WITNESS Partner Schools
- 110,000+ students have participated in the WITNESS School Program since its inception
- 3,500+ students in public, private and parochial schools in the Twin Cities metro area and beyond participate in WITNESS Artist Workshops and Residencies annually
- 7,000+ students plus 500 teachers and chaperones attend WITNESS Young People's Concerts each year
- 13 in St. Paul, 15 suburban, 20 in Minneapolis and 2 outside the metropolitan area.
- 39 public/charter, 7 private and 3 alternative schools,
- 27 schools had more than 40% of the student body eligible for free or reduced lunch; more than 50% of the student body was non-Caucasian in 29 schools.
- 6 schools for non-traditional students, one specifically devoted to African American youth, a correctional facility, alternative schools and a virtual schools
2008-2009 Partner Schools:
Bancroft
Elementary, Minneapolis
Barton Open School, Minneapolis
Battle Creek, Saint Paul
Birch
Groove Elementary, Brooklyn Park
Boys Totem Town, Saint
Paul
Brooklyn
Center Jr. High,
Buffalo Arts Magnet, Buffalo
Burnsville High, Burnsville
Dayton's Bluff, Saint
Paul
Field
Elementary, Minneapolis
Four
Seasons A+ Elementary, Saint Paul
Franklin
Music Magnet, Saint Paul
Fred Moore
Middle, Anoka
Friends School of Minnesota, Saint Paul
Fowell Middle School, Minneapolis
Galtier
Elementary, Saint Paul
Glen Lake Elementary, Minnetonka
Hancock-Hamline
Magnet, Saint Paul
Harrison Education Center, Minneapolis
Jenny Lind
Elementary, Minneapolis
Jefferson
Community, Minneapolis
Linwood A+
Elementary, Saint Paul
Longfellow
Community, Saint Paul
Lyndale
Community, Minneapolis
Maplewood Middle School,
Maplewood
Marion W.
Savage Elementary, Savage
Mississippi Magnet, Saint Paul
Partnership Academy, Richfield
Plymouth Christian Youth Center,
Minneapolis
Ramsey
International Fine Arts, Minneapolis
Rockford Elementary, Rockford
Sanford Middle, Minneapolis
Sojourner Truth Academy, Minneapolis
Saint Peter
Claver Catholic, Saint Paul
Saint John's Catholic School, Hopkins
Saint
Elizabeth Seton Catholic, Minneapolis
Twin Cities Academy, Saint
Paul
Valley View
Elementary, Bloomington
Valley View
Elementary, Columbia Heights
World
Cultures Magnet, Saint Paul
Yinghua Academy, Saint Paul
For more information on becoming a partner school, contact VocalEssence Education and Community Program Coordinator, Julie Vander Woude at 612-547-1453 (jvanderwoude@vocalessence.org)
