Gear Up Back to School Old Navy Principal UPDATED

Gear Up Back to School Old Navy Principal

SAN FRANCISCO, July 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Old Navy is championing the unsung heroes of back-to-school – the incredible teachers – through a series of music videos. The eight videos feature original songs penned and performed by extraordinary teachers from across the United States. Created in partnership with Pharrell Williams' creative collective, i am OTHER, the videos celebrate the launch of Former Navy'south cause platform ONward! focused on taking the next generation to the next level.

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In each video of the ONward! album, teachers impart important messages to the side by side generation through catchy tunes while outfitted in Erstwhile Navy'due south latest dorsum-to-school styles.

• The title track "ONward!" by Cedric Gardner, Youth Specialist and Professional Dancer from Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee, puts Erstwhile Navy's cause platform to music, featuring Boys & Girls Clubs' kids every bit redundancy dancers.
• "Welcome Back to Schoolhouse" by Dwayne Reed, a Fifth Grade teacher at Learn Campbell in Chicago, provides a sequel to Mr. Reed's 2016 viral sensation "Welcome to the iv^thursday Grade" with his signature uplifting rap style.
• "Sing Out" by Nathan Myers, Choral Director at Booker T. Washington in Dallas, is a Broadway-style canticle well-nigh finding your phonation.
• "Strut" by Shani Perez, Elementary School Arts Teacher at PS 51 in New York City, celebrates the annual fashion show put on by her Fifth graders and features students strutting downwards the rail.
• "Familia" by Kimberly Vega, Kindergarten Instructor at KIPP Illuminar in Los Angeles, mixes lyrics in Spanish and English language in celebration of the potent Latino culture of East LA.
• "A Fashion Computation" by Dr. Valerie Camille Jones, Middle School Math Teacher at Ron Clark Unproblematic in Atlanta, is a rap about pulling together outfit combinations using simple math equations.
• "Be Myself" past Beth Fortune, Orchestra Director at Washington Middle Schoolhouse in Seattle, is a folk rock piece co-written and performed with 3 of her students.
• "I Choose You lot" past Craig Duchemin, Special Instruction teacher at Charles Hart Middle School in Washington, D.C., is a spoken word ballad about how our differences make us unique.

The team at i am OTHER lent their expertise to the projection, helping each teacher notice their inner rock star through the songwriting and recording process. Darius Scott, a summit 20 Finalist from Pharrell Williams' team on Flavour nine of NBC's The Vocalism, served as the atomic number 82 music producer on the projection and also stars in the ONward! video. All videos are available on Former Navy's YouTube folio at YouTube.com/OldNavy, and the songs are also available via Apple Music and Spotify.

The videos celebrate Onetime Navy'southward conventionalities in large dreams and bigger opportunities for the next generation. Through cause platform ONward!, One-time Navy partners with nonprofits to empower the adjacent generation with real-world skills, training, and job opportunities to make a departure in our communities and blaze a path forwards to a brighter futurity. For over a decade, Onetime Navy has partnered with Boys & Girls Clubs to assist turn learners into leaders, and has donated over $10 million to support the crusade. The make has also committed to providing youth from local nonprofits with 10,000 jobs by 2020 through the This Way Ahead paid-internship and training program. Learn more than at OldNavy.com/ONward.

During the back-to-school shopping flavour, One-time Navy is sponsoring a fundraising campaign with the goal of raising $i million to benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) and Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada (BGCC). From July 27 to August 7, One-time Navy will match in-shop customer donations to BGCA and BGCC, combined upwardly to $350,000. Customers tin donate at the register at all U.Southward. and Canada stores. Sometime Navy is likewise adding functionality to their online checkout to allow customers to donate year-round to the nonprofits that ONward! supports.

About Old Navy
Sometime Navy is a global wearing apparel and accessories brand that makes electric current American essentials attainable to every family. Originated in 1994, the brand celebrates the democracy of style through on-trend, playfully optimistic, affordable and high quality product. A division of San Francisco-based Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS), Quondam Navy brings a fun, energizing shopping environment to its customers in more than i,000 stores around the globe. For more data, please visit world wide web.oldnavy.com.

Well-nigh i am OTHER
i am OTHER, founded by Pharrell Williams, is a creative collective and strategic consultancy specializing in music, moving picture, television, fashion and branding. The multi-faceted amusement company serves as the umbrella for Williams' various ventures. Congenital on the philosophy that individuality is the new wealth, this sentiment flows through each project. With offices in NY and LA, the collective creates content with a unique voice and no regard to rules.

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