Student Programs
& Curriculum
Change The Tune develops hands-on, community-rooted curricula that build confidence, creativity, leadership, and real-world skills. Drawing from more than nine years of program experience, we offer adaptable curriculum tracks and create customized learning experiences for schools and community partners.
M7 FRAMEWORK
At the heart of CTT’s curricula is the M7 Framework, which brings together seven connected elements: Music, Mindfulness, Movement, Meals, Make, Malleability and Magic. Each element supports the others, helping create joyful flexible and community-rooted learning experiences.
Music
Uses rhythm and sound to strengthen memory, expression, and belonging.
Mindfulness
Builds focus, reflection, compassion, and emotional resilience.
Movement
Connects physical activity with energy, wellness, and learning.
Meals
Uses food to build culture, trust, nourishment, and community.
Make
Turns ideas into action through hands- on creation and collaboration.
Mallebility
Keeps learning flexible and responsive to participants’ needs.
Magic
Centers joy, love, imagination, and meaningful shared experiences.
FRAMEWORK IN PRACTICE
The Lab
After-School Learning Program
The Lab is a multidisciplinary STEAM, Experiential Entrepreneurship, and Social Emotional Learning Lab that arms youth ages 10-18 with 21st-century social entrepreneurial skills. Programming includes culinary workshops, health & wellness workshops, tutoring, music workshops, visual art workshops, interwoven STEM concepts into art workshops, field trips to local community businesses, and a social justice business development project.
The Studio
Summer Program
The Studio is a creative, experiential, collaborative four-week program organized for student and teacher development. Students create social-justice business models, learn graphic design, develop personal identities, and participate in fun activities that cultivate skills necessary for stronger academic, life, and leadership development. Teachers are immersed in innovative, out-of-the-box, collaborative experiences that expose them to culturally responsive, project-based, social-emotional learning pedagogy.
CURRICULM TRACKS
Social Justice & Business Pitch
A project-based curriculum where students identify community needs, develop ideas, and build a social-impact business pitch.
MATH GAMES
Interactive activities for warm-ups, transitions, and engaging math-focused learning blocks.
MINDFULNESS GAMES
Activities that help students build focus, self-awareness, emotional capacity, and a sense of calm within the learning environment.
STEM CURRICULUM
Hands-on experiments and learning experiences designed to build curiosity, problem-solving, and applied STEM skills.
interested in bringing the curriculum to your community?
These examples offer a snapshot of our curriculum library. We can adapt existing materials or create new curricula based on each partner’s goals, learners, and community context. Tell us whether you’re looking for an after-school program, summer program, or winter/spring intensive, and we’ll reach out to explore what’s possible!