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Personnel from Sistema Kingston ON and The Learning Partnership were guests of NBYO & Sistema NB from September 14 to 17, 2015 during a learning tour. Left to Right: Sean Corcoran and Don Dawson from Sistema Kingston, Gerry Connelly from The Learning Partnership, Ken MacLeod--President & CEO of NBYO & Sistema NB, Karma Tomm (Director of Queen's Community Music & Sistema Kingston), Gen-Ling Chang (TLP), and Don Matheson--COO of NBYO & Sistema NB...during September 16th meeting.

The New Brunswick Youth Orchestra and Sistema NB proudly hosted staff from soon-to-launch Sistema Kingston along with representatives from The Learning Partnership.

The group came to experience week-one (beginning September 14th) of Sistema NB in Moncton, where over 100 new schoolchildren were starting the free daily after school orchestral music program of the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra. Approximately 200 returning Sistema NB Moncton children will begin their 2015-16 season on Monday, September 28th.

The visitors sat-in on strings, woodwiind, brass, and percussion demonstration lessons performed by Sistema NB faculty. The first week of classes each Sistema NB schoolyear is the time when students explore which instruments they will learn to play and love.

Sistema NB staff members and executives also presented workshops for Sistema Kingston and The Learning Partnership guests, sharing best practices and strategies. Topics included music curriculum and repertoire, Doing the Right Thing, Paper Instrument Orchestra, realizing social change, partnership strategies, and organizational development.

The guests expressed their enthusiasm about time spent with the Sistema NB team.

"Thank you very much for the Inspirational experiential learning days....and the dedicated time you gave us..." (Gen-Ling Chang, TLP)

"You folks are a national treasure. We went away energized, and totally committed to supporting Sistema." (Gerry Connelly, TLP) 

"...we appreciate so much your willingness...to share best practices, resources, and lessons learned with a new program...It is inspiring to see your program in action!" (Karma Tomm, Queen's Community Music & Sistema Kingston)