Coming up on this special Community Takeover of our airwaves, we welcome a group of students, instructors, and the co-founders of Sistema Kingston for a conversation led by Jan LeClair – Site Lead and Teaching Artist – Music Foundations at the St. Thomas More hub. Using the Venezuelan El Sistema as its model, Sistema Kingston inspires children to reach their full potential as students, musicians, and citizens. Sistema Kingston was launched in 2015 as an initiative of Queen’s Community Music in collaboration with the Limestone District School Board and the Joe Chithalen Memorial Musical Instrument Lending Library. Operating through the Queen’s Faculty of Education, Sistema Kingston offers an intensive after-school music program that focuses on positive social change through the pursuit of musical excellence. Through free, group-centred music instruction, Sistema Kingston emphasizes inclusivity and teamwork, builds personal persistence, and fosters creativity and personal responsibility in all its activities