Chaparral Middle School

Suzanne Bowman Williams is an accomplished author and former elementary school teacher with over 30 years of experience in Southern California. Her debut children's book, It All Started in Africa, aims to educate young readers about African American history while inspiring them to make positive life choices. In her work, Williams shares the true story of her family's ancestry, tracing their journey from Africa to the escape from slavery of her ancestors, Henry and Sallie. Through engaging storytelling and interactive discussion questions, she encourages children to reflect on their own lives and the impact they can have on their communities. Generated from the website

HistoryThe MyTown Music vision was inspired by founder, Corey Ferrugia, in 2009 as a response to the impact of budget cuts on arts education. MtM seeks to create a scalable and sustainable solution that caters to artistic growth and education in our communities. In a 2011 Study released by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Arizona ranks second to last in school spending. In fact, school spending per student in Arizona has decreased with inflation by 24% since the beginning of the recession in 2008. As we consider the current conditions of our education system, It has been argued that all government funded music education opportunities will be completely removed from public schools in America by the year 2015. Financial cuts to education directly affect the quality of education children and young adults are receiving, and our aim at MyTown is to provide an affordable, interactive experience to enable and encourage ongoing arts education.SpecialtiesOur student services are designed with the aim to integrate both private and community learning, fostering artistry on both the individual and group level. Learning is designed to begin at the Private Lesson level, with the intention to accomplish students' personal goals and prepare a student for artistic collaboration in Group Sessions. private in-home lessons