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Hatboro-Horsham fifth-graders build OrgelKids pipe organ with Educational Foundation support
Summary
Students at Simmons Elementary built a 48-pipe OrgelKids organ kit funded by the Hatboro-Horsham Educational Foundation; district staff described the project as cross-curricular and invited board members to visit the school to try the instrument.
Simmons Elementary School students demonstrated a classroom-built OrgelKids pipe organ and described the project to the Hatboro-Horsham School District Board of School Directors at its March 24 legislative action meeting.
The presentation, led by Ms. Cantor, a Simmons Elementary School staff member, credited music teacher Bridget McFarland and the Hatboro-Horsham Educational Foundation for bringing the kit to the school. "Music is important to public schools for several reasons, impacting students' academic, social, and emotional development," Ms. Cantor told the board.
Board members heard that the OrgelKids kit used in Simmons is a traveling classroom instrument intended for hands-on…
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