Students of St Leonard’s Boys’ School and Coleridge & Parry Secondary School are now better equipped to strengthen their music studies, after New York’s Performing Arts and Technology High School (PATHS) donated instruments at a cultural showcase at the Oceana Innovation Hub on Wednesday.

The donation formed part of a partnership between the Ministry of Education Transformation, PATHS and the “I WILL GRADUATE” programme, aimed at fostering cultural appreciation, artistic exchange and stronger ties between students in Barbados and New York.

Prior to the showcase, the visiting PATHS band spent time with both schools interacting with students and music teachers, sharing advice and musical knowledge. Parkinson Memorial was also present for the Wednesday showcase.