Garden City students participate in annual P.E.A.K festival
On Nov. 23, Mrs. Lavin and Mr. Byrne, Garden City music teachers at Stewart and Stratford, joined students at the annual NMEA P.E.A.K (parents, educators and kids) festival. P.E.A.K is an introduction to the All-County Music Festival for fourth grade students aimed at promoting the importance of music education. The festival gave students the opportunity to demonstrate their musical achievements, inform parents about the goals and activities of classroom music, and provide opportunities for music teachers to share and learn from each other.
P.E.A.K specifically focuses on the creative processes behind making music rather than the final product. At the elementary level, music specialists work every day to help expand the children’s way of seeing, thinking, writing, discovering and creating. The festival and the arts help students express themselves and understand their world by teaching discipline, how to make choices and new skills.
