Fernando Pullum Community Arts Center

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OUR STUDENTS MAINTAIN A MINIMUM GPA OF 2.0 AT SCHOOL TO QUALIFY FOR PULLUM CENTER CLASSES. THEY ATTEND ONE OR MORE CLASSES PER SEMESTER, AT LEAST 2 XS PER WEEK, ARRIVE ON TIME READY TO WORK AND PRACTICE DAILY & BECOME PROFICIENT IN THEIR CHOSEN PERFORMING ART. THEY LEARN TO PERFORM IN FRONT OF AUDIENCES WITH SELF-CONFIDENCE, SELF-RESPECT & CONCENTRATION AND HOW TO BE RESPECTFUL, COOPERATIVE AND POSITIVE HUMAN BEINGS WHO ACT AS ROLE MODELS FOR THOSE COMING BEHIND THEM. THEY ALSO SERVE THE COMMUNITY BY PARTICIPATING MONTHLY IN FEEDING THE HOMELESS AND VISITING SENIORS IN NURSING HOMES. OVER 90% OF THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO STAY WITH THE PROGRAM GRADUATE. OVER 80% OF THOSE WHO GRADUATE ARE ACCEPTED INTO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. THROUGH EXPOSURE TO PULLUM CENTER ALUMNI, PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS AND FIELD TRIPS TO LOCAL MUSEUMS, PERFORMANCE VENUES AND COLLEGES, OUR STUDENTS DEVELOP AN ENLARGED AND POSITIVE VISION OF WHO THEY CAN BE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2020-21 PULLUM CENTER STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN 22 PUBLIC PERFORMANCES, 25 COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS, 13 COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENTS, 6 FIELD TRIPS AND PROVIDED OVER 10,000 MEALS FOR STUDENTS FAMILIES, THE COMMUNITY AND HOMELESS PERSONS. DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR 136 CLASSES WERE HELD PER WEEK FOR 318 STUDENTS. DURING THE SUMMER SESSION 116 CLASSES WERE HELD PER WEEK FOR 118 STUDENTS. 100% OF THE HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS IN OUR PROGRAM GRADUATED AND WENT ON TO HIGHER EDUCATION.DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR OUR INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH WERE SEVERELY LIMITED DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN THAT LASTED FROM SEPTEMBER 2020 TO THE END OF APRIL 2021. IN A NORMAL SCHOOL YEAR, WE SERVE AS MANY AS 800 STUDENTS. FOR THE SUMMER SESSION WE WERE ABLE TO RETURN TO IN-PERSON CLASSES, PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH WELCOME RELIEF FROM STAYING AND HOME AND PROVIDING THEM WITH CONSTRUCTIVE ACTIVITIES.PULLUM CENTER IS A MEMBER OF THE BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC CITY MUSIC NETWORK, A NETWORK OF OVER 40 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA AND LATIN AMERICA THAT COLLECTIVELY BENEFIT OVER 46,000 STUDENTS. THE PULLUM CENTER ALSO PARTNERS WITH THE JOHN LENNON EDUCATIONAL TOUR BUS, A NON-PROFIT, STATE-OF-THE-ART, MOBILE RECORDING AND PRODUCTION FACILITY THAT TOURS THE USA YEARLY. ASSISTED BY ON-BOARD PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, STUDENTS LEARN HOW TO WRITE, RECORD AND PRODUCE ORIGINAL SONGS, MUSIC VIDEOS AND DOCUMENTARIES.