MelodiousOne Educational Institute, Inc.

🎶 Week 1 is officially in the books!

What an incredible beginning to the 2026–2027 school year at MelodiousOne Educational Institute. During our first week, students built new relationships, practiced our daily routines, explored the REACH Core Values, completed hands-on learning activities, began setting personal goals, and discovered more about how they learn best.

We also enjoyed welcoming our families and community partners during Open House, including JLUL Transportation and Expedition STEAM Adventures.

Now, we are looking forward to Week 2! This week, students will continue building confidence and independence while welcoming two community partners to campus:

🌱 Mrs. Emily Neuberg, ORLC Youth Leader
🎨 Mrs. Sara Barry, our new partner art teacher from Pop and Paint, LLC

Our first issue of Harmony Notes includes highlights from Week 1, photographs from our opening activities, family reminders, partner spotlights, and a look at what is ahead.

Take a moment to read, celebrate with us, and see how our MEI family is already learning, creating, and growing together.

We are Rooted in Purpose and ready to continue reaching higher. 💚

🎶 The First Note of a New Year

Today, we officially begin the 2026–2027 school year at MelodiousOne Educational Institute!

This year, our students will learn, create, explore, reflect, and grow within a community where their individual strengths and voices are valued. From Morning Gathering and Mastery Lab to Read/Write/Draw, Creative Discovery, and The Final Note, every part of our day is designed to help students become more confident, curious, and connected.

During our first week, we are taking time to get to know one another, establish meaningful routines, set personal goals, and begin our Yearlong Word Journals. Together, we will explore the values that guide our MEI family:

💪 Resilience
🌟 Excellence
🏆 Achievement
🤝 Community
🤍 Honesty

Our theme for July is Rooted in Purpose: Welcome to MEI, and we cannot think of a better way to begin.

Here’s to new friendships, new discoveries, courageous creativity, and a year filled with opportunities to REACH.

Welcome back, MEI family. The first note has been played—and we are ready to make something beautiful together. 💚🎨🎶

✨ 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆! ✨

Join us for 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗢𝗻𝗲: 𝗔 𝗩𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗗𝗼𝗼𝗿𝘀, a special Family First Friday experience introducing families, neighbors, partners, and community members to the growing 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺.

📅 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟰, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
⏰ 𝟯:𝟬𝟬–5:𝟬𝟬 𝗽.𝗺.
📍 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁e
402 Aumond Road, Augusta, GA 30909

Our transportation partner, 𝗝𝗟𝗨𝗟 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, will also be onsite for a special 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 experience. Guests will have an opportunity to:

🚐 Meet the driver and tour the 15-passenger van
💬 Ask questions about upcoming transportation services
🏫 Learn more about MEI and the MEI way
🚪 Explore the four doors of the MelodiousOne Ecosystem: 𝗠𝗘𝗜, 𝗠𝟭𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘀, 𝗠𝗘𝗜𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦.𝗟. 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿

This event is more than an Open House—it is an introduction to a village built around learning, creativity, strategy, technology, storytelling, and community.

𝗠𝗘𝗜 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱. 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆, 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻!

📞 706-912-1617
📧 [email protected]
🚐 Transportation interest: https://bit.ly/MEItransportrequest

This is your sign that Year 2 at MEI is less than a month away! July 27th here we come!!

Promise Scholarship recipients who opted in, your scholarship funds will be available soon! Be on the lookout for a message from Odyssey with next steps.​

One thing I’ve learned through building organizations, applying for funding, and navigating community partnerships is that access matters — but understanding the process matters just as much.

So many small businesses, nonprofits, and service providers are capable of doing excellent work, but they don’t always know where to find opportunities or how to position themselves to win them.

That’s why I’m excited to help promote Mission United’s final cohort session with GovConNOW: Bid & Win Workshop.

This is not just a sit-and-listen workshop. It’s a hands-on session designed to help participants understand where contracts are, how to read the opportunity, and how to build a clear next-step plan.

June 17, 2026
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Accelerate Augusta | 600 Broad St., Augusta, GA

Open to the public. No experience needed.

Register here: forms.office.com/r/R4XS9BMNNB

This could be the session that helps someone move from “I’m interested” to “I’m ready.”

💚 ONE YEAR. ONE VISION. COUNTLESS MEMORIES. 💚

As we enter the final week of MelodiousOne Educational Institute's first full school year, we find ourselves reflecting on just how far we've come.

This year, our students learned, created, performed, explored, served, and grew. Together, we celebrated achievements, embraced challenges, built friendships, and lived out our core values of Resilience, Excellence, Achievement, Community, and Honesty.

This week, our students will participate in Tropical Trek Vacation Bible School at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, with our older students serving as volunteer helpers and leaders. Friday will mark our final Field Study Friday of the school year, closing out a year filled with discovery and adventure.

To our students, families, volunteers, community partners, and supporters—thank you for believing in the vision and helping us build something special.

Year One is coming to a close, but the journey is just beginning.

Have a safe, restful, and restorative summer. We can't wait to see what Year Two has in store. ✨

🎶 MEI is on Channel 12 News tonight! 🎶

We are excited to share that Channel 12 visited MelodiousOne Educational Institute today to feature our **2nd Annual Young Winds Workshop** as part of the **Finding Solutions** segment.

Tune in tonight:
📺 Small snippets begin during the **5:00 PM broadcast**
📺 Full segment begins during the **6:00 PM broadcast**

This feature highlights our young musicians, our growing immersive arts programs, and the power of community partnerships in helping students begin their musical journey.

Thank you to our Young Winds families, MEI families, board members, and partners for helping make this work possible.

Watch • Share • Celebrate our young musicians! 🎵

🎶 Young Winds Workshop begins TODAY! 🎶

We are excited to welcome students to the 2nd Annual Young Winds Workshop, where young musicians begin their journey through hands-on instruction, instrument access, and a supportive camp experience.

This year, we are honored to welcome guest musician Marquis Hare, saxophonist, educator, composer, and arranger. Students will have the opportunity to perform with him during our culminating recital on Friday, June 5 at 1:00 PM. The recital is open to the public!

📅 June 1–5, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM–2:00 PM
📍 MelodiousOne Educational Institute
402 Aumond Rd, Augusta, GA

Special thanks to our partners and sponsors: MelodiousOne Studios, Music & Arts, and Kirkwood’s Music & Repair.

Learn more about guest musician Marquis Hare:
https://www.marquishare.com/

💚 Only TWO weeks left in MEI's first full school year! 💚

What an incredible journey it has been.

Over the next two weeks, we'll celebrate student growth, welcome Young Winds Workshop participants, recognize our Honors Day and Kindergarten graduates, host guest artist Marquis Hare, complete final PEP Talks, and prepare for our end-of-year family field trip.

Parents, be on the lookout for NWEA MAP Growth results this week.

As we approach the finish line, we are filled with gratitude for every student, family, volunteer, partner, and supporter who has helped make this year possible.

The best way to predict the future is to create it—and together, that's exactly what we've done.