A multicultural arts-in-education performance that has reached over 60,000 students K-12, parents and educators at schools, art centers and festivals around the country. This is the first program of its type and has been enthusiastically received from Arizona to the Outer Banks, from New York City to Atlantic City and from Charlotte, NC to New Orleans Louisiana.

The Creole for Kidz program is centered on the indigenous zydeco music of the French speaking Creoles of south Louisiana and is accompanied by a 5 page study guide used to help prepare the students in advance for the performance. This is available at no cost to anyone by simply sending a self addressed stamped (2 stamps to be safe) envelope to 132 Vivian Drive, Lafayette, Louisiana 70508 or, you can download a PDF of the Creole for Kidz Study Guide (This option would require you to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer).

The Creole For Kidz CD from which the live performance was adapted, is narrated by our respected and highly influential state Senator Donald Cravins. A champion for his Creole culture and zydeco music for years, Senator Cravins hosts one of the oldest zydeco radio shows and produces an annual Memorial Day Zydeco Extravaganza festival in the Lafayette area.

“Every school, library, tourist center and museum should have this disc. It simply and effectively tells the unique history of the bayou natives just as important as the Cajuns are in making Louisiana like no other place in the world.”
Herman Fuselier, The Daily Advertiser
Lafayette, LA

“Terrance Simien is a model of success. He has taken his role very seriously and the materials developed for the students are both professional and informative. We need more programs like this that provide information and instill pride of heritage in the young Creoles of this community. “
Louise Chargois, Instructional Supervisor, Social Studies
Lafayette Parish School System

“The Creole for Kidz project addresses a long standing need in Louisiana’s educational system, which has regrettably ignored the critically important historical, cultural and linguistic contributions of the state’s large Creole community.”
Dr. Carl Brasseaux, Professor of Louisiana History and Geography
University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Raising Hip Kids: A Children’s Music Primer – Simien and his band have produced a wonderful little cultural nugget that will go a long way towards raising a well-rounded little music fan.
T. J Simon, The Music Box
Chicago, IL

“Professional in every manner, Terrance and Cynthia worked closely with the Center’s Education Institute beforehand to ensure a high quality performance. Terrance and his band were engaging, witty and exuberant during their audience interactive performance. The students delighted in the experience of catching the Mardi Gras beads Terrance threw during the performance that they proudly carried from the theatre as a memento of this exciting experience. “
Morenga Hunt, Director of the Blumenthal Performing Art Center
Education Institute, Charlotte, NC