The Cultural Academy for Excellence (“CAFE”), a 15 year-old, award-winning, music-based academic and life-skills enrichment program, was started in 1996 with the goal of encouraging young people to stay in school, stay out of trouble and perform well academically.

CAFE's mission is to enhance academic, social and leadership skills in youth and to provide an alternative to negative behavior through the performing arts. We offer a Saturday Academy, which provides tutoring for students in school subjects and allows them to learn steel drumming.

Services offered: Steel-drumming classes through the Saturday Academy, workshops

Target audience: Ages 10-18