To celebrate teacher appreciation week, a local elementary music instructor is helming a fundraiser to secure invaluable equipment to support her students.
Katie Robinson, first-year music teacher at Hall Elementary School who has taught music for 15 years in the Gresham-Barlow, Centennial, Reynolds and Portland School Districts, has launched a GoFundMe campaign to purchase risers — tiered platforms that allow all students to be seen and heard clearly during performances.
“Music class plays a vital role in developing our students’ creativity, discipline, and collaborative skills,” Robinson said. “However our current classroom setup makes it challenging for all students to actively participate and perform during music lessons.”
Without the equipment, too often talented youngsters are hidden away behind their peers, making for muffled sounds and disappointed parents who don’t get that unobstructed view of their little performers.
Thus the fundraising campaign with concert season looming.