Acknowledgements

ARYO respectfully acknowledges that we are situated in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral, unceded territory of the Mik’maq people.

ARYO thanks Mud Creek Rotary for their support of our school workshops in 2025 and 2026.

ARYO recognizes the support given to us by the Municipality of the County of Kings.

ARYO recognizes the support of the Province of Nova Scotia. We are pleased to work in partnership with the Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage to develop and promote our cultural resources in the Annapolis Valley region.

ARYO would like to acknowledge the generous support of the Robert Pope Foundation in enabling us to set up the program in its initial years.

https://robertpopefoundation.com

Partnerships

We greatly appreciate the support of our educational and music industry partnerships:

https://www2.acadiau.ca/home.html

The method book used in our program https://kjos.com/strings/methods.html and string instrument supplies can be purchased at Long and McQuade in New Minas. https://www.long-mcquade.com

In addition, we are grateful for the support of the following people, for helping to create ARYO:

Dr. Christianne Rushton, Director, Acadia University School of Music

Dr. Mark Hopkins, Director of Music Education, Acadia University School of Music

Dr. Gillian Smith D.M.A., former ARYO Program Director

Dr. Christoph Both

Kay Greene, Director, Horton High School Music Program

Barbara Baker

Jennifer Gravel

Peg Symons

Elizabeth Thompson