Mission

Sound Scholars: Great Bends flagship early learning program is Sound Scholars, an entirely online, research-based early learning program that uses music to build kindergarten readiness. Designed originally to serve rural families without access to high quality early learning in our Olympic Peninsula home, the program is as accessible as it is rigorous. Delivered via lively interactive Zoom sessions, students participate on laptops, tablets and cell phones in bedrooms, living rooms and minivans. Each fast-paced, 30-minute session focuses on preparing kids for ensemble participation (learning teamwork) and includes age-appropriate ear training, music literacy, ensemble practice, songcraft, vocabulary, listening, and leadership activities with a strong STEM focus and a range of daily Social Emotional Learning (SEL) activities.