While we have selected the music programs for 2022-23, we are actively seeking our next partners to join us for 2023 - 2024. We invite you to find out more in the prospectus for this year and complete this expression of interest form if you are interested to join us for the Firebird Fellowship 2023 - 2024. Please note that as AIM is an innovation lab, this year's prospectus can give you an indication of our approach and the Firebird journey, but each year will evolve.
Firebird Fellowship
The Firebird Fellowship is AIM's investment in teachers as the vital change agents for tackling inequality through music education.
What is the Firebird Fellowship?
40 teachers from pioneering music for social action programs commit to a 15-month learning journey to become outstanding teachers. They do it together - they are the Firebird Fellowship.
In a combination of interactive online and in-person learning, Fellows delve into the fundamentals of teaching, guided by expert coaches and international artists and supported by a global community of peers.
Hear from our firebirds
Adriana Medina, 2022
Barrios Orquestados
Aglaya González, 2022
Reina Sofia School of Music
Ana Gabriela Landaeta Ruíz, 2022
Sinfonia por el Peru
Arapuá Martins de França, 2022
NEOJIBA
Bella Lordelo Ramos, 2022
NEOJIBA
Bryce Tempest, 2022
Paterson Music Project
Carlos Arrivillaga, 2022
Sinfonia por el Peru
Clara Marimon Climent, 2022
Reina Sofia School of Music
Daniela Marques do Brito, 2022
Orquestra Geração
Duván Andrés Aristizábal, 2022
Iberacademy
Erika Gómez Salinas, 2022
Sinfonia por el Peru
Jamily Diwlay Santos dos Anjos, 2022
NEOJIBA
Jeremy Watson, 2022
Paterson Music Project
Jessie O'Hara, 2022
Tocando Music Project
Jorge Mario Herrera, 2022
Iberacademy
Juan Gonçalves, 2022
Barrios Orquestados
Kamarachi Tonny, 2022
Brass for Africa
Liliana Pessoa Albino, 2022
Orquestra Geração
María José Prioló Guzmán, 2022
Iberacademy
Mariana Herwans Matias de Oliveira, 2022
NEOJIBA
Mariana Jacinto Santos, 2022
Orquestra Geração
Mwebe Julius, 2022
Brass for Africa
Pablo Silva, 2022
Teatro de Lago
Raphael de Souza Elias, 2022
NEOJIBA
Samuel David Palomino Kingjler, 2022
Reina Sofia School of Music
Santiago Preciado Restrepo, 2022
Iberacademy
Sara Abreu, 2022
Orquestra Geração
Sasha Sanchez, 2022
Iberacademy
Sebastian Ostertag, 2022
Sistema Toronto
Sekiranda Mouris, 2022
Brass for Africa
Sonia Cáceres, 2022
Orkidstra
Stefan Lazarevic, 2022
Paterson Music Project
Tania Cantallops, 2022
Barrios Orquestados
Timothy Egan, 2022
Paterson Music Project
Zabdiel Hernández Sánchez, 2022
Reina Sofia School of Music
Alejandro Giraldo, 2021
Iberacademy
Andre Camacho, 2021
NUCLEO
Andrés Mejía Rojas, 2021
Iberacademy
Anton Clarke-Butler, 2021
NUCLEO
Carola Christ, 2021
Dream Orchestra
Christy Grace, 2021
BSO OrchKids
Daniel Bermúdez Tamayo, 2021
Iberacademy
Eleni Liora, 2021
El Sistema Greece
Felipe Muñoz, 2021
Iberacademy
Filipa Jordão, 2021
Orquestra Geração
Francis Gagliardi, 2021
El Sistema Greece
Giannis Ismirnioglou, 2021
El Sistema Greece
Hannes Schöggl, 2021
Superar Austria
Jacqueline Monteiro, 2021
Orquestra Geração
Kai Jack, 2021
Dream Orchestra
Leyre Foltmann, 2021
Acción por la Música
Margarida Abrantes, 2021
Orquestra Geraçao
Mollie Westbrook, 2021
BSO OrchKids
Mookho Rankala, 2021
Dream Orchestra
Natali Espinosa Herrera, 2021
Iberacademy
Oswin Carruido, 2021
Barış İçin Müzik
Pablo Parra, 2021
Accion por la Musica
Santiago Bernal Montaña, 2021
Iberacademy
Simge Günel, 2021
Barış İçin Müzik
Susana Rivero Cangas, 2021
Reina Sofia School of Music
Catherine Butler, 2022
Paterson Music Project
Nyombi Michael Feston, 2022
Brass for Africa
5 Pillars of Practice
5 Pillars of practice articulate key areas of growth that Firebird Fellows are looking to activate in their students. Not only do these pillars guide the Fellows’ approach to teaching, they also underpin AIM’s approach to training teachers, who need and deserve to experience the same transformational learning they want to bring to their music spaces.
Timeline and Milestones so far
Timeline
40 teachers and 8 Music Programs partner with AIM for the Firebird Fellowship
January 2022
Music Program leaders gather as a Leaders Circle
April 2022
2022 Firebird Fellows get started online
April 2022
Firebird Fellows in-person 2.5 week Residency 2022 in Lisbon
August 2022
Firebird Fellows begin their teaching and action research
September 2022
2023 Firebird Fellows start online
May 2023
Firebird Fellows graduate and pass the flame to the 2023 cohort
July 2023
Alumni Program starts for 2022 cohort
September 2023