At Kurn Hattin Home and School for Children, the arts are a powerful part of how children discover their voice. Through music and visual art, students build confidence, express themselves, and strengthen connections.
~Lisa Bianconi, Music Program Director, Kurn Hattin Home and School for Children
Music, a signature program here since the early 20th century, gives every child the opportunity to sing, play, and perform. Along the way, students build:
Music doesn’t end when the school day does. It continues in cottages, at campus celebrations, and out in the community, through holiday caroling, Valentine’s performances, Visitor’s Day, and other shared traditions. These moments help children feel seen, heard, and connected.
KH bands have played in the Big E Parade in Springfield, MA, and at the Burlington Jazz Festival. Our choirs have sung the National Anthem at Fenway Park for the Red Sox; in Portland, ME for both the Red Claws semi-pro basketball and the Pirates semi-pro hockey; at Dartmouth and UVM basketball and hockey games; and at Lincoln Center Plaza in NYC.
Kurn Hattin hosts an annual Choral Invitational for middle and high school choirs each spring as well as a Jazz Invitational featuring middle and high school ensembles along with semi-professional and professional jazz artists. Often, beginning dance opportunities are also offered to children in the MS years.
In art class, students explore drawing, painting, sculpting, and mixed media projects that encourage imagination and self-expression. Art invites children to take risks, solve problems, and share their perspective in ways that words sometimes cannot. Some children pursue art in their free time through an Art Club.
At Kurn Hattin, the arts help children grow not just as students, but as individuals, confident in their voice and connected to their community.
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