Drum Cafe's Education programs in Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg, Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto, are designed to help students develop their social interaction and leadership skills in an encouraging way.

In today's high pressure education environment, Drum Cafe provides an exciting and proven alternative that breaks through normal learning barriers with more relaxing and open programs.

"Drum Café was one of the mostexciting programs we have ever had in the Pasadena Independent School District. Many of our schools plan
to bring Drum Café to their campuses for teacher and student programs."
Karen Gibson, Exec. Director, Curriculum & Staff Development

“Music is an essential part of everything we do.”

Rhythm is within all of us as a basic universal language that everyone understands, allowing dialogue among us at the most basic creative level. It is a natural aspect of the human experience. It is our heartbeat, it’s in our walk, our eating and sleeping patterns; the inhale/exhale of our breathing, the changing of the seasons, as well as the day and the night. Drumming gives us a chance to express our own individual rhythm. In any rhythm event of ours, like-minded individuals come together and merge their rhythmical experience into one musical expression or “group vision”. The unity of that group and the relationship with itself is manifested by the quality of the sound/music produced, regardless of the group’s individual rhythmic or musical ability. It is an interactive event - each individual is not a spectator, but a performer who is involved at the same level as his/her colleague, enforcing a cooperative, non-competitive relationship amongst the group.

Kids' Interactive Drumming Session

The Drum Cafe's Kids' Interactive Drumming Session (K.I.D.S.™) is a captivating learning experience, designed specifically for children from kindergarten through 7th grade. The program expertly weaves elements of geography, social studies, language arts, and mathematics together with an engaging and interactive performance that is nothing less than thrilling. And, everybody gets a drum! Yes, every child gets a drum! Whether you have 20 or 700 or 1500 young people, we provide a drum for each child, which lends to the power of the kinesthetic learning experience.

Children learn about (and play) the Djembe Drum from West Africa, while understanding what's needed to create a community rhythm in cooperation with each other. In fact, the program speaks directly to the power of listening, and of demonstrating respect through this cooperative effort. Along with relevant, academic curriculum learning, the K.I.D.S. ™ program includes the most important ingredient in all successful children's experiences: FUN! Time and again, teachers and administrators compliment the program, noting how amazed they were to see the children focused for the entire program.

Along with relevant, academic curriculum learning, the K.I.D.S. ™ program includes the most important ingredient in all successful children's experiences: FUN! Time and again, teachers and administrators compliment the program, noting how amazed they were to see the children focused for the entire program.

The Drum Cafe K.I.D.S.™ Program Specifics

• Each engagement/program covers up to 700 students (split into 2 sessions)
• Approx 50 minutes in duration per session
• Each child gets their own drum to play!
• The program integrates Geography, Math, and Social Studies
• The program focuses on Character Building, and Affective Skill Building
  

A great team Building Solution for Educators

While you're busy trying to build a great curriculum for your next conference, or development day, let Drum Cafe worry about how to engage and unite everyone!

Faculty and Educators have used Drum Cafe for:

• Kick-off to orientation week.
• Professional Development
• Team building
• Staff appreciation
  
  

Why use Drum Cafe?

• Build energy
• Reduce organizational politics
• Align the team
• Engage your audience
• Empower group problem solving
  
  

The Drum Cafe Faculty & Staff Team Building™ Program

The role of teachers goes beyond the realm of academics. Teachers are models of healthy cooperation and team synergy; this sometimes speaks louder then academic teaching techniques. Teachers need quality time focused on team development. The strength and cooperative ability of the teaching team does wonders for alleviating stress and enhancing school community sprit. Happy teachers; happy school!

Corporate organizations spend thousands of dollars a year on team development to ensure that their organizations run effectively, with positive buy-in and commitment from employees. This experiential, session does the same for school faculty, while keeping the context of school and teachers at heart. The program format is similar to the Drum Café Corporate program, but with a special focus for schools.

The Drum Cafe Faculty & Staff TeamBuilding™ Program Specifics:

• Program covers entire Faculty / Staff
• Program runs from 60 to 90 minutes in length
• Everyone gets their own drum to play!
  

Drum Cafe programs can assist and enhance learning for:

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Call us to see how one of our consultants can assist your education programs in a revolutionary way.