The Goducate music programme keeps kids off the streets and out of trouble. It teaches them discipline and teamwork. It gives them hope in life, it has earned some of them scholarships to school, and it has helped those who made it to the orchestra to earn some pocket money when they play at local events. They learn to help others, because the older students go out to teach beginners.
Most times we have no classrooms. If the students are lucky, they get their lessons in somebody’s home, maybe with light. If not, they get their lessons outdoors, sometimes almost in the dark. Recently one group found an interesting place for their lessons—-inside a Christmas tree.
