Project Overview

This music video was composed, rehearsed, and performed by EL Education students during the covid19 crisis while in physical isolation. It was made in two weeks in order to celebrate Better World Day, a day on which EL Education students contribute to their communities. Dr. Jal Mehta, Professor at Harvard's Graduate School of Education, lifts up EL Education's Make the World Better video as an example of the "spectacular results that are possible."

View the full music video here.

The students accomplished this while also doing distance learning and in some cases helping siblings and working at essential jobs. This could not have been possible without the families who supported their children’s creative contributions while quarantined. This collaborative effort to bring joy, give gratitude, and offer comfort during a time of crisis is an example of the EL Education community doing more than we think possible.

11 EL Education public schools involved: Casco Bay High School (in collaboration with Portland Arts and Technology High School) in Portland, ME Conway Elementary School in Escondido, CA Polaris Charter Academy in Chicago, IL Metropolitan School of Expeditionary Learning in Queens, NY Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School in NY, NY Launch Charter School in Brooklyn, NY Arbor Vitae Woodruff Elementary School in Arbor-Vitae, WI Joe Shoemaker Elementary School in Denver, CO Silverton Elementary School in Silverton, CO Odyssey School of Denver, CO Amana Academy in Alpharetta, GA.