Kick off Workshop 2025 with show stopping musical event! The New Jersey School Boards Association is excited to announce Grammy Award-Winning hip-hop violinist Miri Ben-Ari as Monday’s keynote speaker.
Miri Ben-Ari has collaborated with other award-winning artists such as Wyclef Jean, Alicia Keys, Britney Spears, Maroon 5, Patti Labelle, Donna Summer, Janet Jackson, John Legend, and more. In addition to her work as a musical artist, Miri is a tech entrepreneur, music producer, and the founder of the award-winning high school program, Symphony of Brotherhood.
The Symphony of Brotherhood, is an educational program developed in partnership with the New Jersey Department of Education and New Jersey Lieutenant Governor, Tahesha Way. As a “Music for Good” program, it promotes positive school culture, inclusion, and unity by using music to foster relationships and strengthen community.
Beyond her musical and tech achievements, Miri is a UN Goodwill Ambassador of Music to the United Nations, and is deeply committed to creating social impact through the power of music.
Join Miri for an uplifting, musical, keynote address on Monday, Oct. 20 at 1 p.m at the Atlantic City Convention Center. Miri will share the lessons she has learned from the Symphony of Brotherhood program and ways we, as school leaders, can unify for the greater good of students and public education.
