day, the students learned about Freedom Songs which were used during the Civil Rights movement. These songs reflect the social struggles at the time and the fight for equal rights.