SOCIETY OF THE THIRD STREET MUSIC SCHOOL SETTLEMENT

TO ENRICH LIVES AND COMMUNITIES BY ENGAGING STUDENTS OF ALL AGES, BACKGROUNDS, RESOURCES AND ABILITIES IN HIGH-QUALITY MUSIC AND DANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS. (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR EXPANDED MISSION STATEMENT.)THIRD STREET MUSIC SCHOOL SETTLEMENT PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY MUSIC AND DANCE EDUCATION THROUGH ON-SITE, PUBLIC-SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS AN ARTS-INFUSED PRESCHOOL, TO NEW YORKERS OF ALL AGES, REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND, ARTISTIC ABILITY OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCE. OUR PROGRAMS ARE TAUGHT BY EXCEPTIONAL FACULTY IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT NURTURES INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT AND CREATIVITY, AFFORDING STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REACH THEIR FULL ARTISTIC POTENTIAL WHILE DEVELOPING A LIFE-LONG LOVE OF THE ARTS.