Politics · Mexico · 9 hrs ago
Sheinbaum launches national school choir contest in Mexico
President Claudia Sheinbaum launched a national school choir contest at the National Palace in Mexico City.
She said she hopes every public school in Mexico will have a choir, so children who want to sing can take part.
She invited teachers to promote music and Mexican culture among children and young people.
The contest has three categories: primary, secondary and Mexican Sign Language.
Culture Secretary Claudia Curiel said it will showcase songs from across the country and encourage community and solidarity.
Sheinbaum also invited children to come to Mexico City’s Zócalo in March to share Mexican culture.
President Claudia Sheinbaum launched Mexico’s National School Choir Contest on October 26.
She said she hopes every public school will have a choir and that children who want to sing can do so.
The contest has three categories: primary school, secondary school and Mexican Sign Language.
She invited children and young people to perform at Mexico City’s Zócalo in March.
Culture Secretary Claudia Curiel said the contest will showcase songs from across the country and encourage community and solidarity.
- Who
- President Claudia Sheinbaum launched the contest. Education Secretary Mario Delgado and Culture Secretary Claudia Curiel also took part.
- What
- A national contest for school choirs, with categories for primary school, secondary school and Mexican Sign Language.
- When
- October 26, 2026.
- Where
- The launch took place at the National Palace in Mexico City.
- Why
- Sheinbaum said the contest aims to encourage children to sing and express themselves through music and art.
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Sheinbaum launched the National School Choir Contest at the National Palace.
Sheinbaum invited children and young people to perform at Mexico City’s Zócalo.
- Contest categories
- Primary school, secondary school and Mexican Sign Language
- Venue
- National Palace, Mexico City
- Launch date
- October 26, 2026
- Proposed performance venue
- Zócalo, Mexico City
- Organizer’s goal
- Sheinbaum said she hopes every public school will have a choir.
What people are saying
My dream is that all public schools have a choir, and that all girls and boys who want to sing can do so.
What we want is to invite all the girls and boys of Mexico to sing.
This contest will make it possible to discover songs from across the country, from all its diversity, and that allows us to create an example of community and solidarity for a much more peaceful, empathetic country, and above all to learn to listen to one another as a community.
This contest is an invitation to recognize the transformative power of the arts, and because in the New Mexican School, educating is a deeply human act and the world needs to hear the voices of girls and boys, and of course our country also needs you to learn to listen to the voices of others.