Reference, Special Needs

by Alice M. Hammel and Ryan M. Hourigan. Structuring class experiences and creating effective team-teaching strategies.

A Label-Free Approach 2nd edition by Alice M. Hammel & Ryan M. Hourigan.

 Practical books by Alice Hammel and Ryan Hourigan that offer teaching strategies and inspirational experiences and ideas.

This award winning film,based on the novel Una Vida by Nicolas Bazan, is lyrically interwoven with the music of New Orleans.

Ruby helps kids explore ways to identify, express, and move through their feelings.

When renowned dancer Pierre Dulaine (Antonio Banderas) takes a teaching job in a NYC public school, he is ridiculed by the street-wise students. He begins to meld their hip-hop moves with his ballroom style and, over time, becomes their mentor. 

When Gabriel is located years after a traumatic brain injury, a music therapist unlocks the key to his memory with music  Based on a true story.

Witness the story-telling power of music in award-winnng films without dialogue.

Meet the inhabitants of the nursing home for retired opera singers founded by Giuseppe Verdi in 1896. Insightful, humorous, life-affirming.

A homeless, ex-Julliard musician battles mental illness through the power of music and friendship. 

The harrowing documentary of the 8 bandsmen who stayed and played on the Titanic knwoing their fate was sealed.

A showcase of awe-inspiring talent, tenacity and passion, Bess Kargman's documentary paints a thrilling and moving portrait of the most gifted young ballet stars of tomorrow.

An uplifting hit cheered by audiences everywhere starring Richard Dreyfuss as a composer and High School teacher.

There's music in the wind and sky. Can you hear it? And there's hope. Can you feel it? The boy called August Rush can. In this musical odyssey he also discovers the musical talent hidden within himself. 

Follow autistic children & their families as they prepare and put on a musical.

Two transformative programs in public schools bring underprivileged children/youth together through dance.

Boston Youth Symphony players are taken completely out of their comfort zones.