
Congratulations to Rock to the Future! Winners of EG Stake, 2011
Rock to the Future is a free after school music education and youth development program open to Philadelphia students ages 9-14. The program focuses on the incorporation of music education with academics to create success in school and in life by improving cognitive thinking, learning capacity, socialization skills, self-esteem, and creative thinking.
Students learn an instrument – their choice of guitar, bass guitar, drums, or keyboards – form bands and collaborate with each other across race, gender, and age to write new and original music. Students also attend musical workshops to learn music theory, rhythm and timing, vocals, and music history.
Before they can work on music, students must complete their homework. Students receive daily homework help, tutoring, and attend academic workshops (test taking techniques, reading comprehension, science experiments, etc.) so they can achieve academic success and improve their grades.
Rock to the Future operates Monday-Friday from 3- 6pm at the Atonement Lutheran Church in Fishtown.
The program is absolutely free for students and relies on community support, grants, corporate donations, and private donations to operate.