In School Music and Art Programs

Community School of Music and Arts serves more than 10,000 children (Gr. K-8) annually through its arts-in-the-schools programs Arts in Action and Music in the Schools. Since 1981, these programs, offered as part of the curriculum day at local public and private schools, have engaged youth through in-depth, sequential lessons.

Because these programs coordinate with the classroom curriculum, the visual and performing arts become an integral, enriching part of a child's education. Children receive weekly hands-on classes and interactive concerts at their school. Taught by CSMA's faculty of professional arts educators, musicians and artists-in-residence, these programs stimulate critical thinking, curiosity and creativity, as well as develop cultural understanding.

Arts in Action and Music in the Schools are made possible through the collaborative efforts of CSMA's donors and sponsors, the City of Mountain View, local school districts, schools and parent organizations.

These programs are offered on a contractual basis to local school districts and to individual public and private schools. For more information on these programs, contact Linda Covello, Visual Arts Director at 650.917-6800 ext. 306 or Arleen Pickett, Music in the Schools Director at 650.917-6800 ext. 307.

CSMA's Arts-in-the-Schools Programs have been offered in the following schools/districts: Mountain View Bubb, Castro, Huff, Landels, Monta Loma, Slater, Theuerkauf, Girl's Middle School, St. Stephen, Southbay Christian Los Altos Schools Almond, Bullis, Covington, Oak, Santa Rita, Springer, St. Nicholas San Jose Schools Fammatre, Farnham, Los Alamitos, Luther Burbank, Sartorette San Mateo Schools Baywood, Meadow Heights,Turnbull Other Schools Cherry Chase (Sunnyvale); Costano (East Palo Alto); Montclaire, Los Altos (Cupertino School District); Trinity (Menlo Park); Woodside Priory (Woodside); Yavneh (Los Gatos)