EAST LAKE EXPRESSION ENGINE
EIN 81-0876825 · Music (A68)
What they do
ELEE is AN EL SISTEMA INSPIRED AFTER SCHOOL and SUMMER MUSIC PROGRAM THAT SEEKS to DEVELOP THE CREATIVITY, DISCIPLINE, PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS, SOCIAL SKILLS, and SPIRITUAL MATURITY of ITS STUDENTS THROUGH MUSICAL INSTRUCTION and COLLABORATION IN A GOSPEL-CENTERED ENVIRONMENT.EXPRESSION ENGINE OFFERS MUSIC INSTRUCTION and USE of INSTRUMENTS FREE of CHARGE. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A CONTINUOUS K-12TH PROGRAM, WITH CLASSES IN CHOIR, BUCKET BAND, MUSICIANSHIP, and VARIOUS INSTRUMENTS. STUDENTS AGED 14 and UP HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY to BECOME PAID INTERNS, LEARNING TRANSFERABLE and MUSICAL JOB SKILLS WHILE CONTINUING THEIR STUDIES.
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About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2016
- Location
- 2903 E 37TH ST, CHATTANOOGA, TN 37407-2213
- County
- Hamilton
- In care of
- % MICHAEL KENDALL