Recent News
Why This Really Matters
Hi friends- Last week, I had the chance to visit our last year's school, KCAPA, for their back-to-school night. I was headed there after work and it was definitely a long day. When I got there, however, I found that I couldn't help but smile when I ran into...
Songs Now Available Online
Want to hear the incredible work of our most recent students and mentors? Check out our SoundCloud page and enjoy!! https://soundcloud.com/user-560996905
The Release Party
Pictures from our Album Release Party are in!! A very special thank you to Audrey Amaro of Mama Owl Photography for these incredible shots. And of course, a huge thank you to our students for sharing their songs and...
Expressions is Here!!
June 7th, 2016 marked a big day for our students and all of us here with the AYA Project: it was the official release date for our first album. Featuring students from Kensington CAPA High School, the album is called Expressions...and while we are still waiting to get...
Feeling Like a Star: AYA Project Photoshoot
We just wanted to take a few moments to talk about some good times yesterday at KCAPA; where students from various programs in the school are coming together to do amazing things! In this case, it was a Photo Shoot for the AYA Project, ran completely by students from...
Students Hit the Studio- April, 2016
Saturdays April 2nd and April 9th marked a number of amazing firsts for the AYA Project. Across two long days, our six students each stepped into a professional recording studio for the first time, recording some of their first original songs to be contributed to...
Crafting Songs, Building Connections
Having students involved in the AYA Project is about more than just helping them to write songs. It's about forging a relationship with a caring mentor that can help them in so many ways, musical and otherwise. Along those lines, we wanted to share the words of some...