A Harvard Study has proven that embracing Community helps us live longer and be happier.  The longest running study in history revealed that 

"Close relationships, more than money or fame are what keep 

people happy throughout their lives." Community Rocks!

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PROGRAMS

Music * Arts * Wellness * Give Back

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CLASSES & EVENT 

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MUSIC SINGING, SONGWRITING & SELF-EXPRESSION for KIDS, TEENS & TODDLERS

 Community Rocks music classes to enhance literacy, improve confidence, build self-esteem, motivate movement and empower teamwork. To date, we’ve recorded three full length albums entitled The Honeybabes, Please Stop Complaining and Let Yourself Shine!In the 2024-2025 Season we will begin recording a new kids cd of original music written by kids, with kids for kids. 

All Classes and All kids include Singing, Songwriting, Self-expression, Dance/Choreography, Instruments and Live Performance.  Kids create new songs. and  learn routines to fun cover songs AND write original lyrics.  

However, knowing that not creative kids want the spotlight we also teach the  “behind the scenes” of the music biz.  Kids Band (7&Up) participants learn sound engineering, stage managing, planning and promotion.  Putting it all to the test, the Community Rocks! Kids Band host various Kids Open Mic Nights throughout the year.  They set up, clean up, perform and run the show!

• Kids Band (7-10yrs) All of the above + breathing, warm up, mic techniques, self-care.  Voice doesn't develop until... 
• Kids TOUR Band
• READ-WRITE-ROCK  Our goal is to write Original songs written "by kids, with kids, for kids" purpose

KIDS BAND:  Sara O’Brien & the Community Rocks! Kids create inspirational and educational music written by kids, with kids and for kids ages 3-16 to inspire confidence, enhance literacy, motivate movement and celebrate self-expression. Sara inspires kids to work together to build community and strengthen self through music, art and exercise. From stories, school lessons and life experiences, kids write lyrics and together we make songs to entertain, empower, inspire… and laugh! The song entitled “Being Weird is Cool” was released on the HoneyBabes album in 2005. The message went viral and today the logo is a proud symbol celebrating self-expression and uniqueness.The song “Little Ladies, Little Men” inspired by Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” inspire kids to sing out “DON’T BE MEAN” and is a daily reminder of kindness.The song WE ROCK says “we work together, WE ROCK” is sang daily at Community Rocks inspiring kids to work together .Whether funny, fabulous or motivational, every song has a message

ACTIVE ARTS:

Circus in the City

RECYCLED ART! Community Rocks! uses reused, recycled and environmentally-friendly supplies & found objects to create new and fabulous art. Kids learn how to reduce waste, be creative with limited resources, respect the earth and use imagination to transform trash to treasure. For ideas and inspiration, check out our photo album (RRR Arts & Crafts photo album) Supplies and donations are always accepted & appreciated.Lyrics from the Reduce! Reuse! Recycle! song describe it best when we sing “use old stuff again.”

GIMME 5 to SHINE!  Empowering Confidence, Kindness, Literacy, Learning and Creative-Active Awesomeness.  Inspired by kids and families its our curriculum & daily guide that encourages us to be Creative, Active, Kind, Read-Write-Learn and Try our best (try something new) five days a week.  Inspired by kids & families GIMME5 to Shine is a daily guide to help us stay on TRACK ironically....  five things every day to earn lots of HIGH 5s to shine bright! 🖐🏿🖐 🖐🏿🖐🏾🖐🏻

provides FIVE activities, FIVE days a week. Confidence soars  and we all shine bright- MLK Said
 provides daily creative, active, kind, educational and inspiring activities and to inspire high fives, earn stars.  Confidence grows...

 GIMME 5 provides daily fitness/yoga exercises, arts & crafts, kindness projects, LITERACY THROUGH MUSIC (Stories, books & songs) and daily challenges/curiousities that build confidence, strengthen community and create healthy habits in kids & families.

  It is an interactive, energizing and FUN curriculum providing resources and materials to inspire goals, assess progress and measure success.  Students receive lots of high 5s while working toward goals and earning stars toward prizes and awards.

Through social media, online zoom.com classes, calls, texts and video chats we are guiding and inspiring families to GIMME 5 delivering arts exercise supplies to families in Camden, Collingswood, Oaklyn, Audubon, and Gloucester City, NJ.  

Do five things every day to earn lots of high fives.  Today and every day, do something Creative, ACTIVE, kind, READ-WRITE-ROCK & Shine and GIMME 5 every time! 

GIMME 5! is a program that inspires kids, teens, families and folks to stay active, healthy, creative and kind.  It encourages reading, writing and trying new things that help us become confident.  

In person, online or on your own time GIMME 5!  In person, onine or on your own time Community Rocks provides daily curriculom.  Every day we do something  Creative, somehing ACTIVE, kind, READ-WRITE-ROCK (School) & Shine and GIMME 5 everytime provide programs in person and online so kids, teen and families can GIMME 5 everytime.

FITNESS ROCKS!: Cardio, strength, stretch, core and yoga workouts followed by relaxation sessions for kids, teens and families.  These classes feature original local music as well as pop, rock, hip-hop and world music to inspire participants to exercise, sing and dance.

In addition to learning tradition poses; kids fly like birds, soar like superheroes, become dragons and dinosaurs, rise with the sun, fall with the rain and make rainbows.  Mondays we climb mountains, Tuesday we grow trees, Wednesdays we wander the world, Thursdays we thirst for adventures and Fridays the forest awaits! 

• RHYTHMS, RHYMES & EXERCISE: Music & Fitness Workshops

Live Healthy!Yoga, exercise, fitness, health and wellness for kids, families and adults of all ages and fitness levels. FITNESS ROCKS!, a program that combines music and exercise, giving kids positive and healthy outlets (for depression, anger, anxiety and impulsivity) while providing tools for focus, relaxation and overall health & wellness. Originally designed for children with behavioral and mental health issues (especially ADHD and ODD-Oppositional Defiant Disorder), FITNESS ROCKS! accessible and beneficial to all ages and exercise levels. 

school asSEMBLIES & workshops Pro-confidence, Anti-bullying, Creative and Active assemblies and workshops entitled BEING WEIRD IS COOL, Let Yourself Shine! READ, WRITE, ROCK (in partnership with local libraries) and Rhythms, Rhymes & Exercise

-GIVE BACK Service Projects including assembling and distributing Homeless Care Bags and delivering supplies to our neighbors in need

UKULELE CLUB & MUSIC LESSONS Individual and small group guitar, ukulele, piano, keyboard and drum lessons in partnership with Collingswood Music

RECYCLED ART Our song “Reduce! Reuse! Recycle” describes it best when the kids sing “use old stuff again.” 
With reused, donated and eco-friendly supplies, we create art!  Recycled Art teaches kids to reduce waste, be creative with limited resources and  use their imaginations to transform trash to treasure.

COMMUNITY ROCKS THE BLOCKS! Bringing our music and mission to New Jersey neighborhoods through festivals, events and block parties.  Community Rocks! brings tents, tables, live music, Kids Open Mic, Recycled Art, games and interactive activities.  Annual outdoor events include:  HT Block Party; Valenzano WineFest; Collingswood Book Festival; Beers, Bands & Backpacks;  BEATLES & STONES; and more…

LIVE SHOWS & PERFORMANCES Espresso Yourself aka Toddlers Rock!KIDS BAND” for children 5yrs and under.  Known as ESPRESSO YOURSELF! At the Treehouse Coffee Shop, Music, art, self-expression for kids 5yrs and under, in partnership with the Treehouse Coffee Shop and Collingswood Music

GIVE BACK

NEIGHBORS ROCK! Helping our Neighbors in Need 

Community Rocks! partners with schools, churches, businesses and organizations to provide outreach and supplies to our neighbors in need.  People helping people, Communities helping communities.

TEEN TALKS:  Teens talk, we listen and provide teen-led programs and activities as well as mentoring and entrepreneur opportunities.  

SCHOLARSHIPS: No child is ever turned away for an inability to pay. Community Rocks! provides scholarships to any child who wants to learn but is unable to afford classes and lessons.

VOLUNTEERS ROCK!: We Work together, WE ROCK!” to make a difference in our communities through weekly and monthly service projects and initiatives for kids, teens and families.

KIDS CARE BAGS: Creative, active and personal care items for children at Virtua’s CASTLE Program in Camden (CASTLE= Children Achieving Success through Therapeutic Life Experiences)
             Bags include: markers, crayons, colored pencils, sharpeners, coloring books, reading book, Kids CDs, Lily’s Sweets, crazy socks, one-year scholarship to attend Community Rocks! programs, t-shirt, yoga mat and “FITNESS ROCKS in a Box” (30+ exercise cards for kids to continue their fitness practice at home).

BACKPACK and SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE: July through September, #BeersandBackpacks

PENNIES with PURPOSE: Kids collect pennies to donate to local charities and global initiatives for example: Pennies for Puerto Rico, Pennies for Peace, Love & Fitness Rocks (kids exercise and raise money for sports and wellness supplies)

HOMELESS CARE BAGS: assembled as part of our annual MLK Day of Service & Kids Camp.  Bags include socks, water bottle, crackers, soft granola bars, mints, chapstick

KIDS ROCK! SCHOLARSHIP FUND: Community Rocks! provides full and partial scholarships to any child who wants to learn but is unable to afford classes and lessons. Scholarships are provided for small group lessons, the Kids Band class and individual music lessons (in partnership with Collingswood Music), DANCE.. OVATIONS

TRANSPORTATION FUND: Providing children and families transportation to classes, lessons and events

KIDS CARE BAGS: 

Throughout the year, Community Rocks assembles and distributes over 300 “Kids Care Bags” to patients at Virtua’s CASTLE Program in Camden, NJ. CASTLE (Children Achieving Success through Therapeutic Life Experiences) is a program that offers high-quality mental health services geared to help kids and teens with severe emotional, behavioral and psychiatric disorders.  One of these services and “therapeutic life experiences” is Community Rocks.  Three days a week Sara O’Brien teaches Fitness Rocks* (exercise, music, yoga) to kids ages 3-15 years old. 

Every Friday anywhere from one to ten kids and teens “graduate” from CASTLE and receive this bag.  This “Kids Care Bag” aka    “Last Day Bag” is a collection of thoughtful goodies to celebrate their successful completion of the program and provide tools & resources to inspire creative and active.

  Like most things with Community Rocks, these bags are 100% kid inspired and Sara has the fortunate opportunity to get to know each and every child that get a bag. In addition, every child receives a one-year scholarship to attend Community Rocks! Programs.  

Creative, active and personal care items for children at. Bags include: markers, crayons, colored pencils, sharpeners, coloring books, Charlie & his Tutaroo book, Kids MUSIC CDs, one-year scholarship to attend Community Rocks! programs, t-shirt, yoga mat and “FITNESS ROCKS in a Box” (30+ exercise cards for kids to continue their fitness practice at home). 

coloring book, markers, crayons, colored pencils, sharpener, WE ROCK! Kids CD,
Lily's Sweets, crazy socks, one-year scholarship to attend Community Rocks! programs,
t-shirt (Being Weird Is Cool), yoga mat and FITNESS ROCKS Tickets to good health (30+ exercise ”tickets”
for kids can continue their fitness practice at home.)

BACKPACK and SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE: July through September, #BeersandBackpacks

HOMELESS CARE BAGS: assembled and distributed as part of our annual MLK Day of Service & Kids Camp.  Bags include socks, water bottle, crackers, soft granola bars, mints, chapstick, Vienna sausages.

& DONATIONS NEEDED

YEAR-ROUND DONATIONS NEEDED: basic art supplies (markers, crayons, colored pencils, sharpeners), instruments (guitars, drums, ukuleles) sports balls (basketballs, footballs, soccer balls)

SEASONAL DONATIONS NEEDED:  Backpacks and school supplies (collected July-September) New kids coats, hats, gloves and food (collected November-January), Umbrellas (April & May)

DONATIONS NEEDED 

YEAR-ROUND DONATIONS NEEDED: Socks for kids and teens (Superhero, colorful and black/white) basic art supplies (markers, crayons, colored pencils, sharpeners), instruments (guitars, drums, ukuleles) sports balls (basketballs, footballs, soccer balls)

SEASONAL DONATIONS NEEDED:  Backpacks and school supplies (collected July-September) New kids coats, hats, gloves and food (collected November-January), Umbrellas (April & May)